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My very first job was sorting out and repairing the power steering, on one of these Aveling Barford Rollers, which was mechanical and chain driven off the engine.
To drive straight, your steering hand had to constantly twitch right and left.
I also became a master at preloading the rear wheel bearings, with different shim plates and thicknesses before mounting the wheels on.
Brake system are by Girling, same as the Land Rover Cars.







Singhy(one of Ted's crew), operated a grader like this one, which I serviced a few times.

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Singhy was an Indian gentleman on contract from Fiji.
This piece of machinery was very reliable and can do the same speeds forward as in reverse. Singhy used to be pulled out of the ditch more than a few times because he always would not pass up an opportunity to do 90 mph in reverse.