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i must be doing the slowest rebuild ever on a dumper,(winget 3S) any advise on kingpins ?? where can i buy some. has anyone actually changed/ replaced them? or do we just have wobbly wheels :dizzy: any advice would be much appreciated :think: :D Ian The Winget 4s I have has been on going for 10 yea...

Hi all.
I was giving the 84 3CX some TLC the other day when I noticed that 3 or 4 glass panels had JCB Newcastle upon Tyne imprinted in them. Anyone Know what that's about?
Norm.

Hi all. I got fed up doing jig saws, so i thought I'd get creative. Went back to childhood and had a go at these two. Both from scratch and nothing to scale, it was just the challenge. 6 wheel drive tipper truck and a articulated 4 wheel drive dump truck. The difficult part is trying to replicate th...

I used 48" Stillsons on mine.( only because they were at hand) Made by Record.
Norm.

uncle jakenz, Did you fix the side shift problem? Mine has the same problem,
Norm

Where is that bridge in the first pic? just answered me own question, it's the then new metro bridge over the Tyne. :doh: rquote="Neversweat"]IMG_4268.jpeg IMG_4267.jpeg IMG_4265.jpeg IMG_4264.jpeg IMG_4263.jpeg IMG_4262.jpeg IMG_4261.jpeg IMG_4258.jpeg IMG_4257.jpeg Steve :thumbup: http:/...

Pat.
If it has the hex type cap a large pair of stilsons and a few pounds of muscle should see the cap come off.
Norm.

Iain.
Make sure that the slew on the backhoe works correctly.
Norm.

Hi karl' You're best off fitting a key in the crank shaft key way to fit under the gib key to stop it bending into the crankshaft key way. Then use wedges or whatever is available to get the bugger out. I think I've seen in one of the manuals a tool for pulling them out. Mine showed a teriffic amoun...

Fil.
Tracy tools have a 11/16 BSF carbon steel die nut £6, good enough to clean threads up.
Norm.