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Hi all.
Just finished the repairs on the offside door (what was left of it. Some pics to follow hopefully. I also had to chop through hinges on the side windows to open them, but that's another episode.
Norm

The third photo down is near Chesterfield, the famous twisted church spire gives the location away. :thumbup: Jeremy Did not notice that Jeremy, never seen it in the flesh, as it it were. Someone must have seriously been p1ssed off when that happened. Apparently there are several theories but one i...

Hi Keith.
They're made by TVH and the British suppliers are/ were in kidderminster.
Norm. (Googled it).

i must be doing the slowest rebuild ever on a dumper,(winget 3S) any advise on kingpins ?? where can i buy some. has anyone actually changed/ replaced them? or do we just have wobbly wheels :dizzy: any advice would be much appreciated :think: :D Ian The Winget 4s I have has been on going for 10 yea...

Hi all.
I was giving the 84 3CX some TLC the other day when I noticed that 3 or 4 glass panels had JCB Newcastle upon Tyne imprinted in them. Anyone Know what that's about?
Norm.

Hi all. I got fed up doing jig saws, so i thought I'd get creative. Went back to childhood and had a go at these two. Both from scratch and nothing to scale, it was just the challenge. 6 wheel drive tipper truck and a articulated 4 wheel drive dump truck. The difficult part is trying to replicate th...

I used 48" Stillsons on mine.( only because they were at hand) Made by Record.
Norm.

uncle jakenz, Did you fix the side shift problem? Mine has the same problem,
Norm

Where is that bridge in the first pic? just answered me own question, it's the then new metro bridge over the Tyne. :doh: rquote="Neversweat"]IMG_4268.jpeg IMG_4267.jpeg IMG_4265.jpeg IMG_4264.jpeg IMG_4263.jpeg IMG_4262.jpeg IMG_4261.jpeg IMG_4258.jpeg IMG_4257.jpeg Steve :thumbup: http:/...