The Wrigley Rides Again!
Following several months of hard work, Ted Young has completed the refurbishment of the 3-wheeled 'dumper truck', the "Wrigley". It has now been transported to the Top Forge Site where it is available for use for ballasting operations and general transportation of materials.
The
machine is on loan from Erodatools Ltd of Penistone, but we have ben unable to
trace any history or background to the machine which is badged as being
manufactured by a firm called 'Wessex Industries'. Fruitless searches of the
Internet have now led to us appealing to anybody who can shed light on the
Wrigley to let us have whatever information may be available.
Ted has
promised to provide some text on the work involved in the restoration. In the
meantime, here are few photos showing the completed machine and its 'road
test'.