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23-08-11, 16:55
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Quick recovery x 2
First, Robin, I'm sorry about the earlier post above where I addressed you by your surname - I have a close friend whose given name is Craig and I am easily confused.
Second, the trailer came out of the bush much easier than I expected. Mike was observant enough to note a location that he could back the trailer into that was much closer than my planned route. Recoveries are best done in twos it seems. Half a day and some new ramps from Princess Auto and the trailer sits in Mike's driveway. So the questions remain: how long will Mike's wife let it sit there, what to do with it in the long term,and does anyone have the genset and pieces to go with it? Randy
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24-08-11, 08:54
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A quick look at Google shows that the company was formed in 1943 to distribute their diesel engines.
http://stevebriggs.netfirms.com/osmr...elhistory.html Quote:-1943 Russel-Hipwell Engines Ltd. formed to handle the diesel distributorship. Russel Brothers then decided to erect a large building on the south section of their property and to form another company to build these generator sets to be called Cummins Diesels of Ontario Limited and to operate independently of Russel Brothers Limited. As Russel's were building a number of boats for the Royal Canadian Navy, powered by Cummins diesels, Cummins of Ontario obtained the the exclusive distributor-ship for Cummins Diesels for all of Eastern Canada. They opened a sales and service branch in Haslifax, Nova Scotia. Some years later, as the company was selling and servicing other makes of diesels, the Cummins people objected to their name being used and the name was again changed. This time to Russel Hipwell Engines Limited.
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24-08-11, 19:36
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Russell-Hipwell information
Thanks Rick
We've been in correspondance with Dr. Briggs since we found the unit, but everything he has about the company (and therefore the trailer gensets) is already online. The company records (including contracts) likely still exist, but rest with the last CEO who is not willing to share with anyone. What might trump this, however, is the fact that the person who ran the generator shop in the factory, is said to be still living in Owen Sound. Seems like a road trip is in order... Randy
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