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Nations chit-chat
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How to use this forum

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by Site Admin » Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:30 pm

Hi,

welcome to the chit chat forum.
Feel free to discuss everything here - not only machines.

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/Holger

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New forum for the CMN Photo Competition

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Hi all!

I have moved all competitions to this forum:

Enjoy!

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Thoughts on forming a machinery club

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by martyn williams » Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:06 pm

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Hello all
Just would like some feedback on forming a new club.
It will be mainly to do with crawler tractors, working days,attending vintage vehicle...

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Come and join us in the Link club,only £25 per year :thumbup:
Martyn
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Anderton Boat Lift

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by Jeremy Rowland » Sun Sep 03, 2017 4:10 pm

While we consider that many of todays inventions and technology as being ground breaking; when you consider that hydraulics were only first used on...

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Sun Sep 03, 2017 4:10 pm
The big 70.

Last post by Gerard « Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:48 pm
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by mechman » Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:03 pm

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Reached the big 70 today, just wondered how many of us are in that kind of category?

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Happy Birthday Norman!!!

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Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:48 pm
Triumph Alternator Drive Shaft Replacement

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by Jeremy Rowland » Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:43 pm

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Triumph Alternator Shaft Replacement (Part One)

Having already once owned a 1996 Hinckley built Triumph Trident I quite fancied another similar...

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Thank you Jeremy :thumbup:

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Sat Apr 29, 2017 12:48 pm
What are these objects?

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by essexpete » Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:34 pm

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Any ideas? Suffolk Woodland.jpg

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Well I never would have guessed that at all

Paul

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Wed Apr 12, 2017 9:09 am
Jubilee Line Extension construction - 1995 BBC documentary.

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by IBH » Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:40 pm

I came across a half hour documentary from 1995 on the BBC's iPlayer about the construction of the Jubilee Line Extension featuring the work of the...

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Mining Disasters

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by FOWLER MAN » Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:06 pm

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Hi,
As some of you know I sing with a Welsh Male Voice Choir.
We are currently rehearsing the Welsh love song Myfanwy, so as I sometimes do I went...

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Yes Fred what a terrible tragedy Aberfan was :( alas human nature and one of its tragic and many failures, lets hope that this never happens again...

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Happy New Year.

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by FOWLER MAN » Fri Dec 30, 2016 1:11 am

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Hi All,
I was unable to log on to the site to wish you all a Happy Christmas because of the "Timing Out" problem.
Hopefully that has now...

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Happy New Year to one and all, I hope 2017 is a good one for everyone on here thanks for making it such a great Forum.

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Back again lol

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by Hammer man » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:55 pm

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Hi everybody :) Been a while i know :oops: Thought i`d post an update & try to catch up.Still with Sparkes.Not been on my ZX350 full time since...

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Hi all.Yes,it was supposed to read a late 2013 ZX290/5,with 500 hours when i got it.I still have it,now with 5700 hour on it.Spotless body work side...
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Merry Christmas

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by Jeremy Rowland » Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:33 am

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Just want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and thank you all for your support. :claphands: :brravo:

Jeremy

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone.

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Sat Dec 24, 2016 1:52 am
Joseph Cyril Bamford - 1995 Radio Interview.

Last post by Jeremy Rowland « Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:44 am
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by IBH » Sun Oct 23, 2016 9:30 pm

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I've stumbled across a short audio interview with Joseph Cyril Bamford from 1995 broadcast last year on BBC Radio Stoke.
For all my years of being a...

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Why was JC passed over for the honours list for all those years?

Because engineers and diggers and digger manufacturers are not considered to be...

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Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:44 am
Plant & Machinery Magazines

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by Nick Drew » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:07 pm

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Hi all,

We are spoilt for choice here in the UK at the moment with two titles ...Classic Plant & Machinery magazine and Earthmovers Magazine...

