OVERSHOT LOADER

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c. 1955 - 1959

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Overview

A black and white photo of a large OD4 overshot loader which is central to the photo. The machine was designed to scoop up material, lift it up and dump it into a truck without having to turn around like a loading shovel.
Lifted soil surrounds it, and the backdrop is native bush.
Printed on the side of the blade is "Le Tourneau"

Historical information

This machine is an "overshot loader". An overshot loader was used by the Toodyay Road Board to load earth and gravel onto trucks.
It was cable operated, not hydraulic, and the method of operation was to drive into the earth/gravel stockpile and get material into the scoop and reverse back to a waiting truck. The scoop was then raised up and over the top of the machine, causing the material to slide back along the extended bucket into the truck. Very dusty for the driver.
The Toodyay Road Board machine was on an Allis Chalmers HD 5 tracked machine and is believed to have been used in the 1950’s. Allis Chalmers was an American manufacturer of agricultural and industrial earthmoving equipment.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1082

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Social History

Material

Photo Paper

Width

11.5000 cm

Height or length

16 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Elizabeth Studios 109-111 Fitzgerald St Northam WA
Written on reverse of photo in blue ink is " Toodyay Road Board, with the compliments of Wesfarmers Tutt-Bryant", in pencil "292".

Contextual Information

Tutt-Bryant's links with Western Australia goes back to at least the early 1950s when it entered into a joint venture with Wesfarmers to operate as distributor for all Australian Crane & Excavator Company equipment. (Ref: https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Tutt-Bryant)

Year

c. 1955 - 1959

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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