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1964 Muir-Hill RD 2 based on Fordson Major 
Class: Others, Construction & Engineering vehicle — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2018-06-25 18:07 |
looks Fordson based many producer did loader based on the Fordson tractor , some Weatherill , Muir Hill, Chasseside, Bray etc |
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◊ 2018-06-25 18:15 |
other shots? |
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◊ 2018-06-25 18:16 |
![[Image: screenshot-25_06_201812_12_23.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/20516/screenshot-25_06_201812_12_23.jpg) |
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◊ 2018-06-25 18:19 |
maybe JCB know , he is much better than me on this old british stuff -- Last edit: 2018-06-25 18:19:24 |
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◊ 2018-06-25 21:02 |
found it myself Muir-Hill based of Fordson Major ![[Image: s-l300.4.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/13592/s-l300.4.jpg) -- Last edit: 2018-06-25 21:04:38 |
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◊ 2018-06-25 22:29 |
Should make be Fordson or Muir-Hill?? I haven't found a match in our collection to use as a guide. |
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◊ 2018-06-25 22:32 |
would say Muir-Hill as make and extra info based on Fordson Major a lot of this early british loaders were based on a Fordson tractor |
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◊ 2018-06-25 22:49 |
See this list of Muir-Hill models. I'd guess ours is somewhere 1960s-70s, and there's a couple of pictures there of a Muir-Hill A5000 which seems somewhere in the right direction, but more macho than ours which has small front wheels (so 2wd??). |
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◊ 2018-06-25 22:53 |
see plate in zoom mode Link to "www.ebay.co.uk" seems they may not actually had model numbers ? says "if you order spare package please quote serial " -- Last edit: 2018-06-25 22:55:48 |
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◊ 2018-06-25 23:11 |
Registration is 924 KOD = Devon, March-April 1962. What I think I can read of the maker plate ![[Image: muir-hill2wlboydell.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/muir-hill2wlboydell.jpg) says "Muir Hill. Manufactured by E. Boydell & Co. Ltd, El(xxxx) Road, Old Trafford, Manchester 16. When ordering spares, please quote serial no. RO2-4103" Which seems similar to the wikia listing of a "MH RD2 2wd Rear wheel drive front steering. 6090kg 0.57m3 bucket 1964", although the plate looks a fairly distinct RO2 instead of RD2. -- Last edit: 2018-07-26 00:24:17 |
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◊ 2018-07-04 16:50 |
Not familiar with the RD2 but maybe this was a subsequent model to the 2WL , 2WL a very popular and long lived loader in real life and Dinky toy form ! Very strong and based on rock solid reliable Fordson Major skid unit, probably still some at work now in coal yards. -- Last edit: 2018-07-04 16:58:59 |
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◊ 2018-07-25 23:18 |
Found my Muir-Hill book and this is indeed a RD2 , a short lived succesor to the 2WL. -- Last edit: 2018-07-25 23:18:28 |
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◊ 2018-07-26 00:32 |
"1954 E. Boydell introduced his first 1 3/8cu.yd capacity hydraulic Loading Shovel, the 2WL." from here, which matches the maker plate seen on mike962's ebay example Also found this reference: "Catalogue description: Leaflets advertising the Muir Hill 2WL loaders, RD2, BD8, A3000, A4000, A5000, A6000, B4000, B5000, B12000, F4000 and F5000 loading shovels; Muir Hill Ltd, Gloucester, England and E Boydell & Co. Ltd, Old Trafford Manchester" (but it's an online dead end). And there's a Dinky model of a Muir-Hill 2WL Loader, #437, produced from 1962 in various colours/liveries until apparently 1979 (when Dinky went bust). |
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◊ 2018-07-26 16:57 |
Yes I have the Dinky 2WL model , in production for 20 years after the real thing ceased , must have been a good seller! |
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