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Hello Noel,
If I new you was into that sexy sort of foot-wear, I would never have shared a cabin with you on the ferry when we went to Holland those times.Hope you are fine, will phone you soon.
Regards from Canada,
Mark.

Hello Guys, This is addressed to Nicky Lamb in particular.Regarding brakes. Before becomeing a fitter I was a plant operator for Shephard Hill down in South Wales,on a Cat 769c,Cat 245 shovel and a short time on some Terex TS14s (Grasshoppers as we call them).Our leading driver was Verdon Bishop (Bi...

Hello Guys, Just thought I would let you know Derek Crouch operated 14 of these Cat DW/PR21 Athey wagons in the 1950s.They were loaded by a Ruston Bucyrus 150 electric shovel. Photos of these can be found in the book by Bill Huxley, Titled, Opencast Coal,Plant and Equipment. Hope this is of some hel...

Hello Stuart, I have a bit of imformation regarding OHT wheel spindles for the future for you if it is of any help. I used to work for Finning at Llantrisant,Cardiff,Tumbler Ridge and Toromont Cat here in Canada. Most of my work has been around OHT, especially 777s and 785s. I spent 99% of my time o...

Hello All, The shovel and truck group at Red Row are a Ruston Bucyrus 195 and some early Komatsu 785. We had 5 off these trucks at Shephard Hills Pen Bryn Oer o.c.c.s in South Wales.Really reliable trucks. The Dyggor Gaylord RB 195 used to be owned by Shand mining at Ffyndaff o.c.c.s, until Dyggor G...

Does anybody have any idea where Wimpey Minings Liebherr 994 Back-hoe went to after it finished its contract at Great White Tip OCCS in Merthyr Tydfil South Wales UK in the late 90s
info appreciated please.

Hello Ross,
I am an ex Finning Fitter from South Wales UK and Tumbler-Ridge BC Canada.
E-Mail me if you can Markwillls@yahoo.ca.
Would like to have a chat about Fort Mc Murray.
Regards,
Mark Williams

Hello Mr Ruberry,
Was that you in the first photo? possibly checking final-drive oil levels if I Know you?
Great photos by the way.
Regards from Canada,
Mark Williams.