Komatsu WS 235 motor scraper

[tim]

Hi Tim, they were working on the A1M at Boroughbridge around 93/94 striping topsoil for McAlpine. Good machine on the flat but going up hill on grass they span the wells and had to be pushed bu a D9G, the Cat 631s just passed them to the stock pile never seamed to need a push.

Hi Noel Thanks for posting these superb pics. Cheers Tim

[tim]

Hi Graham It would be nice to see one in action,looks like you had a good day on Sunday, as you can see i had a bit of trouble with a couple of 360 drivers but i think they've seen the error of their ways. Tim

Timothy !!

Was that last comment aimed at Col140 & Me !!

Nick

Wasn't aimed at me, I'm a 360 operator not a driver, what are you Nick? Oh and Tim if you need to know the difference between an operator and a driver it's about 5 pounds an hour

No error of my ways either, hope chambers don't ever get on one of my jobs, we'll be shifting some big loads if they do

Col

Sorry i couldn't reply to you two chaps last night,i had to take the lorry to get measured up for some greedy boards,i enjoyed our little debate immensly and look forward to more debates and some leg pulling in the future.Cheers Tim

[Col 140]

[tctractors]

Well blow me, these Komatsu scrapers I once had a job put my way from the service manager of Komatsu U.K. to go to Blackwells yard and repair/sort a transmission fault with one , it seemed that Blackwells bought these units from a back door non Komatsu U.K. supplier and cried for a Warranty repair, Komatsu U.K. did not feel to happy about this and I was sent to see what was the problem??,
Blackwells fitters had totaly stripped out the trans, so all I could do was start to build it all together, I found a good chunk of O.ring jammed in the pressure control valve, this was all it was stopping the gearbox working, I refitted the unit and never heard anything else about them, the service managers name was Gordon Kyte Ex Dick Hampton Steamer.
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[martyn williams]

Hello Tony
Which machine do you think is the best to work on,Caterpillar or Komatsu from an engineers point of view. Any type of machine.
Cheers
Martyn

[tctractors]

Martyn , for most things Cat are not to bad to work on , Komatsu Bulldozer's and wheeled loaders are a good bit harder to strip out, but if you charge by the hour its a more cash deal ,
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[tctractors]

The scraper job must have been done in the early 80's??? Blackwells yard then was an eye opening experience, they seemed to have just about anything and everything to service and repair their kit, they also had a good sized grave yard of old kit, it was also a good distance fo me to travel to the yard , plus I had never even seen a Komatsu scraper until looking at this transmission all in bits stacked on the floor,
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[nick lamb]

Fantastic pics Noel.I am sure you could let us see some more please.I know you have a great collection of scraper pics and It would be good to see them.
Thanks.

[SRB]

Get saving guys, there are 2 of these puppies availiable in the US for a snippet of $35,000 & $49,500!

SB

[john345me]

two more pics!!!!!!