A few dozer repairs

[nick lamb]

I know what you mean about having both std grousers and lgp grousers.It sounds like the best of both worlds but it doesn't really work out.It's nearly allways boggy work and hardly ever standard pad work.In saying that,I've had the standard pads on my D5 for 16 months now as the machine is on the same job but it's the first time it's worked out like that in 20 years!I've allways ran 24'' on my D8's except one time when I bought some 20'' pads.They were no good really and I never bought another set.

[go back]

i have a d6r xl on 24'' pads i been out on hire 3.5 years apart from 4 weeks this winter when in a tip it was so wet that even a cat 325 could not travel

[Rolyd8k]

I know what you mean about having both std grousers and lgp grousers.It sounds like the best of both worlds but it doesn't really work out.It's nearly allways boggy work and hardly ever standard pad work.In saying that,I've had the standard pads on my D5 for 16 months now as the machine is on the same job but it's the first time it's worked out like that in 20 years!I've allways ran 24'' on my D8's except one time when I bought some 20'' pads.They were no good really and I never bought another set.

Nicky,very rare we get a job thats dry for the duration,thats why i run all my
D8s on 28",thats helped us work through the last 4 winters and go where a
standard shoe wont,we,ve proved it time and again,every bit of wet muck we
can grab is a bit less for the diggers & trucks

[nick lamb]

Geoddis Plant ran some D8K's with 26 or 28'' pads and they would leave my D8's standing in bad muck on wet days.I considered wide pads for my D8's but I decided against for some reason that I don't recall now.

[Rolyd8k]

i have a d6r xl on 24'' pads i been out on hire 3.5 years apart from 4 weeks this winter when in a tip it was so wet that even a cat 325 could not travel

Justin,you have been very lucky to have dry enough jobs for so long
to run on a standard shoe

[Rolyd8k]

Roly,
Great pics of the D8's!
Have you got any pics of your D6 LGP's in action?

Joe

Sure Joe,Norfolk beach and other sites

[Joes1989]

IS that last picture taken on the A1 site near wetherby by anychance? looks kinda familiar

Joe

[Rolyd8k]

IS that last picture taken on the A1 site near wetherby by anychance? looks kinda familiar

Joe

Joe,no its beside the A43 Kettering to Corby road.

[Nick Drew]

IS that last picture taken on the A1 site near wetherby by anychance? looks kinda familiar

Joe

Joe,no its beside the A43 Kettering to Corby road.

Not far from the SED showground then eh Roly ???

Nick

[Rolyd8k]

Time to get this track back on and out to work


counting the links for the crocodile to join up.