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lozz
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13 years ago

Would anyone recognise the make of this drilling rig, it's a twin boom job.

Lozz.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TWO-BOOM-JUMBO-DRILL-THOMPSON-MINE-MANITOBA-CANADA-82E-/160686737685?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2569ad0915

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scooptram
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13 years ago

well the drifter looks like a tamrock one

exspelio
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13 years ago

Not one I recognise, but I bet its bloody noisy! 🙂

Always remember, nature is in charge, get it wrong and it is you who suffers!.

lozz
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13 years ago

Thanks for the replies so far, the reason I asked was that I used to operate one of these (or something very very similar) a long time ago, the picture rung a bell with me, It's number one in the running so far although the one I used was red/orange in colour.
Yes, bloody noisy indeed, especially pre ear muff days.

Lozz.

exspelio
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13 years ago

I used to use a single boom version, similar, we used to call it a Simba.

Always remember, nature is in charge, get it wrong and it is you who suffers!.

scooptram
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13 years ago

used to use a twin boom tamrock used to call that a pice of s**t :lol:

somersetminer
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13 years ago

-possibly- a Craelius?

lozz
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13 years ago

Just to add from memory, it was a "t" frame and had three wheels, two up front, the other at the back.
I seem to remember it would take a 10 or 12 ft steel, it worked very well, it was called a wagon drill in the mine I was at.

Lozz

waggy
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13 years ago

"exspelio" wrote:
I used to use a single boom version, similar, we used to call it a Simba.

That pic shows that rig to look a damn sight better than the last time i saw it!

[i]I am always upto my neck in it!

exspelio
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13 years ago

#10

Photo taken in 1986 by Brakeman, on the Sallet Hole users album,( I hope he don't mind me using it, but it was the time I was using the damn thing!) as I recall,this was the white one, the yellow one had a cover for the controls, giving a bit more protection for the driller!
Do I know you? The place did for me in '87.

Always remember, nature is in charge, get it wrong and it is you who suffers!.