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- Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:05 am
- Forum: Mining equipment
- Topic: Lomount Marion 195M dragline?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10166
Re: Lomount Marion 195M dragline?
Hello Seawalker05, I would be interested to know some history about the plant used on the Tannners Hall sites by Lomount & Coal Contractors, in particular the draglines, navvys & haul-trucks. Do you happen to know if the Marion 195M was sold to McAlpine in South Africa, or thier parent compa...
- Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:49 am
- Forum: Earthmoving models
- Topic: Conrad Liebherr R9800 shovel?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3493
Conrad Liebherr R9800 shovel?
Hello Everyone, My long awaited Xmas present was the shovel version of the Liebherr R9800. I already have the R9800 back-hoe. I am still admiring the model,BUT I am rather disappointed in the few areas that have been left out , or cheaped out by the model manufacturer. The models are very expensive ...
- Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:34 pm
- Forum: Earthmoving models
- Topic: Looking for Motorart Volvo ECR235CL excavator
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6636
Looking for Motorart Volvo ECR235CL excavator
Hello,
I'm looking to add to my collection a mint in the box above 1.50th scale model of this zero tail swing excavator. If anyone knows of one for sale @ a reasonable price, please send me a PM.
Thanks,
Mark Williams.
I'm looking to add to my collection a mint in the box above 1.50th scale model of this zero tail swing excavator. If anyone knows of one for sale @ a reasonable price, please send me a PM.
Thanks,
Mark Williams.
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:38 am
- Forum: Excavators
- Topic: F Shephard'Hill Caterpillar 245 shovel?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3036
F Shephard'Hill Caterpillar 245 shovel?
Hello Everyone, There doesn't seem to be many posts on here these days? .( So I thought I would ask a question. F Shephard'Hill bought in the late 70s a new Caterpillar 245 front dump shovel & 3 new Caterpillar 769C trucks. I was an operator of 1 of the 769s (DT93) & spare driver on the 245 ...
- Sat Jun 24, 2017 8:09 am
- Forum: Companies
- Topic: Dick Hampton
- Replies: 201
- Views: 142310
Re: Dick Hampton
Hello Everyone, This is a great topic & an interesting read. It would be nice to see a photo of the man Dick Hampton on here. When I started out as an operator for F Shephard' Hill @ an early age on the Rhumney group of open cast coal sites in South Wales, in the early 80s, there was a 4 wheeled...
- Mon May 22, 2017 6:06 am
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: TS24 8V-71 Help required
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17041
Re: TS24 8V-71 Help required
Hello Jeremy, A good friend of mine who has a great deal of experience on DDs suggested, if the TS 24 is only used as a show piece, is to drop the oil pan on a dry place of repair & lay a clean piece of cardboard under the engine for a few hours & see if there is any sign of diesel leaking d...
- Mon May 08, 2017 5:45 am
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: TS24 8V-71 Help required
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17041
Re: TS24 8V-71 Help required
Hello Jeremy, I haven't set one of these up for a long time.You can find a link on videos on Youtube on this engine & how to do a complete top set.There is a bus fitter on there from the US changing out an injector,not much room for him to work in, as most of the buses out here are rear, or mid ...
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 5:09 am
- Forum: Mining equipment
- Topic: Lomount Marion 195M dragline?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10166
Lomount Marion 195M dragline?
Hello, Can anyone supply some information on the above dragline that worked on the Tanners-Hall,Tow Law opencast site in County Durham in 1986.Lomount (Mowlem) also had an opencast working @ Langley, Chester Le Street @ the same time. I have recently seen a photo on Tracshovels page on FlickR of a y...
- Tue Nov 15, 2016 8:10 am
- Forum: Excavators
- Topic: Cat 245
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4150
Re: Cat 245
Hi Chris,
Is it a stone slinger?
Regards,
Mark Williams.
Is it a stone slinger?
Regards,
Mark Williams.
- Fri Oct 28, 2016 5:27 am
- Forum: Excavators
- Topic: Dyggor Gaylord
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5230
Re: Dyggor Gaylord
Hya Dave, I found another photo of the Derek Crouch high cabbed E72 shovel @ the sisters site loading a Lectra-Haul M100 truck & a Cat 834 wheel-dozer on clean up duty by the side of it.If you go into Google & do a search of Derek Crouch Marion shovels & click on images,schroll through &...