ALBUM - Basil Piner and Sons - Some of his trucks and workers.

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DescriptionSome old photos of Basil Piner and Sons in the days before he discovered fishing was a better proposition. Some of his trucks and workers. A well known name from back in the day.Map^[1]ContributorMoe Bowes

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Date Created12th June 2025CommentsGraham Piner
That happened when the loader driver dug out the fill I was using no problem 977 loader dug out behind winch and backed out

Alan Mitchell
Jobs had to be done and got done in those day with no interference.

Phil Wright
No ROPS cab just a Skellerup one! That would be a court of enquiry nowadays, incident reports,shut the job down for two days...

Trish Rennie
I remember Bas blasting the constantly falling rock on the 17 mile on the coast Rd when I was a child…he fixed the problem..blew it off the face and bulldozed it over the side…that part of the road hardly ever closed after that.

Kevin O'Regan
D7E and a 977 at same time. Nose of his family red green color schemes on various BMC trucks the trucks when on rock work punched way above their weight. Far better contractors than given credit for. The interest later went to fishing boats. I admired the family.

Kevin O'Regan
And a special photo of a real live Aveling Barford wheel loader. Not many of those arrived. Bill Mustan operator by memory.

Rob Little
Big balls to operate in this situation with no roll over protection.

Rob Lunn
Just a little bit of bad luck Graham no excavators to reach out in those days
Kevin O'Regan
Some truly brilliant photos if one clicks on png attitude in the blue font. Those poor single axle rock trucks in the roll over position. Thank you Heather / Lynn for posting these varied pics. Brian and Graham well done you guys

Loretta Donnelly
Must be a very skilled driver. It looks dangerous.

Murry McKendry
Slightly at bad slope.

Jakh Heremia
Blow all the corners and build a viaduct - mooted in the 80s

Kevin O'Regan
And a special photo of a real live Aveling Barford wheel loader. Not many of those arrived. Bill Mustan operator by memory.

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