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by hair bear
Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:32 pm
Forum: Tractors
Topic: One year on, MF550
Replies: 0
Views: 25
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One year on, MF550

Yes, it's been a year already since the 550 arrived - so what have we achieved this far? The list of completed jobs keeps growing but none of it could be classed as difficult (Henry Cole would call it fettling), and mostly just Saturday afternoons and odd evenings so not a huge amount of time involv...
by hair bear
Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 28/04/2024
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Views: 3035674
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Re: Classic pictures Updated 20/04/2024

So could the crawler from last week belong the the same operator as the cranes this week?
Are pics 8 and 9 the same site?
by hair bear
Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: For sale
Topic: Spotted for sale - one for Slooby!
Replies: 4
Views: 509
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Re: Spotted for sale - one for Slooby!

Me too, but I may be a little biased.
by hair bear
Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:08 pm
Forum: For sale
Topic: Spotted for sale - one for Slooby!
Replies: 4
Views: 509
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Re: Spotted for sale - one for Slooby!

It's a good job I'm not in the market for another one, but... hmmm...
Anyhow, The cab on mine needs a bit of paint and I saw the door on this one and wondered what a completely silver cab 'britains style' would look like. Then just paint the plough blue with a yellow wheel!
by hair bear
Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: For sale
Topic: Spotted for sale - one for Slooby!
Replies: 4
Views: 509
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Spotted for sale - one for Slooby!

Go on Tim... You know you want to (not far from home either!). https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285815269455?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=5623f7cda66c4f0ea5d2bc21a696ebff&bu=43167302673&ut=RU&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20240416072707&segname=11...
by hair bear
Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:32 am
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 28/04/2024
Replies: 4280
Views: 3035674
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Re: Classic pictures Updated 13/04/2024

Let me just slip on an anorak... Yes, it's an EE type 3, in green would have been a D6xxx number and later on Class 37xxx. :think: Ahem, anyhow, Is there a story to the D tipper? At a glance I'd say from the first photo it ran down the slope on the left backwards and through the wall. Can't really s...
by hair bear
Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:09 pm
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 28/04/2024
Replies: 4280
Views: 3035674
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Re: Classic pictures Updated 13/04/2024

Is it my imagination - or is the crawler in the train yard painted in 'coaching stock' crimson and cream?
by hair bear
Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 28/04/2024
Replies: 4280
Views: 3035674
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Re: Classic pictures Updated 01/04/2024

The AEC tipper is similar to one of your previous posts, the body looks too long. Maybe a trend for that era perhaps.
by hair bear
Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Heads up - tractor jumble
Replies: 1
Views: 511
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Re: Heads up - tractor jumble

Hmmp! Cancelled. Next one 5th October.
by hair bear
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:32 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Heads up - tractor jumble
Replies: 1
Views: 511
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Heads up - tractor jumble

A quick reminder for Patrick Edwards tractor jumble on the 6th of April in Bampton near Oxford. :think:

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