Bayston Hill Quarry/Walters

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Re: Bayston Hill Quarry/Walters

Post #31 by Hammer man » Tue May 25, 2010 9:27 pm

Well,i think i know what Alan thinks Paul,as i had a man from Volvo out this afternoon to do a full inspection on the JCB,with a view to trade it in :claphands: He did`nt seem to impressed with it for its age,wear on most pins & bushes etc.It was the same man who viewed my Hitachi last year.And that showed less wear & tear than the jcb.
I know people from JCB were visiting our yard this afternoon over the issue.And our workshop forman went off on one when i told him i had no check valve on the dipper ram.There is no mention of that on all the paperwork from the work carried out last week. :roll:
We were stopped from crushing this morning due to the rushed rock being too big.We are meant to be crushing 75mm,but with the crusher jaws worn down its more like 150mm :oops: After 4 weeks of reporting the issue both by phone & on my weekly paperwork,i finally have 3 fitters coming up tommorrow to fix all the faults on the crusher.Next time,the quarry management will sort it out directly for me :D
Walters seem to be coming to the end off the muck shift now.It looks like some machines are all ready waiting collection. :)
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Post #32 by Joes1989 » Tue May 25, 2010 10:39 pm

Ah well.....Sounds like you might be getting a new machine then! Who's your local JCB dealer? When we've had problems with our 3 JS's they see to sort it quite quickly....mind you nothing has gone wrong quite like your 330!

Should have a look aty Komatsu's because they are brilliant machines! haha


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Re: Bayston Hill Quarry/Walters

Post #33 by muppet1 » Thu May 27, 2010 10:34 pm

As far as i know Sparkes had 4 210-7s. Last time i saw one which was about 6 weeks ago it looked totally abused and rough for a machine thats about 3-4 years old.
But then again its probibly had more drivers than i have had hot dinners.

Nice machines though the Komatsu.

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Post #34 by argie » Thu May 27, 2010 11:37 pm

Komatsu might be a nice machine, but when something goes wrong..........
How long are you prepared to wait for a fitter?
Mind you , the same could be said of Hitachi and the rest of the far eastern makes!
I'm only repeating what I have heard throughout the industry :dizzy:
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Post #35 by wxmman » Fri May 28, 2010 7:59 pm

argie wrote:Komatsu might be a nice machine, but when something goes wrong..........
How long are you prepared to wait for a fitter?
Mind you , the same could be said of Hitachi and the rest of the far eastern makes!
I'm only repeating what I have heard throughout the industry :dizzy:
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Post #36 by Joes1989 » Sat May 29, 2010 10:24 am

We dont have any problems with Hitachi when we need them out! Infact i have to say they have excellent backup! Might just be our area though i suppose.....not had anything go wrong with my Komatsu yet so havent had any dealings with Komatsu but i have heard they are pretty darn slow!

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Post #37 by Hammer man » Sat May 29, 2010 10:17 pm

I`m sure our Komatsu 210`s are dash 8`s,late 2006`s,with the larger display/camera screen & the dark grey/black cab filter door next to the cab door.I really like the cabs on them,& find them comfortable for a long days work.i Think we had 6 210`s,but most went to the Ebba(?)Vale steel works job a few years ago & got wrecked.Some had to be resprayed & i know 1 had to have a new cab.I think the 2 worst machines were sold when the job finished.I would`nt say no to trying a new Komatsu 350/8,but REALLY WANT a Hitachi ZX350/3 :bow: I really miss my old ZX350 :cry:
No news on a fix for the JCB,will have to start chasing it up next week,as its awfull to drive,& i`ve now lost one of the tracking speeds(3 speeds)& the boom/slew priority function.Hopefully the kids will come back & finish it off this weekend :lol: I`ve removed my kit just in case :lol: :lol: .
Enclosed are a few pics of the dipper ram,hyd pump,vandal damage & progress so far.Around 700-1000 ton per day.And our nice MF 399 tractor & water bowser,running through the crusher to keep the dust down.The MF has 18 gears & front & rear diff locks,but still wont pull a full bowser up the steep hill to our area.I think the bowser is too big for the MF,& the tractor has a non turbo Perkins 6 cyd engine,it really needs a turbo :think: :lol: I have to reverse it up the hill!!Good job i can reverse being a caravaner :rockon:
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Post #38 by Hammer man » Sat May 29, 2010 10:23 pm

Joe,the local JCB dealer is Gunns,about 10 mins away.But all the work is being done by Holt JCB.I suppose as the machine was suplied by them. :)
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Re: Bayston Hill Quarry/Walters

Post #39 by go back » Sat May 29, 2010 10:56 pm

forget cats back up 2 fitters came to one of our sites and played around trying to drive a d6n because they could not find a trans fault on it and when asked if they were now going to fix the missfire on the 6r they said they could not be bothered and went home and a lot of people i speak to all say finnings back up is bad but hm plant is top for back up


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Post #40 by Joes1989 » Sun May 30, 2010 9:51 am

Finning were on my my old 315C for 9 days because they couldnt fugure out what was wrong with it! Everytime they plugged in the computer to try and find a clue as to what was wrong with it something totally different came out! They replaced the fuel pump because they thought it was that....it wasnt (cost them about a grand) they thought it was the idle control valve it wasnt that. In the end they had there own electrician out to it and an experienced fitter and they came up with the solution and hey it worked! haha Good job i wasnt busy with it because that wouldnt have gone down well!

The Komatsu's cabs are absolutely brilliant...the guy that i was with at the start of my operating career jumped in my machine the other day and said he would swap it for his ZX210LC-3....dont know if he was joking or not though!

I know what you mean about the Hitachi's though Neil they are a quality product! Although you are sat lower down than the Komatsu i would say they are on a par in performance with there yellow counterparts!


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