Petter dumper, Will it start

Seeing if the dumper will start before removing the engine and sending to the scrap heap

[@jamesdiamond820]

Drove many of those dumpers as a kid when the workers went home at night, the trick was watching where they hid the starting handle.

[@seamusburke9101]

Loads of the kids learned to drive on them in the Corporation Yard in Cork in the 60s and70s.

[@lesconn1240]

Nice to see it running, but absolutely too far gone to be much but scrap. Glad you're keeping the engine.

[@Locateson]

It's rather sad to see it that way, but glad that you managed to get it running.

[@alasdairvincent6248]

The dumper itself looks to be beyond redemption. At least the old Petter engine still runs and is salvageable, along with some other parts. I am pretty sure that is an old Thwaites dumper. I used to drive one, years ago, in connection with my work.

[@TheTinski07]

The dumper is probably bean cans by now but I do have the Petter stashed away in the shed

[@greyhairedphantom4038]

I remember in my early 20s, young, dumb etc. We built the block masonry around the base of the concrete wheat silos. Dillingham Constructions was a BIG company and they had probably 8 to 10 of those machines moving rubbish etc daily on site. I had no idea what brand they were, until now

[@Sircraig7963]

G'day there Cobber,, Could you mail that little beauty to me here Down Under . I taught myself to drive on one of these little champions ,when i lived in Yorkshire in the late 60's,,i was about 5 or 6 . The hardest part was the clutch ,i wasn't heavy enough to press it down ,so i had to push on the steering wheel to get it down ,,, Those were the days when a kid could have fun . Thanks for sharing it with us .. Much Respect from Down Under

[@francovance1]

The clutch is Morris Minor brake drum if I recall correctly. S

[@mmattster]

The engine is a petter but I think the dumper is an old Thwaites as My dad had one and the twin cylinder version with the digger attachment.

[@seamusburke9101]

That looks like a Thawaits Nimbus . Barrett's plant hire had a few of them on hire to the Corporation in Cork City in the 60s

[@trevorslater2746]

I had one with a lister 9.5 hp ,quite gd nick electric start, Landrover drive axle ,put a pipe over the starter shaft hooked onto a hydraulic pump and ran a log splitter, could pull a big trailer of firewood easy as beaut machine

[@TheTinski07]

They are good and low geared, traction wasn't great but we always had old road tires on. Considered using the engine for my pto logsplitter. May do that 👍

[@TheHomePros6221]

Amazing the engine still euns

[@dopeynightlifetv6859]

11:17 SHE'S ALIVEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! 💪

[@leslieseerattan4546]

good job,pass it on to mustie1 for a rebuild

[@mechanicalarcher4274]

Definitely seen Petter days (couldn't help myself 😁) I'm not sure what that axle is btw but it doesn't look like the early banjo axle and I had enough problems with my Series 3's Salisbury axle to know its not that either.. it actually looks more like the one on my MGb though I doubt that would be wide enough to fit a dumper

[@TheTinski07]

🙄😄 To be fair I only thought Land rover because it would have been a reasonably strong and available axel at the time but guess there were a lot more rear drive axels lying about in the 50's

[@mechanicalarcher4274]

@@TheTinski07 my grandfather had an old international 444 tractor that he converted to be four wheel drive with an axle from a Rover P6 with two CV joints from a lorry welded on the ends, the resourcefulness of that generation always amazes me so God knows what that axle could actually be from 😂

[@TheTinski07]

Love it. Its great what happens when you have to work with what you've got. You should look up Sampsonboatco on KZbin, there's an episode with this old southern guy milling live oak on a saw mill made from several forklifts. It's brilliant

[@mechanicalarcher4274]

@@TheTinski07 I follow them! I've been subscribed for about a year now, got hooked on the Tally Ho project a while back, dont remember the forklift bandsaw episode though so I shall go have a look

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@mechanicalarcher4274 I think his name is Steve Cross. Google up Crossaw in Georgia and you ought to ought to be able to get him.

[@KevinPhelann-gc1tu]

It a Scottish built rough rider dumper from 1960s i have one

[@KevinPhelann-gc1tu]

Coventry motors gearbox

[@steven38ny]

PASS IT ON TO MUSTIE1

[@sukalanger]

West Cork Mustie

[@seanhogan3332]

I like your tool kit a vice grip

[@francovance1]

A vice grip???

[@brucebonkowski9568]

If I were you I put the engine and body on that other frame with the tires put metal and reline the metal bucket dump

[@odithepoodle9239]

Poor dumper 😄

[@stefanallan4274]

We have one the same in slightly better nick good machines.

[@barrymills7896]

Great video. Does anyone know what machine this is? I have an identical one, but not sure of the manufacturer.

[@TheTinski07]

We always called it a Petter but I guess that's just the engine really

[@seamusburke9101]

It's a Thawaits Nimbus.

[@barrymills7896]

@@seamusburke9101 thanks for the reply. I think the nimbus has its engine further forward and it's not chain drive. Also has a different shape of mudguard. Thanks

[@derekcartledge3057]

I would love to buy that off you and get it back into a good usable condition personally I would not be scrapping it message me back if you still have it

[@TheTinski07]

Pulled the engine the day after I'm afraid. It had no redeeming features. Everything was just rotten and a reasonably good one is still dirt cheap. It would be a complete rebuild rather than a restoration. Chassis included.

[@derekcartledge3057]

@@TheTinski07 Okay cheers for replying it was worth asking anyway good luck with the rest of your project

[@gary96397]

You didn't put the cold start in....

[@aodhoneill3579]

Love it! Any chance you want to take on my Defender @WestCorkRestorations?

[@TheTinski07]

Happy to take a look!

[@aodhoneill3579]

@@TheTinski07 it may have to wait a bit as I'm up in Mayo! Cheers, p.s. it's Hugo from the tuna work!

[@TheTinski07]

O hi Hugo, Just give me a shout if you ever do need some stuff done 👍

[@garymucher9590]

Okay, never seen anything like that before. But I challenge you to rebuild it now. And post videos as you go too...

[@TheTinski07]

Are you paying 😁

[@firecrackerlover4]

@@TheTinski07 ill chip in!

[@deioedwards3354]

I have a simular engain but its a 16hp and still cant start it

[@seanhogan3332]

ONLY A VICE GRIPS HOW SILLY

[@caerleon87]

Too much oil as it is full of water...

[@markkrauss5994]

Dude get some tools. You only have visegraps

[@brucebonkowski9568]

Put some kerosene in the fuel it clean the fuel system

[@aussiedave1962]

Please lose that thumping intro music.

[@dunworx3758]

Your not simple when you have an amazon

[@TheTinski07]

She's gone for road now, Nice truck though.