The Classic Machinery Network

Nice pics there Steve :thumbup: I wonder what the army were trying to accomplish? Jeremy I was working on a housing site in Ripon once and the Royal Engineers based there asked if they could do a lot of our initial earthworks for practice ! Go ahead my son , saved us a lot of money . Maybe they are...

Love the 580C shots and the one with the two Poclains and 580C.

Jeremy

Rob, although I am no auction expert, part of the problem for auctioneers is that people bid on things and win them, then decide they don't want them after all so that's why they want a deposit, one of the reasons I've never bothered with them. Think the only one I recall going to was when what had ...

Nice pics there Steve I wonder what the army were trying to accomplish?

Jeremy

Time well spent some pictures would be nice.

Jeremy

Although I don't know what this pipe looks like, I would imagine that you could get a new end soldered on if it was leaking on the end, if the pipe has holed I can't see why you could not but some and make one yourself, or again a good soldered repair.

Jeremy

Whitlock 505 wrote:Thanks Jeremy hope all is well with your collection
Ian

Yes Ian, the weather has been the main issue for me, but I do want to get some more work done on my machines.

Jeremy

Hi Andy nice loader, I would take the old belts off and measure them and have a loook see if there is a local belts, bearings, drives supplier, even an internet one, cheaper than OEM.

Jeremy

Hi Ian, no problem good luck with it.

Jeremy

XS650 wrote:Never noticed banana arms , new to me also.
The Foden it is loading is a very short 6 wheeler.

Possibly the way the spare wheel is carried makes t appear short?

Jeremy