Hello from Austria

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Hello from Austria

Post #1 by nik1234 » Mon Jul 27, 2026 8:46 pm

Hy!

Thanks for letting me in :wave:

My name is Dominik, 34 years old, married, two kids, from Austria.
I´m an aircraft mechanic for piston and turbine powered aircraft. I also love everything that is old and loud.

I recently bought an old dumper and that´s why i´m here.
Maybe someone could help me identify it, picture attached.

I also got a lot of questions regarding the petter PH2 engine which is installed.
Started to maintain it, new engine oil, gearbox oil, diff oil, fuel tank, filters, you name it. It never got much love i guess, oil in the filter was already very thick, maybe i´m going to open the panels on the crankcase to clean out all the sludge from the sump.

So yeah that´s it.

Thanks for your time

Dominik
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Re: Hello from Austria

Post #2 by essexpete » Tue Jul 28, 2026 6:22 pm

I think it may be a Thwaites Tusker dumper, rated at 1.5 tons. It has a 5 stud steering axle and 2 cylinder where as the smaller Nimbus and Orion had single cylinder.


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Re: Hello from Austria

Post #3 by Jeremy Rowland » Wed Jul 29, 2026 6:49 pm

Hi Dominik and welcome to the site :wave:

Jeremy

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Re: Hello from Austria

Post #4 by Holger » Fri Jul 31, 2026 8:20 am

Welcome Dominik!
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Re: Hello from Austria

Post #5 by nik1234 » Mon Aug 03, 2026 9:01 pm

Hello!

Thanks for the warm welcome :wave:

Pete, thanks for the input. After looking at some pics I think you´re right.

I already took a look at the manuals for the Thwaites dumpers, unfortunately there is non for the tusker.
Any idea were to get one?

Could the gearbox be the same as for the other 3 speed?


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