Rare 1950s Geest Banana Truck - First drive after 30+ years
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Geest industrial auto-truck first drive after 30+ years.
I bought this truck last year and it had been stored in the back of a barn for at least 30 years.
Originally they were used to transport produce around markets and factories. This one was made by geest bananas with a Villiers MK25 engine.
this video shows what I did to get it up and running again.
If anyone has any more information on these trucks or geest please send me an email at the following address.
mhenson0016@gmail.com
great to see a young person with a passion and the ability to get a vintage machine to run and work
Thank you
Something you don't see today is Geest Bananas, I remember unloading Geest trucks that delivered fruit and veg to the supermarket chain I started work in in 1970. Was just thinking the other day about the Geest brand.
And to think I was at school when this machine was working every day. No weather cover for outdoor labourers then, usually just a Hessian sack thrown over the shoulders to keep some of the rain off,and very long working days. Good to see this one running again.
Thank you very much for watching.
Built in Boston, Lincolnshire by Geest Trucks, part of the Mechanical Handling Division of Geest Industries Limited. They also manufactured trolleys and barrows which by 1961 had over one hundred and fifty different catalogued models. The banana division was a seperate entity based at Spalding with countrywide import and distribution depots.
Thank you for the information. There is not much available online for them but I am on the look out for catalogues, manuals and other documentation. Many thanks
Geest also run a shipping company carrying general cargo to the West Indies and bringing bananas back.
Thanks, so my area I'm from peterborough
I believe too that lister wrougting was connected to.
I remember working at the plant on some special forklift trucks...
They also made small train locos for the coal industry... using the lister engine.... basic, but a brilliant work horse...
Great days with fond memories...
That’s nice little truck. Ideal for showing at a rally Sounds perfect and in good condition
Thank you, hopefully I will be able to take it to some shows next year
Brilliant getting it going again well done .
Thank you
Dang. That's a nifty little truck.
it sure starts easy after you cleaned the points and tuned it up,,,that's quite a neat gadget. it would be handy if they had put a guard over that starter cup to keep someone from getting caught by it.
That is a neat old truck.
What a marvelous contraption!
Thank you
Awesome rarest truck
Very cool 😊😊😊😊
Thank you
cool, you can get it cleaned up and lubed good and you'll have a fun little truck to tote stuff around with
Great fun them autotrucks used to use them in the RN dockyards (similar design but a bit bigger and powered by Lister diesel engines) we used to try to get them up on 2 wheels and drive round slalom courses we laid out.
Thank you for watching. It is very fun to drive but it is quite unstable. Hopefully some time in the future I will get a lister autotruck.
Now that is one neat machine.
Thank you
That's a really cool machine!!
Thank you
Great job young man
It will save your back having to shift stuff around and just a great relic to keep going ❤
Great job and there are not maney left anymore .. runs lovely .. please keep going with a lot of luck ..
Kind regards from appel , lacave south of france . Bon courage , merci .😊👍
Thank you
I had a tiny ride on mower that worked similarly to that. The entire front wheel spun around and that was your reverese. It was a Swisher Big Mow. They are neat.
What a handy lil wagon I bet if someone was to make those today they'd sell like hotcakes.
great job done
Thank you
It´s a great toy !!! I love it!! I´ve never seen one in my life..pity...
Its basically an early power wheel barrow you can drive
Rarest truck . When was it manufactured and was it popular please let me know more about this
Hello, I believe they started making them in about 1952, and carried on making them into the 1960s. As for how many were made, I am not too sure but I have only seen about 3 others online.
I love when you can tell without even watching the video that the creator is from the UK. Haha
Not wearing a baseball cap and mentioning 'petrol' did it for me as a Dutchie😉
Freaking awesome machine!
에니진이 함께 회전하는 독특한 구조의 운반차입니다. 👍
I have never heard of a Banna factory
Looks kinda like the gonzo and lister trucks I used to repair many many years ago
This is a wriggly motor truck. Use to use one in the 70s
I’m not sure why people think these truck were used in the banana factorys lol If you read the history on geest there truck and sack barrow devision was a by product of there seed importing days later they seen there was market in selling them to anyone and everyone. The tractor tread front tyre is actually a agricultural spec optional extra according to the sales brochure
Good morning, I hope you are well. Would it be possible for you to send me an email? I have not been able to find out much information at all on these vehicles. If you have any documentation like brochures I would very much like to see them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks
mhenson0016@gmail.com
i hope matchbox or hotwheels has been watching this
Si usted viene al mercado central del pescado en Barcelona, hasta hoy en día, siguen funcionando en el reparto del hielo, y cada día.
Why is the spark plug not attached and the unit is running?
Hello, the spark plug is attached, but as can be seen at 6:29 there is another object in the head. I haven't investigated what it is yet, but I think it may be some sort of decompress or an emergency stop. But I'm not too sure.
I assume there is no reverse gear, & reverse is achieved only through steering?
Hello, there is a reverse gear on the gearbox and 3 forward gears. But yes, as the turntable can swivel through 360 degrees it can be useful to use that functionality.
Which came first ? The Bonzer or the Bannana truck .
From what I have heard the geest trucks were first released in about 1952. As for bonser trucks I'm not too sure but from a quick search I would say that the bonser was released earlier.
Day-O!
Banana FACTORY 😂😂😂
Apparently they're 3D printing them now.. 😉
How much does this apparatus weight?
Rare. Well I should hope so.
wrigley auto truck
非常老式的拖拉机
villiers mk15 engine
Hello, thank you for the comment. I believe this one here is a mk25
Banan 🍌Joejo
21:16 when she says shes home alone