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by muckshifter
Sat Feb 05, 2011 12:35 am
Forum: Companies
Topic: Celmisa Plant Glasgow
Replies: 6
Views: 4292

Re: Celmisa Plant Glasgow

they worked on the haddington bypass along side kearton
by muckshifter
Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:41 am
Forum: Mining equipment
Topic: BANKS MINING RH120E
Replies: 21
Views: 10045

Re: BANKS MINING RH120E

the next 120e is due in march and is in backhoe configuration and is going to shotton and the 120c backhoe is heading for brenkley, the komatsus are leased only with 3 on site at the minute with a further 3 to come, theres currently some of our rental 777ds on site running along side 777c's and b's....
by muckshifter
Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:54 pm
Forum: Workplaces/Job reports
Topic: Stobswood Restoration
Replies: 3
Views: 3135

Re: Stobswood Restoration

not yet, still a bit to do, weather permitting, they are using cat 730's.
by muckshifter
Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:44 pm
Forum: Track Loaders
Topic: Glenplant of aberlady
Replies: 6
Views: 3618

Re: Glenplant of aberlady

now theres a name from the past i can remember there machines when i was knee high, i can remember watching there 3c digging foundations in tranent, think theres a caravan park now in there old yard.
by muckshifter
Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:06 pm
Forum: Earthmoving models
Topic: Norscot 320 and 330/336
Replies: 15
Views: 6393

Re: Norscot 320 and 330/336

sorry to hear about your aunt joe..
by muckshifter
Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:31 pm
Forum: Workplaces/Job reports
Topic: Blindwells Opencast Tranent
Replies: 13
Views: 14419

Re: Blindwells Opencast Tranent

Remember it well it had a fairly large fleet of motorscrapers from various plant hire firms, merrimans being one such company, being born and raised in tranent i remember the scrapers going down the high street lifting all the kerb stones at the top of church street, in those days they were all road...
by muckshifter
Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:23 pm
Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
Topic: Coal Handling Machines
Replies: 15
Views: 6587

Re: Coal Handling Machines

port of tyne is easy to get in to, turn up at security and ask for the coal yard. there wont be any problem as long as you dont cross the restricted area on the dock side.
by muckshifter
Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:19 pm
Forum: Excavators
Topic: old Liebherr/Leibherr excavators in the UK /before 1980
Replies: 41
Views: 16124

Re: old Liebherr/Leibherr excavators in the UK /before 1980

remember lindsay plant well when i was in scotland, plant hire around 1997/1998 was cut throat, lindsay came to edinburgh claiming to hire a 30 ton excavator get a dozer free, the reps were poaching operators from all companys, then along came APC. well that just wrecked the scottish plant hire game...
by muckshifter
Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:10 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Britains MASSIVE Minners,parts 1&2,
Replies: 9
Views: 4221

Re: Britains MASSIVE Minners,parts 1&2,

im in part 2 preparing the 3508 engine for the starter motors..i turned round and they were filming....
by muckshifter
Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:18 am
Forum: Loaders/Backhoes
Topic: JCB 2CX steering
Replies: 3
Views: 5876

Re: JCB 2CX steering

sounds like you may have a steer ram bypassing, the 4cx is electrical change using proximity switches, where as the 2cx is constant 4 wheel steer, i remember jcb recommended that you align the steering every 8 hours to purge air from the system, depends how quick your wheels are drifting..

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