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Red Rock Pipe Lines

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Red Rock Pipe Lines 1965
Red Rock Pipe Lines 1965
Photo: Peter Worthington
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Item #: 21561
At the bottom of Red Rock Brow where the garden centre is, or was if it is no longer there, the local council employed me as a chain lad, working with the surveyor who was to measure the land for a pipe line to run toward Boars Head. About a week later, Meers, a firm from Bromborough cheshire delivered the D8 dozer, I was given a few lessons and set to work to clear the way for the pipe Line. A few hundred yards into the undergrowth and about three weeks later, the machine was proving to be too heavy for the terrain and when it sank up to the belly plate, it was decided to bring in a smaller machine.
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Comment by: graham on 1st October 2012 at 21:44

glad to see you have your spade ready to dig out the tracks to stop the top rollers from cloging up

Comment by: Peter W. on 2nd October 2012 at 00:26

Plus 17hrs. per week greasing time, donkey engine harder to crank than the family car, everything on this cat was manual. After this went I was left with an International Drot with a 4in1, I wasn't so good on it as I'd only operated farm machinery before this.

Comment by: Alan on 29th October 2012 at 14:00

Peter did you work for Armstrongs haulage, plant and excavation co, in the 70s. They at that time were based at little lane Goose Green.

Comment by: Peter W. on 8th November 2012 at 02:16

ALAN: I did work for Terry Armstrong in the early 70's from the rear of I think it was the oil Co., was it. I was there when the chap from across the road at the wood yard lost his finger. A neighbour and his son next door but two to me work for the Armstrongs at Whittle Quarries. I spoke to Dennis the foreman quite a while back, maybe he's retired now. Sorry for the late reply, I have been on another project on this site, got carried away.

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