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Thanks again Essex pete, Your help is much appreciated, I will keep you informed :thumbup: Thanks Essexpete, I've had a look at it and yes it appears to be straight enough. As someone with little experience of 360's how does a 814 powerslide compare in reach terms with equivilant fixed boom machines...

Thanks Essexpete, I've had a look at it and yes it appears to be straight enough. As someone with little experience of 360's how does a 814 powerslide compare in reach terms with equivilant fixed boom machines and what are the main things to look for? cheers, Jim.

I know its a long shot but I'm looking to buy an excavator, anything from 4 to 20 tons, preferably long reach for cleaning ponds etc but anything considered. Only for farm use so nothing too new or expensive . Located near Harrogate. Cheers.

Yep, It is a model FL4, 1960. My Dad bought it around 1970, (the same year I was born) and over the years we have aquired parts/donor machine enabling us to keep it running. I still does serious work and is a very hardy little machine.

Yeah, They must be much stronger than they look. We have lifted many very heavy things and never for a mishap. However, the later Fiat Allis crawlers had flat bar for the loadr arms. Cheers

Here are some pics taken today during leveling etc of 500+ tonnes of rubble.

great looking beast!

so....did it fix it?

Thanks Martyn, great pics .

Thanks Martyn for the info...very useful

Jim