My machines

[Hammer man]

Heres some pics of my machines.My old FH330 was a 1997,had a hard life but a good machine while i had it.The hammer is the same Monabert V45 i have now.I had a track come off,& the good track snapped while walking it clear .The JCB is a 2007 330 Auto,our only JCB.I dont think anyone on our firm rates it.I found it guttless & useless,& anything that could come loose,fall of or leak did.The hammer is a Pro Dem which i did`nt rate.I had it for 6 weeks last year while my ZX 350 was in the workshop for line boring on the boom pivot,hence the stripped down photo of it.My ZX350 is a 2004 with 9040 hrs now,& apart from wanting a new undercarriage(still original)is a great machine.My friend had it from new,so it was well looked after.I had the boom snap last year,which was welded,the boom pivot housing re-bored,& a hyd pump casing fail.It has a hard life on breaking but it stands up well,with plenty of power.The Volvo 290c i had for a few weeks while mine was having its pump replaced last month.Very nice ,but a bit lacking compared to the 350.

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[tctractors]

Lucky thing that track breaking Hammerman as it looks to be fitted the wrong way????.

tctractors

[john345me]

why are the windows blacked out on the 350 zaxis is that not a health & safty problem

[d4c24a]

why are the windows blacked out on the 350 zaxis is that not a health & safty problem

may be that one "deals" with other types of rock

[Hammer man]

Yeah,Rock Coccain in my lunchtimes!!!
No problems at all with H&S.I do alot of work for Tarmac,& they are very hot on H&S.I would find having the sun streaming in & dazzling me more of a H&S issue.
The tint is dark smoke,which is a 20% tint,so they look dark from the outside,but inside there is still good visability out.On rock breaking i`m sat in the same position alot,so theres no escapping the sun,& it reflects off the rock.Keeps the cab alot cooler too.It only cost £20 for the tint,& it comes off easy enough.

[Hammer man]

Heres the 1st machine i ever drove!I`d just graduated to loading shovels from ADTs,in a quarry in Cornwall.But i over sleept one morning by 3 hrs When i got in they`d put an agency driver on my L150C.Quarry manager said did i fancy driving the old Cat 330BL,loading a brand new finger screen.Did`nt need asking twice!!!Spent the rest of the summer on it .Then once my firm got good reports about me,i got the job in Devon on the Volvo EC140BL.The rest is history.
The Cat was a 1997 i think,well worn & loose,but well up to the job.

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[Hammer man]

A few pics i took today.I pride my self in keeping my machine looking tidy.The counter weight was badly scratched & rusty when i got it,so i spayed it up.From a distance it looks fine,closer it looks a bit patchy.I always have a can of Hitachi orange with me on the odd( )ocasion i put a scratch on it .I dont worry about the front as it just get hit all the time from fly rock.If i ever got a new machine i would put extra conveyer belt up the rams etc to protect the paint.As discussed in Joes workplace topic,my name on the door She`ll also get a good steam clean before i leave.

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[argie]

Fair play to you Neil, it looks immaculate!
Paul

[Hammer man]

Heres my "new"to me 2007 ZX350/3 with my trusty Montabert V45 hammer.This is my 3rd long term Hitachi now after the FH330,ZX350,& now this dash 3.The best machine i`ve had.If the pic looks familiar,its the same quarry(Dolyhir)& parking place that my old ZX350 was parked in in a previous picture.Will add some more when i get back from my holiday.Hopefully the track will be repaired by then.

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