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Can you take off the seat and remove the panel behind the seat? You don't need to take the canopy off for that. I never had to touch the starter on ours but I did need to access that side for a water hose IIRR.

That Bedford KM looks at a rather precarious angle :wtf: no wheels either; how strange! :think: Great pics as per usual Steve. :thumbup: Jeremy I think it's possibly ex Blue Circle - I expect its been parked on the Quay too long and the pikeys had the wheels away :D Steve Loading in Tilbury?? :D I ...

Jeremy Rowland wrote:Robin I am no expert here but would guess that there could be a problem with one of the spool valves for the back actor, I am sure somebody on here will point you in the right direction.

Jeremy

Relief valve stuck with some dirt??

My late Uncle remembered one being used on the neighbouring farm in Gt Wakering, Essex. Not an entirely successful machine, awkward to move and it seemed to destroy the soil structure. Apparently some of the old farm boys reckoned it took years for the ground to recover. Hi Pete, They said the same...

My late Uncle remembered one being used on the neighbouring farm in Gt Wakering, Essex. Not an entirely successful machine, awkward to move and it seemed to destroy the soil structure. Apparently some of the old farm boys reckoned it took years for the ground to recover.

Ah yes! it probably wants drain down (Is there a suction strainer on this model?) clean oil and run for a little then drain down again. You cannot usually get all of the fluid out.

No don't use straight hydraulic oil. JCB do a torq con oil or use an off-the-shelf ATF that is designed for industrial use. As an edit I cannot remember where the t/con dip and fill was for this model but if you are next to the brakes you might be looking at the rear axle oil which sounds as though ...

Joes1989 wrote:Last time I was down there they had the Ackerman and an old hitachi

When I stayed there as a kid they were rope operated grabs with 2 or 3 a dredgers with one called Polo as it had a hole in the middle. The dredgers used to be loaded so the decks were awash.

I suppose you nipped in to see Rick afterwards? Lovely estuary.

Another alternative would be to drop out the shuttle and gearbox, and send the shuttle unit to Simon Vicary at Vicary plant. He will exchange a repairable unit for 650+VAT. There would be a surcharge if there is major component damage.