The Classic Machinery Network

Julian ERF dealers down here very complacent after a long period of running Mercedes I bought a very well priced EC6 flatbed Cummins engined flatbed 4 wheeler which I was very impressed with it was excellent. After a couple of "incidents" with parts department I got frightened and went bac...

Having run Bobcats for many years I think they are marvelous for so many applications by design they are very busy in use and subject to heavy tyre wear i.e. constantly skidding around on their own axis. The tracked Takeuchi I would imagine would be very good though Ive never seen one on site only a...

Robert, that is horendous!The only thing ive seen more reckless than that was a driver in the 70s who demonstrated his dubiuos skill by knocking a labourers hat off in a trench with his backhoe bucket and no I DONT have any photos. The truth is there will always be very stupid people in control of l...

Graham as you say various people have looked at it before you this has probably been done but could it be something as simple as a faulty main pressure relief valve cerainly sounds like some kind of malfunction or restriction in the system causing an overload on the pump ......just my thought cheers...

Robert, Sounds like you had a bit of a nightmare there with the MB these are things we can do well without.No offense taken I was just interested in comparing the two systems and agree a compromise is good in this case

Robban C I only have the luxury of mechanical linkeage and always felt it was certainly a step up on the pick & shovel.The fact that a machine has servo controls does not mean it can out perform older equipment. However when I have driven those with servos I did like it,youd be a fool not to. As...

Just like everything else that worked perfectly well mechanically where only gradual linkeage wear and old age were a problem we now have greatly "improved" features which only those with the correct technical equipment can solve any problems thats progress im afraid

Are they those things made by ERF under license from STEYR?

No half measures when you put something back together then I see a first class job wish you were a bit closer to me

I was just wondering I had my windows done a few times over the years never caught anyone or heard of anyone being caught anyone got any cheering tales of these miserable little people having their comeuppance the more painfull the better