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Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:51 pm
Forum: Paving Equipment
Topic: Remember these
Replies: 23
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Re: Remember these

Hello mick,
Yep your right, wasn't Bill Parker the supervisor, and as for Walt, the last time I saw him I was working for Bardons and Walt was a subby with Tripod. Think he was still Bladdered !!
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Sat Mar 30, 2013 10:25 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Introducing myself
Replies: 12
Views: 6720
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Re: Introducing myself

Ok Russ,

Not sure about Cyril, but i think Ray Dunmore was one of the dozer drivers....Many of the the guys are retired now or sadly not with us.
I will ask the lads at work for any photos they might have and get them posted as i haven't seen any of Bradshaw's stuff on here.
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Sat Mar 30, 2013 10:09 am
Forum: Paving Equipment
Topic: Remember these
Replies: 23
Views: 12456
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Remember these

Hi all, :wave: I was fortunate to be trained to operate pavers by Mickey Tinker :bow: (Tarmac Corby) on his BK90 before we got onto the M40 construction job. So after laying a few thousand tons and the building up/knocking down the screeds of various machines on the M40..... I got my very own BK 8-)...
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Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:25 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Introducing myself
Replies: 12
Views: 6720
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Re: Introducing myself

Image (410).jpg Welcome Richard, That would be Bradshaw's, Akerman excavators, Moxy trucks and Komatsu D65P Dozers in the late 70's early 80's? Are their any guys that were operators back then working for the company now? Russ Hi Russ, :wave: Thanks for the welcome....I didn't quote the company nam...
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Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:17 pm
Forum: Paving Equipment
Topic: Blaw Knox Pavers
Replies: 521
Views: 265747
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Re: Blaw Knox Pavers

hi gents , couple more pictures to the xmas run up :dizzy: hope your all finishing of those jobs this week :D ready for early finsh friday :rockon: Hello all, I've been flat out for the last few months so out of loop, I hope you are all well but well done Steve you should consider a career change t...
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Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:41 pm
Forum: Paving Equipment
Topic: bitelli BB 670 & Chipper
Replies: 6
Views: 4898
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Re: bitelli BB 670 & Chipper

This is me just getting to grips with my new BB670, just off the low loader in the mid 1990's
I found this machine difficult to steer on small housing estates, I did miss my BK :(
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Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:24 am
Forum: Paving Equipment
Topic: Blaw Knox Pavers
Replies: 521
Views: 265747
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Re: Blaw Knox Pavers

Here's a scan of a photo I got off e-bay of a Tilbury Road Burner Ian Hello Ian, rare picture I don't recall coming across anything like that since I've been in the job but does anybody remember the Infared Heater Patcher Tarmac Roadstone ran out of their Corby depot into the early 90s? Amey Roadst...
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Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:47 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Introducing myself
Replies: 12
Views: 6720
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Introducing myself

Hello all, What a great forum, :claphands: ive been reading lots and its stirred up many memories both good and bad !!(and to my surprise, i know lots of the names mentioned in members posts) I found CMN whilst researching the construction of the M40, where my real working life began as a boy for Ta...

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