The Classic Machinery Network

Jeremy Rowland wrote:Nice one Ian I never realised you had run your own mixer.

Jeremy

Hi Jeremy

Yes I was a concrete technician with Topmix before becoming o/d with them running out of the highest concrete plant above sea level apparently!

Hope all is well and the Poclain is coming along nicely
Ian

I know I'm getting old now when the Leyland Constructor mixer i was owner operator on becomes a classic! This was taken 26 years ago in Walls Truck in Newport after I had become part of the exclusive club of mixers on their side, the TL11B engine and Spicer 10 speed gearbox was more than a match for...

Would anybody have or know the best place to source a left hand glass door for a 1987 black cab JCB 3CX? mine came off second best to a gate post and shattered into oblivion

Thanks
Ian

Is there a fuse gone on the panel under the word "field"? Looks like a bit of fuse wire left and curled around and a bit of scorching on the back of the panel, could be totally wrong and barking up the wrong tree, but you never know

Hi Sam Have a look on the front of the timing case around the area of the alternator, if there is a little gearbox with a cable coming out then it is a cable drive, just overhauled a 1987 3cx and we replaced the cable and the tacho still worked, the old one had snapped and rusted away, what type of ...

Looks a good show Jeremy! Loving the pic of the Hymac 880 would have been a beast in her day?

Ian

Hi Sean Try this one off the winget website http://winget.co.uk/document/SERVICE%20%20MANUAL%20SALISBURY%205HA%20AXLES.pdf And pages 36 to 38 of this manual showing exploded diagram of axle, hope it helps http://www.winget.co.uk/document/OPS%20MANUAL%20AND%20PARTS%20LIST%20FOUR60%20DUMPER%20WITH%20S...

I know that this MIGHT help in the identity of the dumper and it is unbelievable that I haven't noticed this earlier but today as I am working on redesigning the hand brake set up I noticed on the steering wheel hub the letters MCC. Does this help at all in find a maker? Mcc could well be recogniti...

hi Cobbadog Great that you shared this beauty with us, and the only way you learnis by asking questions! So ask away, its such a shame that there's not more users on here at the moment to offer advice and tips and tricks etc, as I said before this forum is so much better than facebook, use the searc...

hi Cobbadog (John)
Not sure if you saw it as I tagged it onto steves thread

Check out this video I found on youtube
https://youtu.be/kHpVyIidXp0

Ian