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Commercial and
Agricultural Vehicles, including Tractors & Diggers
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photographs show some fine examples of commercial and agricultural plant
that have made an impact on the economic development of the Outer Hebrides
over the years |
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PJS 439T and OJS 783T are two Bedford RL’s which were part of the
Roddy MacAskill (RMA) Ardhasaig, Isle of Harris, gritter fleet and
both were ex-council |
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These two Bedford RL’s were part of the John MacKay, Horgabost, Isle
of Harris, gritter fleet, the one on the right OJS 785T is
ex-council |
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This R.M.A. Foden, registration number GYP 200W is hard at work
blading and gritting the Marig to Rhenagdale road in Harris |
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This
line up of Foden gritters belonged to John MacIver & Sons (Peel’s)
Stornoway.
Photo: Marybank salt pile 2001 |
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This Bedford MK 4X4, registration number A701 KUB was also part of
the John MacIver gritter fleet |
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This Bedford MK registration number Q866 NST part of the Peels fleet
has slid into the ditch on probably the islands steepest road which
leads to the communications mast at Achmore, Isle of Lewis |
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These
gritters were purchased by Malcolm Smith & Sons, Stornoway, in the
winter of 2001-2002, and were used to grit the Stornoway area, a Bedford
AWD registration number L797 HBH and two Ford Iveco Cargo’s reg no’s
J541 FAS and H367 XST |
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This
Leyland Daf 45 registration number N698 RJS is owned by the Western
Isles Council and has a demountable body seen here being loaded at
5.00am at the Marybank salt pile by the Council’s Massey Ferguson 365
loader |
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This
line up of Bedford MK snowploughs and gritters were used to clear snow
off the runway at Stornoway Airport. Photo: January 2002 |
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This
fine line up of Foden gritters belonged to IA & C MacIver, Stornoway;
since this photo was taken they have been broken up and replaced with
Volvo, Atkinson and Foden gritters |
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This
Leyland Constructor registration number E759 UKM was used by Angus
MacIver, Stornoway, to grit the West Side loop in the winter of
2003-2004 and was previously owned by John MacIver, (Peels), and was
ex-Lothian Council |
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This
fine looking Volvo FL7 registration number P410 TSU is owned by William
Mackenzie, Laxay, and is fitted with a demountable Whale gritter body |
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This
Bedford TM 6x6 registration number E944 BSK, owned by the Western Isles
Council and is looking very smart after being completely refurbished by
A.F. Ross and Son, Girvan, and is used for gritting in Harris.
Photo: April 2004. |
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