Robert Mugabe's machines

JHOLLAND1 · May 10, 2019

Robert Mugabe served as president of Zimbabwe for 37 years
and at age 95 appears remarkably vigorous

one of his estates is undergoing forced content sale in two weeks

if President Mugabe has opportunity to scan this thread--I am sure we regulars would welcome further comment on specific machines with pics kindly supplied by Ruby Auctions

JHOLLAND1 · May 10, 2019

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Demon69 · May 10, 2019

Lol, almost too incredible to be true. Must have been the money printing machine maintenance division

Tyrone Shoelaces · May 10, 2019

Given it's Zimbabwe I would have expected the machines to be of UK manufacture, the photos are terrible but I don't recognise any of them.

Regards Tyrone.

Demon69 · May 10, 2019

Theres a DSG in there somewhere mate, I think its the long bed with that motor out back :scratchchin:

Limy Sami · May 10, 2019

Demon73 said:
Lol, almost too incredible to be true. Must have been the money printing machine maintenance division

That's why they're knackered mate.

FWIW there's a Tom Senior M1 mill in there, C/W the 2MT vertical head attachment (ref Tom Senior Machine Tools)

davehud · May 10, 2019

Is that first picture a VTL of some sort?
Can someone explain that machine?

Limy Sami · May 10, 2019

davehud said:
Is that first picture a VTL of some sort?
Can someone explain that machine?

Its a gear hobber

DDoug · May 10, 2019

I'm suspecting a few things:
1. they are mostly unhooked, and some on pallets
2. They are modern 1960-1970's machines.
3. With the amount of corruption down there, I'll bet these were
lend/lease to the government (some make work program from some
generous country) and where "diverted" as being "shiny and expensive looking"

john.k · May 11, 2019

Or belonged to one of his opponents......"who wont be needing them any more"

SAG 180 · May 11, 2019

They probably haven't been used since Mugabe took power.

Limy Sami · May 11, 2019

Maybe PMer ''Zimbio'' can tell us more, ………..or maybe not, (from what I read and hear Zimbabwe is the sort of place you keep your head down and gob firmly SHUT!)

Greenwud · May 12, 2019

Limy Sami said:
Maybe PMer ''Zimbio'' can tell us more, ………..or maybe not, (from what I read and hear Zimbabwe is the sort of place you keep your head down and gob firmly SHUT!)

For good reason I expect. I knew a few guys who fled Zim in the '80s and they all had scary stories.
I expect the machines were "confiscated" by Mugabe's goons, like properties and farms were taken at gunpoint. Walk away?-lucky for you type stuff.

Tyrone Shoelaces · May 12, 2019

Demon73 said:
Theres a DSG in there somewhere mate, I think its the long bed with that motor out back

Yes, I think you're right about the DSG.

Regards Tyrone.

jonok · May 12, 2019

I wonder what sort of fixturing he used for political opponents?

Limy Sami · May 12, 2019

Greenwud said:
For good reason I expect. I knew a few guys who fled Zim in the '80s and they all had scary stories.
I expect the machines were "confiscated" by Mugabe's goons, like properties and farms were taken at gunpoint. Walk away?-lucky for you type stuff.

A guy I knew - quite well and most definitely not a BS artist, told me he almost came face to face with Mugabe when he was in London for the Lancaster House Agreement in the late 70's / early 80's

I was told ;- Mugabe was crossing the pavement to a waiting car, with all his goons around him, and in Mugabe eyes my mate (who probably wasn't concentrating too hard on where he was going) got shall we say ''too close'' to Mugabe for Mugabe's comfort, ..and in the second or so their eyes met, my mate swore that if he'd been in Rhodesia (as it still was then) Mugabe would have personally killed him.

It was all over in a flash Mugabe was in to the car etc etc etc, but my mate ( who was used to dealing with men in business - playing hardball etc etc and watching their eyes - he was a financier) said that Mugabe as in just his presence put the wind up him, ………he reckoned pure evil, ……...and barely under control at that.

andrewmawson · May 12, 2019

Events have proved that assessment of pure evil to be quite correct !

dalmatiangirl61 · May 12, 2019

Not that I'm interested in bidding, but consider the local guys perspective. Its a Sheriffs sale, but what if Bob is not happy with this sale? Would you buy a machine from a mobsters forced sale if he and his cohorts are still free? I don't think I would!

Limy Sami · May 12, 2019

andrewmawson said:
Events have proved that assessment of pure evil to be quite correct !

My mate JAG was one very astute man.

Limy Sami · May 12, 2019

dalmatiangirl61 said:
Not that I'm interested in bidding, but consider the local guys perspective. Its a Sheriffs sale, but what if Bob is not happy with this sale? Would you buy a machine from a mobsters forced sale if he and his cohorts are still free? I don't think I would!

Nor would I.

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