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Post #711 by Nick Drew » Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:27 am

FINNISH MULTI-TOOL CARRIERS SPOTTED IN SWEDEN

During my recent trip to MaskinExpo 2015 I was delighted to meet Esa Suominen who is a salesman for the LM Trac range of multi-purpose tool carriers, who was keen to show me around these machines that are rarely seen in the UK.

http://www.earthmoversmagazine.co.uk/?p=10967


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Post #712 by Nick Drew » Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:04 am

MORE OOPS MOMENTS FROM THE ARCHIVES

The recent truck and dozer accident post went down a storm as these kind of post’s often do, so I have delved back into the Digger Man Blog oops folder to dig out 5 more incident shots from around the internet over the years.

http://www.earthmoversmagazine.co.uk/?p=10979


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Post #713 by Nick Drew » Sun Jul 05, 2015 12:22 pm

CLASSIC INSLEY EXCAVATOR SHOTS

I was delighted to receive an email from Matt Besser last week, Matt is an avid reader of Earthmovers Magazine and the Digger Man Blog and has kindly sent in some old black & white photos of a classic Insley excavator.

http://www.earthmoversmagazine.co.uk/?p=10990


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Post #714 by Nick Drew » Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:07 am

DIGGER ON THE “GRADE” WITH CASE

During my recent visit to the Case Customer Centre in Paris to check out the new D Series excavators, I was also invited to take to the controls of the company’s latest grader models.

http://www.earthmoversmagazine.co.uk/?p=11002


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Post #715 by Nick Drew » Tue Jul 07, 2015 11:35 am

VOLVO’S 70 TONNER GETS AN UPGRADE

Last week saw a rather quiet release for Volvo’s latest upgrade of its 70 tonne class machine with the launch of the EC750D.

http://www.earthmoversmagazine.co.uk/?p=10997


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Post #716 by Nick Drew » Wed Jul 08, 2015 9:14 am

FIRST P&H 1900AL FOR WIMPEY MINING CIRCA 77-78

Looking back at another blog I wrote some years ago which once again focused on the glory days of Wimpey Mining when we were contacted by Otto Strasser, who kindly sent in some old period photos for us to enjoy.

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Post #717 by Nick Drew » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:41 am

CAT ON THE COMPACT SIDE

One of my first writing assignments when I was lucky enough to be invited to join Earthmovers was a test drive report on the Cat 302.7D CR which took place on a grey day in March 2013.

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Post #718 by Nick Drew » Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:44 am

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MACHINERY SPOTTING ROAD TRIP (PART TWO)

It’s been a couple of months since we last caught up with Michael Bullock and his pals who are working down under in Western Australia, so here are the latest batch of photo’s he has sent into us at the Digger Man Blog.

http://www.earthmoversmagazine.co.uk/?p=11063


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Post #719 by Nick Drew » Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:25 am

HYUNDAI’S NEW HL955 WHEELED LOADER TO STAR AT THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW

Hyundai dealer EP Industries is exhibiting at the Great Yorkshire Show 2015 at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate from Tuesday 14th – Thursday 16th July with a range of Hyundai machines including the new HL955 Wheeled Loader, which made its UK debut at the recent Plantworx exhibition.

http://www.earthmoversmagazine.co.uk/?p=11094


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Post #720 by Nick Drew » Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:22 pm

A CASE FOR PUSHING

During my recent Earthmovers visit to the Case Customer Centre in Paris, I was also lucky to get a brief spell on the company’s largest dozer the 2050M LT.

http://www.earthmoversmagazine.co.uk/?p=11076


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