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Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to look at this thread and reply. Nice! It looks repainted, so thats why it is probably in such good contition... Niklas, Yes; of course it has been repainted recently, and probably not for the first time! I should have chosen my words more carefully, and wi...

Thanks to all forum members that read this post. I would like to invite any members that may collect printed matter or other memorabilia relating to earthmoving equipment (particularly excavators) to contact me through the forum or directly. In recent years I have been collecting these things and am...

Here are a pair of Terex TS-14B scrapers I ran across several months ago. They looked to be in good condition and recently operated. Maybe Im just old or nostalgic; but I can remember when there seemed to be nearly as many "green" machines as the "yellow" ones back in the late 60...

During my trip to bauma earler this year I ran across this R353 at the Liebherr dealership in Hohenlinden. Its a 1962 model and I was surprised to see it in such good condition after 45 years.

Kind regards,

John

Hello everyone,

I dont know how many forum members are model collectors; but for those who are, this may be interesting to you. This is the first in a new series of historical Caterpillar machines, and the retail price is $130.00USD.

Kind regards,

John

Hi Ron,

Many thanks for the additional photo! A very interesting and (I believe) short lived hydraulic shovel.

John

Ron, Thanks for posting the photo! It is the only "working" shot Ive seen of this particular machine that was not in a Komatsu brochure or catalog. If you have more and are willing to share, I would love to see them. Niklas, I can tell you for certain that the hydraulic shovel is a Komatsu...

My name is John and I have been interested in earthmoving equipment as long as I can remember. I have lived in the state of Ohio (USA) my entire life and think that I am somehow a victim of exposure. When I was growing up the coal mining industry was huge in the area and the Eisenhower interstate hi...