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- Fri May 19, 2017 3:14 pm
- Forum: Wheel Loaders
- Topic: Weatherill
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Hi Pete The 2H gave the High Tip version that was required to load high hoppers. Did I send you the DVD of the 2H at work? That showed some HiTips at work
- Fri May 19, 2017 3:10 pm
- Forum: Wheel Loaders
- Topic: Weatherill
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Hi Andy I have PM'd you, although the cabs looked the same they where different. another machine that might be of interest for modelling is the L64 I will send you details of that one as well
- Thu May 18, 2017 12:04 pm
- Forum: Wheel Loaders
- Topic: Weatherill
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Hi Pete
The 2H wasn't to bad to operate when you think of what came before, Rope shovels! in its day the 2H was cutting edge technology
The 2H wasn't to bad to operate when you think of what came before, Rope shovels! in its day the 2H was cutting edge technology
- Thu May 18, 2017 12:01 pm
- Forum: Wheel Loaders
- Topic: Weatherill
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Hi Andy I think it only had a buffer beam at the rear but retained it loader arms and bucket as shunting was a secondary job for the machine. Early shutters had frames to connect front and rear buffer beam because they were based on tractors and therefore only had light weight body panels which were...
- Tue May 16, 2017 12:38 pm
- Forum: Wheel Loaders
- Topic: Weatherill
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Hi this was a 12HD fitted with rear buffer bar and towing hook this was not offered as a standard production model but was a one off to meet customers requirements Weatherill did a number of special options for customers. Weatherill's first shunter was the Epping Auto Shunter. they also produced a s...
- Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:31 pm
- Forum: Heavy Haulage
- Topic: Classic pictures Updated 24/03/2024
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Re: Classic pictures Update 19/03/2017
behind the blue Volvo is a rare Weatherill L66 high tip machine
- Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:14 pm
- Forum: Wheel Loaders
- Topic: Very Early Weatherill 2H
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Re: Very Early Weatherill 2H
could be about 1953
- Fri Feb 24, 2017 4:58 pm
- Forum: Wheel Loaders
- Topic: Very Early Weatherill 2H
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Re: Very Early Weatherill 2H
The 2H modified to have a centre crowd ram usually had a crane attachment not a bucket. The bucket shown looks a bit wide they usually only covered the front track the extra holes in the sidearm cross member are for the manual bucket release.
- Sun Jan 22, 2017 3:08 pm
- Forum: Wheel Loaders
- Topic: Weatherill L62B
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Re: Weatherill L62B
No that used to be the standard wheel base they extended it when the driver protective cab and ROPS/FOPS cab came into production as they required stronger mountings these where the series 2 machines
- Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:12 pm
- Forum: Wheel Loaders
- Topic: Weatherill L62B
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Re: Weatherill L62B
Looking at the pic it looks like L62B /9 short wheel base Leyland 401 engine Clark transmission centrax axles and the colour look like Hoveringhams the cab doors would have the logo on them the exhaust and air cleaner are non standard