Types 17-RB 19-RB Excavators

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Types 17-RB 19-RB Excavators

Name: Types 17-RB 19-RB Excavators
Brand: Broadhursts Books
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Types 17-RB & 19-RB Excavators: Working Hints, Care and Maintenance Instructions, Ruston-Bucyrus, Limited

Publication: Lincoln, Ruston-Bucyrus, Limited, [n.d.]

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [unpaginated].

Condition Report: Good. The original stiff card wraps are entirely intact but exhibit moderate age-toning, surface marking, and handling wear commensurate with a working industrial manual. The spine is slightly rubbed with minor splitting and creasing at the extremities, though the binding remains relatively tight and structurally sound. The corners present minor dog-earing and shelf-wear. Internally, the pages retain excellent brightness without serious foxing, maintaining clear typography and clean margins free of the heavy workshop soiling or grease marks typically found on plant machinery guides. An honest, well-preserved example.

Catalogue Note: An original publisher's instructional manual detailing the working hints, care, and maintenance of the Ruston-Bucyrus 17-RB and 19-RB excavators. Issued directly by the Excavator Works in Lincoln, this piece of mid-century heavy machinery ephemera details the operational parameters for these models when equipped as shovels, draglines, dragshovels, skimmer scoops, and grabbing cranes.

Original working manuals for the 17-RB and 19-RB, arguably among the most successful excavators in British engineering history, are notably scarce on the open market. Most copies were subjected to heavy on-site workshop use or discarded once the machinery was decommissioned.

A surviving copy in this clean, legible state is an excellent acquisition for plant machinery historians and Ruston-Bucyrus collectors.

A rare, surviving original maintenance and operations manual for the iconic Ruston-Bucyrus 17-RB and 19-RB excavators. Produced for operators and mechanics, this comprehensive guide offers authentic mid-century engineering insights, covering the day-to-day running, mechanical care, and functional adaptations of these legendary British draglines and shovels.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Ruston-Bucyrus, Limited

Book Publisher: Ruston-Bucyrus, Limited

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Technology, Engineering & Agriculture

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Book Binding: Stiff Card Wraps

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Country/region of manufacture: Lincoln, United Kingdom

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