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[IANOZ]

WELL mate , I think every one on here would enjoy reading of your adventures And seeing some photos . I FOR ONE VOTE YES!!!! What do you say nick holgerand the rest of you guys out there. ian.

[d4c24a]

is that a thrown track in the last picture i hate it when that happens

[Robban_C]

Graham, yes, a track came off. I was half way down a very steep slope between several pines in a very tight space when it happened. I had to reverse up the slope on one track using the bucket to get to a level surface.

And some more pictures from that job.

[Robban_C]

And some more pics.
Read the texts by the pictures!

[Robban_C]

And some more pictures!

[IANOZ]

thank you thank you thank you ROBERT, SOME VERY BOGGY LOOKING COUNTRY YOU HAVE GOT TO WORK IN. Is that summer or winter? HUMMM, dum ? theres no snow right. A few more words to go with the photos and it would be perfect THE computer has not left england yet. This is rediculas. MY english friends, are all the airports closed because of the weather?I am going to have to ring my other JCB parts supplyer to see if thieir parts are getting through ian.

[Robban_C]

It was in spring time.

[IANOZ]

HI Robert, We just dont go to work if the conditions are like what you seem to have to work in all the time. RANG my other JCB parts supplyer to day , they are saying their having no trouble getting parts out of uk . Looks to me that construction equipment australia the main dealers are giving these guys up here the run around, to teach the new kids on the block whos the boss. I should look first , to see if money converter goes from swedish to aussie$ What do you charge, hourly rate or quote on jobs? What do fitters charge an hour to fix machines ,whats your price for diesel??? IF I go back to see money converter I will lose this . I know I can convert ours back to english pounds IF you dont want anyone else to see rates PM me ALL right ill will leave you to it.IAN.

[IANOZ]

HI again robert , money converter will work at my end so should work your end /Hourly rate for my 8 ton excavator is$122 per hour GOVERNMENT GETS $11 GOODS AND SERVICES TAX OUT OF THAT .Diesel is $ 1.14 per litre.we PAY EXTRA 9 CENTS A LITRE ON TOP OF THAT TO STATE GOVERNMENT FOR DIESEL USED IN MACHINES ,THEN CAN CLAIM BACK 18 CENTS PER LITRE FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLUS THE GST OF 10% WE CAN CLAM BACK.Fitters charge $100 per hour plus traveling to the machine. Can of coke at a shop is $3.50, MY JCB EXCAVATOR COST$150000 NEW jUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF COST OF THINGS HERE. IAN,

[IANOZ]

aNOTHER COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, Do the pine trees grow any bigger ,are they naturally growing or a plantation as all look about the same size. Do you use teeth on your buckets or is ground soft enough to dig with scraper blades like you seem to have on all your buckets. JCB s come out with awfull bolt on teeth that dig absolutly buggerall out here .my buckets all have what we call tiger teeth on them.the tooth goes down to two sharp points and i can wear a set out in a day if the ground is hard ,300mm has 3 teeth 450 4,7505 teeth I buy them 100 at a time and cost $2000 plus freight of $125 to get them here from brisbane 550 km away. the photo where you were leveling for the cabin the ground looked firmer , how big are cabin blocks and how much are they worth ?Blocks of land were i am 800 sq mts are About $200000 ,with river or ocean views alot more,these blocks have water sewerage underground power and phone lines. some housing estates out of town have block from 4000 to 8000 sq mts but dont have sewerage and start from $315000. i was very lucky i bought my place [ got to go back to old fashion acres] 14 acres with large 2 bedroom house plus small 2 bedroom house plus 21by 12 metre sq shed for $300000 4 years ago. tell me what things are like there. ian