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by modelman093
Thu Jan 28, 2021 1:05 am
Forum: Dozers
Topic: David Brown Trackmaster Crawler
Replies: 13
Views: 13174
Flag: Great Britain

Re: David Brown Trackmaster Crawler

You've done the old girl proud - thanks for sharing.
by modelman093
Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:07 pm
Forum: Scrapers
Topic: International Harvester motor scrapers in the UK
Replies: 6
Views: 8711
Flag: Great Britain

International Harvester motor scrapers in the UK

The current edition of Heritage Tractor has an article by Peter Longfoot (retired farmer , Caterpillar enthusiast and author of Little Ten to Big Ten) about improvement works on the A1 (the Stilton bypass) in the 1950s. The article has some images from the Peterborough library, one of which shows tw...
by modelman093
Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:49 pm
Forum: Loaders/Backhoes
Topic: Anything Whitlock ( Diggers, dump trucks, cranes et al )
Replies: 194
Views: 124189
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Re: Anything Whitlock ( Diggers, dump trucks, cranes et al )

Yes, the origin of the Whitlock lay with a Scottish farmer/ inventor , a Mr Robert Ewan in the late 1940s . He took out patents on a back hoe attachment and sold the idea and manufacturing licence to Whitlocks in 1950 and the first Whitlock built Dinkum Diggers were sold in 1952. Presumably JCB got ...
by modelman093
Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:56 pm
Forum: Loaders/Backhoes
Topic: How to remove stuck roll pin
Replies: 25
Views: 11420
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Re: How to remove stuck roll pin

Quote " so worn that it has a step in it and essentially the ram has dropped and will be locking it in place. So no amount of heat or bashing on it is going to help. If everything is unloaded and the other end of the ram free, I wonder if it could be as simple as moving the ram on the pin and l...
by modelman093
Mon Sep 21, 2020 12:27 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Classic Plant and Machinery
Replies: 13
Views: 10345
Flag: Great Britain

Re: Classic Plant and Machinery

I've not even received an Old Glory!
by modelman093
Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:40 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Classic Plant and Machinery
Replies: 13
Views: 10345
Flag: Great Britain

Re: Classic Plant and Machinery

Poor customer relations. I've cancelled my direct debit to both CPM and Tractor and Machinery.
by modelman093
Wed Aug 05, 2020 12:24 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Classic Plant and Machinery
Replies: 13
Views: 10345
Flag: Great Britain

Re: Classic Plant and Machinery

I now realise that its demise was announced in PL's forward to the June issue. I'd skipped reading that page and gone straight into the "meat" of the mag. Thoroughly enjoyed the article about Dick Hampton's muck-shift for the Milford Haven branch line but I'm sure that while D8s certainly ...
by modelman093
Mon Aug 03, 2020 9:33 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Classic Plant and Machinery
Replies: 13
Views: 10345
Flag: Great Britain

Classic Plant and Machinery

Have I missed an announcement ? Just been told that CPM has ceased publication.

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