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Parsons Trench Digger

Parsons Trench Digger c.1930: Caterpillar engine, two gear-boxes, one to control the soil conveyors, one either side

(the small black conyeyors that spread the dug soil away from the trench).

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This actual machine cost the same as a brand new Rolls Royce

on the showroom floor in 1930, so I'm reliably informed by the proud 82 year old owner! Not much room to move, my back up against the fence, one leg of the tripod through the wire of the fence but the 11-16mm. did the job!

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Uploaded on September 9, 2015
Taken on September 9, 2015