james cartwright
15 years ago
I hope this is of some interest. Whilst looking around online at some pics of the old Eimco rocker shovel I came across this site. A company who have bought the manufacturing rights of the once American made Eimco. The Trident S.A. Company of south Africa now make the full range of the rocker shovels and battery locos. It is nice to see some old technology still being used.

Link http://www.tridentsa.co.za/eimcoload.php 

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Brakeman
15 years ago
Interesting stuff, I see they now produce an electro hydraulic rocker shovel, I dare say better to control than the old air powered units that we still see.

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geoff
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15 years ago
Excellent news for small mines, and I've just bought the rights to manufacture the eimco model featured in a thread last year ;D

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/community/viewtopic.aspx?t=3784 
james cartwright
15 years ago
"geoff" wrote:

Excellent news for small mines, and I've just bought the rights to manufacture the eimco model featured in a thread last year ;D

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/community/viewtopic.aspx?t=3784 


waw thats nice.i would like to have the real thing but think a model would be more sensible.as much as i like the pewter it would be great if someone made a paintable kit
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Vanoord
15 years ago
"geoff" wrote:

Excellent news for small mines, and I've just bought the rights to manufacture the eimco model featured in a thread last year ;D

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/community/viewtopic.aspx?t=3784 



Excellent: I suspect you may get several sales from this here forum if the price is right! :thumbup:
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A J Pack
15 years ago
This is where Eimco's usually finish up. But they are still in working order! You can't kill the b*****s. This pic shows the other side - not often seen.
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derrickman
15 years ago
how much and when for the model?
''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change .... oh, I don't know, I've still got a lamp like that.
geoff
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15 years ago
Hi Derrickman

Patience ::)

I have started, but I need to do a bit of work in order to save a bit of work in the long term. There's a lot of small bits that could be cast in larger groups and save construction time, which would reduce the cost ;D

I'll PM you when I know more.
waggy
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15 years ago
I'd be in for one aswell pleease 😉
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