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Muck Shifter was a "trade only" mag published by a company called Morgan Grampian. When I joined Caterpillar's Sales and Service Dept based...
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The Beaulieu Monorail

Last post by hair bear « Sun Aug 07, 2016 10:51 am

by hair bear » Sun Aug 07, 2016 10:51 am

Here's a question for the anoraks among us, having just spent a couple of good days at the Beaulieu museum and several trips on the monorail I'm...

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Commercial vehicle spare wheels

Last post by modelman093 « Thu May 26, 2016 3:40 pm
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by hair bear » Tue May 24, 2016 11:00 pm

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It's going to be one of those weeks...
Went out in the yard to find one of our vans with a flat. Didn't give it much thought, changed it and took the...

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No requirement to carry a spare, commercial or otherwise.
When I was in the haulage business over forty five years ago the first thing that was done...

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Weighbridge

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by hair bear » Tue May 24, 2016 10:31 pm

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Our local waste transfer station which is run by our local council in partnership with Onyx and used to allow free check weighing. Very useful if you...

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It's a real pain in the chuff! The hunt is now on for a private one that is cheaper / free!

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Wed May 25, 2016 10:56 pm
Happy Easter

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by Site Admin » Sun Mar 27, 2016 12:52 pm

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Happy Easter to all! :wave: :D

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same back to all have a safe and happy easter

Paul

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Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:22 pm
Happy New Year

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i wish you an happy new year 2016

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Happy Birthday Holger

Last post by Site Admin « Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:27 am
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by Jeremy Rowland » Mon Jan 04, 2016 2:58 pm

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Happy Birthday to Holger our site admin and thanks for all of the hard work that you have put into CMN. :bow: :claphands: :claphands:

Jeremy

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Thanks Paul! :mrgreen:

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Classic Plant errors

Last post by tctractors « Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:06 pm
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by RichardJW~ » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:48 am

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is it just me who finds it annoying when the machine description doesn't match the photo?
i'm no expert but can vaguely make out the relative sizes...

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Well this months Mag did manage to improve some on the loading shovel detail, only 2 had the incorrect info affixed to them, on page 33 a CAT 933 was...

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Merry Christmas & a Happy 2016

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by Jeremy Rowland » Sun Dec 20, 2015 2:28 am

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Yes it is that time of year once more and how quick they pass these days :shock: I would just like to thank all of our members for their support over...

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Happy New Year to All and thank you for the posting!
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Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:27 pm
one of our members in a bad way

Last post by Jeremy Rowland « Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:58 pm
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by Mrsmackpaul » Sat Nov 28, 2015 1:07 pm

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I also visit the Acmoc forum and Old-iron-habit put a post today with some not so good news and thought perhaps it best if I share it on here as Im...

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Bad things can happen in life to any of us at anytime lets just hope the said gent makes a good recovery.

Jeremy

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Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:58 pm
Meeting a CMN member.

Last post by Site Admin « Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:38 pm
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by mechman » Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:29 am

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Hi all.
I met member DCP Plant yesterday for a few odds and ends. Good day, Good crack, and a Good guy as well
Norm :D

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:thumbup:

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Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:38 pm
A Few Old Steamers

Last post by Jeremy Rowland « Sun Nov 22, 2015 11:23 pm
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by Jeremy Rowland » Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:25 pm

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Here's a selection of steam loco's and a cab view of the line from a DMU; all pics taken at different locations from the SVR to the Linc's Wolds...

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A few more that I found while trawling through some old pics on my pc, these were all taken at the Nene Valley railway.

Jeremy

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Sun Nov 22, 2015 11:23 pm
Gold Rush new season

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by topkit » Thu Jan 01, 2015 3:14 pm

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Just to let everyone know the new season of Gold Rush starts on Tuesday 6th Jan on Discovery. It's always amusing watching the Hofmans Fu** up on...

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I remember Agate plant using a D550 in Nottinghamshire late 80s. They drove it down the main road and it looked massive!

Dave
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