Classic Machines ExcavatorsClassic Machines: Schield’s Bantam excavatorCharles FairbairnMarch 30, 2016February 4, 2019 by Charles FairbairnMarch 30, 2016February 4, 2019 Tracing its roots back to brothers Vern and Wilbur Schield’s original prototype manufactured in 1946, the Bantam, or more properly the model C-35 cable excavator,
