A few dozer repairs

[Rolyd8k]

Interesting set of picture's

Using Hemetite on the Final drive case?

Yes Ross,two coates on each surface, useing cat liquid dries
like rubber have,nt had a leak yet

[Rolyd8k]

Nice,smart and clean job mate.I notice you take the cab off still atatched to the mounting bracket,I've never seen that before.You can't beat having all the right tools for the job

Nicky,its easier for us that way,we can leave the scraper hyd controls bolted
to inside the cab, and pipework to the mounting bracket,it all has to come off
anyway and the diesel tank so as to stand on the drawbar to sevice the cross-shaft,
i know someone who when he does a cross shaft he tilts the modular cab back,
slides the fuel tank off out the side,then layes across either the fenders or
transmision to unbolt the steering cluches and cross-shaft,it takes a bit longer
but its far easier to remove everything off the back and stand on the drawbar

[modelman093]

Cracking pictures Roly. Do you have full time spannermen or do your drivers do the repairs? Your pics and those from SB in the Haulers section make me feel quite "broody" - then I look at the crooked thumb and various other self inflicted bodily defects and come to my aged senses!
These two pics are pretty tame compared with yours - taken in the Glasgow plant when I was showing visitors around the production lines.The guy with the tash and comb-over is Russell Jones of Levertons - may mean something to the more mature viewers!
Keep the camera rolling. You never know you may get a call from Haynes manuals!
Keep up the physio'!
Angus

[Neil D]

Angus
I saw an obituary for Russell Jones in one of the magazines-I bought literature from him a few years ago,seemed a decent old bloke!

Neil

[RichardJW~]

You never know you may get a call from Haynes manuals!

Angus

I was thinking the same......I've seen service manuals with less detail in them than this!

[DaveS]

Russell Jones - there's a name from the past!

He wrote a couple of books for Condie, and must have been one of the first to deal in classic plant brochures and the like, but was very expensive to deal with!

Dave S.

[Ross]

Interesting set of picture's

Using Hemetite on the Final drive case?

Yes Ross,two coates on each surface, useing cat liquid dries
like rubber have,nt had a leak yet

Yeah Red Hemetite Work's really well.

Not so nice on the old finger's tho.

Do a really good job with what you have ... Hat's off to you.

[Rolyd8k]

Angus,the only full time spanner man is my son Carl,working with him in the
picture is driver-fitter Eddy in green overalls,pushing the sprocket on is Dick
of T & H Plant Repair Ltd,and of course me,that is when i have,nt any broken
limbs machines on site for none terminal jobs we use local fitters its quicker
and i dont mean finnings,the Bradford job i use a fitter from Leeds,the Brighton
job a chap from Ashford,the Cannock job thats just getting going i hope a chap
from worchester can help us there
first part to go in is the crown wheel,these bits are bloody heavy

Next to go in is the cross-shaft

cross shaft laying in bearing housing and looking at top pinion

crown wheel meshed into pinion just have to shim it for pre-load and backlash after we change the tranny

cross-shaft bolted in and looking at top pinion flange,notice the yellow duo-cone rubber,heat resistant and should prevent failure leading to oil dumping into final-drive

[Joes1989]

Sweet pics! How long til this D8's back in service?

Joe

[argie]

Hi Roly,
The old dear looks in very good shape Whereabouts in Cannock are you working? And what are the possibilities of getting photos?
Cheers
Paul