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excellent site, easy to use and post pics, fast too. I only have the public library computers and download time is good. Maybe an _off topic_ thread for anything goes (within reason of coarse) regards rayman

this digger at another Queensland mine. fell into old underground workings.

Here a D11, used to clean up around the dragline slipped off the floor.

here some pics of a coal seam fire being removed at a mine here in Queensland. This happens frequently.

Good pics Nick, now if ever there was a machinery failure it was the Ruston Bucyrus 20 H. a mate and I owned one and I was never so glad as when she broke her back and went for scrap. They were 22RB basicly with the old mechanical drive under and hydraulic topsides. V6 Cummins for power, regards ray...

Dozeron, that wouldnt be Jerry OReilys mine at Huntly by any chance. If it is, that is the original "Kupa Kupa" mine which was worked by maori women and the coal sold to the Govt. for the gunboats in the Waikato Wars of 1863. regards rayman

if some-one can tell me what size pics I can post I will put up a series of a 996 digger being assembled. This was at Century Zinc mine here in Nth. Queensland.

Early excavator. That machine working in the clay pit could well be the first of the "WOLF" models. 4 cyl. Dorman--hand start--maybe a 2cyl. Bolinder. and rigged with a luffing shovel. About 5/8 cu. yd.They were very hard to operate, the boom, bucket and dipper were very light which made i...

Top Link---it is so you can add or subtract the top link to give longer out-reach and shorter tuck-under or vice-versa. Hope that makes sense for you.

Hi Nick, that SMITH is a model 21, probably powered by a 6-LW Gardner. A real smooth machine to operate too. Their weak point was the slew pinion, I recall replacing many of them.