


Pegson crushers were subsequently sold off in 1996 to Powerscreen who were then taken over by Terex group when they had financial difficulties in 1999.

RB Lincoln then acquired the Pegson Crusher lines in 1989, and the Priestman excavators and grabs lines in from the failed Sanderson Group (the Winget Dumpers range went to Seddons Plant & Engineers of Bolton and the Forklifts went to Avelling Barford who continued to build the Telehandlers but the are reputed to have suffered from quality control issues.The UK Firm was split in 1985 into Bucyrus Europe Ltd and RB Lincoln Ltd. This was a walking dragline, with either Diesel or electric powered options. The Bucyrus-Monigan 5W was a top seller for export by Ruston-Bucyrus, thus they started building it. Ruston-Bucyrus built larger machines for the British market to Bucyrus-Erie designs. Gradually Universal Excavators designed by Bucyrus-Erie replaced Ruston and Hornsby designed models Ruston-Bucyrus fitting Ruston engines to many of there machines. (Rustons then concentrated on engines and other machinery such as rail locomotives). Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd was established in 1930 and jointly owned by Ruston and Hornsby based in Lincoln, England and Bucyrus-Erie based in Bucyrus, Ohio, the latter of which had operational control and into which the excavator manufacturing operation of Ruston and Hornsby was transferred. The Ruston Proctor Years The Ruston Hornsby Years Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd era Ī Ruston-Bucyrus 110 RB at the VET Museum Both companies having then moved on to produce the new engine driven machines replacing steam driven ones.Įarliest history to go here e.g. The Ruston company already had a long history of producing Steam excavators from the earliest machines.

Ruston-Bucyrus No4 front shovel of 1931 at Great Dorset Steam Fair 2008.jpgįormed in 1930 by Ruston & Hornsby of Lincoln, England and Bucyrus-Erie of Ohio, America.
