Niklas Eriksson wrote:Nice!
It looks repainted, so thats why it is probably in such good contition...
Niklas,
Yes; of course it has been repainted recently, and probably not for the first time! I should have chosen my words more carefully, and will try to do so in the future. What I meant by "good condition" was the originality of the machine. It appeared (to me) that the machine was very much as it was when it left the Kirchdorf/Iller factory, and had not been restored in any way. I hope you understand my meaning?
rvannatta wrote:Nick Drew wrote:rvannatta wrote:Niklas Eriksson wrote:Nice!
It looks repainted, so thats why it is probably in such good contition...
Crinkled sheet metal with no paint damage sort of gives it away.....
Hey!! Come on give this fantastic old machine a break...after all we all look a bit wrinkly after 45 yrs !!
Nick
Ive got plenty of old iron. I notice it has something you rarely see now--- a boom with an adjustable length.
older machines often has geometry changes and the like available
Robert,
I agree with you regarding the variable length stick and am surprised that no manufacturer has tried to market a machine with some sort of telescopic action on the stick! It would be a great compliment to the hydraulically actuated boom/stick angle noted by Robban_C and IBH.
All the best,
John