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- Fri Dec 02, 2016 9:45 pm
- Forum: Companies
- Topic: Wyatts of Snetterton
- Replies: 15
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Re: Wyatts of Snetterton
found these old photos of old draglines thought I would add them to this tread these must have been in the 1950s or 1960s as there were still at Diss http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/userpix/363_SOKENZ3675R61480707579.jpg http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/userpix/363_4KL4J9WHJ...
- Fri Dec 25, 2015 6:00 pm
- Forum: Excavators
- Topic: Miller v Caterpillar
- Replies: 7
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Re: Miller v Caterpillar
The bit I found interesting was 1 of the comments from someone who said he worked for caterpillar "Horrible company that use china to make every part of there diesel engines apart from the name tag. I know i work for them." Where did you see that ? Can't see it on this thread. clicky on m...
- Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:27 pm
- Forum: Excavators
- Topic: Miller v Caterpillar
- Replies: 7
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Re: Miller v Caterpillar
The bit I found interesting was 1 of the comments from someone who said he worked for caterpillar
"Horrible company that use china to make every part of there diesel engines apart from the name tag. I know i work for them."
"Horrible company that use china to make every part of there diesel engines apart from the name tag. I know i work for them."
- Sun May 18, 2014 9:58 pm
- Forum: Excavators
- Topic: Amphibious excavator
- Replies: 49
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Re: Amphibious excavator
Went to Italy easter week and had a ride in a boat in the lagoons off Venice as well as mark sqrare etc this looks a bit like yours
Re: French
Martin, I just spoke with my dad and he said the right hand man your thinking about would be Derek Clark. A few more names Tony Jacklin on an 8 and box, Jimmy Wynn on a 9 pushing, Angus and Ian Sutherland where on scrapers at one stage. John Pooley a ganger. John Pooley I take it that payslip Poole...
- Tue Sep 24, 2013 7:40 pm
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: ben wyatt of wyatts of snetterton
- Replies: 23
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Re: ben wyatt of wyatts of snetterton
When I first worked for Ben it was trading under the name of J Wyatt Junior same as fridge freight of Diss I seem to remember something about Diss construction ltd also being part of group .Then the name was changed to Wyatt of Snetterton in early 70s their is also a brother Pearn who has a farm at ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2013 7:58 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Scottish Coal.
- Replies: 9
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Re: Scottish Coal.
Well said Bob The people of the UK don't seem to realise that our bills are 12% higher due to the green " tax ". We have good coal reserves, and should tell the EU to sod off ! We have 20 windy whirleygigs on our mountain,only half of them are turning this morning.If they need more wind,t...
- Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:45 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Scottish Coal.
- Replies: 9
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We should be like Germany and build more coal power stations Germany are building12 new ones but if we did the lefties or greens or what ever they are called today would object http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/04/23/germany-to-open-six-more-coal-power-stations-in-2013/ Germany’s dash for coal continu...
- Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:50 pm
- Forum: Excavators
- Topic: Hymac 580 BT
- Replies: 9
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Re: Hymac 850 BT
Ian Fletcher1970 wrote:Interesting looking trailer it's loading - almost similar to a trailed scraper
This trailer is similar but not a tipper
http://www.ruthmann.de/main.php?target=rcpt_155&lang=en
- Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:51 pm
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: Caterpillar DW21
- Replies: 21
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Re: Caterpillar DW21
It was alright changing into 2nd in the cut if the pusher was not direct drive like 18a or 22a then he would speed up just enough to get into 2nd .If it was an 18a you could easily leave him and when you went to change into 2nd DW would stop dead followed by a big bang. On the old DWs I drove if whe...