Warsop Benjo rammer.
 

Can these still be found in unrestored/derelict state?

I always fancied one as a curiosity but can't find any for sale. Anybody have one they might sell on?

Cheers Carl.

I don't, but have seen them from time to time. RRA AGM on Saturday, if I remember, I will ask. I can also put something on the RRA Facebook page and ask.

I been looking for months, but for s redtored one for someone. Not had any luck yet.

If you mean a Paddy's Pogo Stick , they were horrible dangerous gut busting things , and should be recycled to make Guinness barrells .

You mean one of these.
Quite fun to use but very tiring.
Not for the timid......

http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=36362

That looks like a Pegson, which would be an alternative for Carl to look for. Used to work for Pegsons and they are, as others say, dangerous things. There were factory tales of people being knocked out cold and rumours of a fatality.

As a product they were rapidly displaced by the German wackers, powered by a conventional petrol engine and rather more predictable in use, but still a gut-buster.

Martin

Definitely a Benjo, it still has the transfer on it. Also the plate in the pic says Warsop.

They do make a very satisfying noise that is quite distinctive. If you heard one working as a kid, you recognise it immediately.

Buzzy, I'll have to bring it to the Figgy Pie Wakes, soon squash a few.......

Thatd be ace.

Cheers

While on the subject of free piston devices , there used to be free piston pile drivers , which I fancy used a diesel cycle . What puzzled me about these was that they had a very metallic clang to them . Was this from the contact with the steel pile , or was there a metal stop within the device itself ?

That sounds like a Marion, didn't have much to do with them, except watching, I've got it in mind that there was a stop inside them, but the piston could protrude past, to contact the pile cap, SPC tried one inside a cabinet, but I seem to think that it did away with the only advantage that they had, in that they could be used in 'Small' spaces. Last time I saw one in use must have been nearly 20 years back, somewhere around Islington way.

Back to Pegson rammers, we obviously copied it then (or Benjo copied it!). Pegson also made a ripper, which was another free piston device, about the size of a small 2 stroke engine and it operated what would these days be an SDS hammer.
Martin

They had one on "Shed and Buried" they wanted rid of - to the extent they appeared to abandon it - but I don't believe that.

We also have a Warsop breaker. Basically a two stroke jackhammer. seen here with our dumper.

http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=36364

Apedale?

Yes, 2012.

Looking at these rammers came up with this article on the history of them

http://domain928502.sites.fasthosts....files/history/
warsop_fairport_history.pdf

which unfortunately doesn't seem to work anymore.

Does anyone have a copy of this article?

Can't help with the above link, but I saved a load of Pegson data and drawings from heading skipwards, which I passed on to the Road Roller Association. They might be able to help with information.
Martin

I downloaded it as a PDF previously.
Happy to email it to anyone who sends me their email address by PM.

I don't think I can upload it here?

Les

I found this in my album when I was looking for something else, photo was taken at Welland rally..


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...8/PICT0023.jpg

With the help of a TT member I am now the owner of a Warsop Benjo rammer.

Many thanks for the comments on this thread.

I will probably wear my son's ice hockey helmet when I try it out.

Cheers Carl.

Unless you are running it on some rocket fuel Toetecktors might suffice, or be a useful addition if you want to keep the lid:D

Carl, I think it will be an excellent addition to the arsenal on the sea Scopium trawler :p