Thwaites
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The Thwaites company based in Warwickshire, England is best known as a dumper truck manufacturer. the company was founded by Basil Thwaites in 1937 as an Agricultural Engineering company. Basil Thwaites was from the Yorkshire brewing family.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1937 as "Thwaites Agricultural Engineering" company, in Cubbington. They built a wide range of machinery, Milking machines, Trailers and Forage harvesters over the years. In 1943 he invented a high speed tractor, with a 24 hp Ford TVO engine.
The first machine for construction was a Brick Elevator (mechanical hod carrier) built in the late 1940's. The first Dumper was a 3 wheeled machine, powered by a 6hp single cylinder Petter engine, driving by a 3 speed gearbox. The skip was a 10 cu ft capacity of wet concrete or 15 cwt (750 kg). This was followed by a 4 wheel version in 1953. In 1954 the name was changed to "Thwaites Engineering Ltd", and the agricultural products dropped. The Multi-Skip was a inter changeable skip carrier.
Various other models followed, with the "Tusker", a multi-purpose chaise, with removable skips and the ability to fit a backhoe attachment. In 1962 introducing the 4 wd "Alldrive" with a 2 ton capacity to go were other dumper can not go. Followed by a 3 ton machine in 1965, and followed with a 5 ton capacity "Goliath" in 1974.
The range was updated with the 2 ton Alldrive becoming the "Alldrive 4000" The 8 ton "Goliath" raising capacity to a new level. 1986 saw the introduction of the compact "Alldig" backhoe loader. By the 1980s they introduce Torque-converter transmissions with shuttle reverse. In the mid 1990's the range was updated, with new higher capacity machines.
[edit] Model Range
- Brick Hoist 1948
- 15 cwt Dumper (3 wheel)
- 15 cwt Dumper (4 wheel)
- Jumbo Dumper
- Multi skip
- Tusker Dumper digger
- Side tiping Dumper
- 2 ton Alldrive 1962
- 3 ton Alldrive 1965
- 5 ton Goliath 1974
- 8 ton Goliath
- 2 ton Alldrive 4000
- Thwaites Alldig 6 ton Compact Backhoe loader 1986
[edit] Preservation
Please add details of any machines in preservation.
[edit] See also
Other manufacturers of Site dumpers are:
- Barford
- Benford - now part of Terex
- JCB
- Liner
- List of Construction Plant Manufacturers
- Construction Plant
- Construction Plant Dealers
- Web Site Links - general links list
[edit] Reference
- Thwaites web site here
- Classic Plant & Machinery Magazine
[edit] Links
Thwaites current product list :- http://www.thwaitesdumpers.co.uk/products.php
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