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Hi Innes ,Mate fitters are another special bred {good ones anyway :bow: :thumbs_up: }That should get a lot more accalades for what they do .Maybe TcTractors should put on a display at diggerland of the working conditions in the mud etc and have a donations box there for the retired fitters fund. ia...

Some more pictures of Diggerland Yorkshire visit. :D Great photos and report Chris,I was wondering what they could do to compliment this experience (tongue firmly in cheek) maybe the next big thing could be "Fitterland", you could lie in the muck under the machines, skin your knuckles and...

chris73 wrote:Yes they were at the Taffs Well depot,im sure i've got more somewhere if i can just find them!

Great pics Chris,
I remember Shorts had some kit on hire to Amec Mining at their Blindwells occs near Edinburgh some years ago, they had a Liebherr R974, Komatsu dozer possibly 375 and a 16g grader
Innes

We are now into the final stages of the rebuild. The engine has been completed, was run up on the dyno and met all specifications. The travel motors, swing motors, control valves and associated items are all in place and the main pumps have now been fitted. We are hoping to fire her up in the next ...

Yes,Catsilver is Tony Fryer,works for Finning and is from Exeter.He was a lot of help on my problem with the 933.Another chap that is a manager with Finning is Pete Vicary ,also from Exeter. I am making my driveway wider,not for a 983 though :lol: Martyn Hi Martyn, The name Tony Fryer rings a bell,...

i've just pulled the head of my jcb, which ran very well (on 3) to find the crown of number 4 piston smashed to bits. looks like impact damage, certainly from the top, thing is, the head looks in perfect order. no damage at all. i've not yet checked the valve seats and guides but there is no impact...

With Regret I have had to remove my posts and photos in this thread after receiving a rather disturbing phone call today in which I was told that one of the members of CMN had spoken to the dealer involved and told them about my posts in this thread. I find this to be a rather unsavoury development...

Neil D wrote:huh,thats nothing,the new dozer I bought recently the driver fell down the dipstick while checking the engine oil!

Neil

Hope you got him back out again Neil,conscientious operators are hard to come by
Innes

Local hire firm today have dropped me a e135. Always wanted to try one and was happy at the chance. But then machine doesn`t just drive how it should, when you hold the slew lever over she slews round but only steady, pull the dipper at the same time and your round twice as fast. Also the dipper se...

Joes1989 wrote:yeh i was going to title the topic something like that
lol

Joe

Hi Joes,
Maybe the operator just fell asleep
Innes