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Weatherill

From Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki

The firm of Weatherill was founded the late 1940s in North London by the former Finance director of Chaseside. The machines were designed on a Ford Skid unit the same, but was designed as a hydraulic loader, as opposed to rope operated on the Chaseside. The first model was the H1 prototype, in 1950.

By 1954 the company has expanded and larger premises required. They moved to Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire just outside London.

They started using Ford components and Engines but moved to Perkins engines with Brockhouse transmissions, or Clarke Transmissions and Leyland engines.

Weatherill Loader with backactor (1963) at Bromyard Show 2008
Weatherill fitted with Sherman F9 Backhoe

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[edit] Model Range

Details of engines, power, capacity and year of build etc required.

  • 1H
  • 2H
  • 4HTW
  • 12H
  • 14H
  • 22B
  • 42H
  • L60
  • L62
  • L64
  • L61
  • L66
  • L84
  • L86
  • Epping Auto Shunter

[edit] UK Preserved Machines

There are a few preserved, with a number still in use in coal yards around the country. A few still sit in the corner of the yard abandoned. But as sites get cleared and scrap prices rise are disappearing fast.They occasionally come up for sale in Classic Plant & Machinery Magazines for sale section, and other similar publications, or a clearance auctions going for scrap money.

[edit] See also


[edit] Reference

Feweatherill web site.

[edit] Links

Weatherill owners web site


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