The Classic Machinery Network

Taken at LeeMoor

sweet pics, nice collection of haulers.

I note the Shephard Hill trucks. We had a fleet at Western Area of ECC, I think in the late 80s. Rough old trucks really, they weren't a lot better than the Terex R50s they replaced. (A better ride though!) However, thats what we had to drive so must of us got on with it. The two fitters who looked after the trucks did a month on and a month off down from Chesterfield, and were two good blokes. They had to contend with a lot of A-frame replacements, and radiators too I recall.

The last cat 773b (No G932D) is up for sale now along with the fleet of 775e's. Imerys just took possession of 8 new cat 775g's & a new 990 wheeled loader at Melbur pit.