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Historic NZ Earthmoving Projects
G,day Ray some of the best photo collections Ive ever seen have been from a couple of different Kiwi mates that I had and have lost contact with over the years.... probably of some of those early jobs that you talk about -
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Wabco scrapers at work
G,day Mr Euclid Sounds like that brochure would interesting reading but I dont recall any International tractors there unless they were in the very early stages, Vern Ellis had 2 295s there early on but they were not there when I started in 74. Abignano had 3 pretty tired... -
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Wabco scrapers at work
Hi Mr Euclid. It wasnt that this job was so different than any other but that maybe the engineers at the time had been better sold on the advantages of big elevating Scrapers. While I will never disagree that large fleets of open bowls / dozers will move bulk dirt quicker, and they did have a... -
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Wabco scrapers at work
Look forward to your visit Nick, always available for a yarn especialy about Wabcos. We didnt do many tyres Gavin, working for the old man it was instant dismissal if ya even marked 1 hehe. The old man brought the 633C on spec as the DMR didnt believe in Elevators....after about 15 minutes of... -
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Wabco scrapers at work
G'day Ray. These days with digital there is footage of just about anything you wish to see currently in any situation but it is certainly a shame that there is not more footage avaliable of machinery from the earlier years , Its sad to think of all the footage that even I could have had or the... -
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Wabco scrapers at work
Thanks for the comments guys, glad ya liked it........ I will post more later, I think a 3 minute home movie film cost $20 in those days and the 333s were only earning $40 per hr so it would have eaten into the profit margin a bit, there are heaps of missing bits mainly because the projector... -
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South western Expressway about 1976 After plenty of cursing i finaly posted a video from my fathers home movie, lets see if the link works........turn up the volume and listen to the music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM_WLa2Q-Pg&feature=player_detailpage -
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Wabco scrapers at work
That was 1 of my scrapers Ray. Turbo 2s certainly helped but if the conditions are bad you just have to check the rear filters reguarly.........just a few notes... 2 stroke Detroits turboed and blown suck in plenty of air, which is why they are a lot more suceptable to "dusting" the motors... -
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666B Scrapers
G,day Gavin, Wish ya had'nt told me about the Socal site ...........looks like I will be tied up for months now looking at it ..........sure looks like Scraper operators heaven -
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Wabco scrapers at work
Similar area Steve..............My photo was at Muswellbrook, but about 30 years earlier, Becareful though......1 thing I realised going from single power to twin is that those GMs on the back of an elevating scraper are not the best way to go... loading bulldust, ya can block up the filters in... -
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666B Scrapers
Hi Gavin.........I used to watch them at Leminton Mine and had mates driving them, I was sure there were a lot more than 4 out there -
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All your logging gear Pics. From Hoes, to Yarders, Trucks etc etc
Hi guys, My father got out off the logging business in the early sixtys after the Roads Dept brought in axel weights and legally he couldnt cart as much on his bogie drive B Model that he had been previously carted on the single drive Fords.............It allways amazes me how they did it when...- Brenlow
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Wabco scrapers at work
Gday Kerry........Im starting too get cold shivers running up my spine looking at all them green machines ya got posted here...............I thought this thread was safe to look at coz it would only bring back good memories as it was about Wabcos now I not so sure hehe -
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Wabco scrapers at work
G,day Buckethead. Thanks I like that pic also, I remember that job well It was in the good old days when I was owner operating................I think it was the only time I have been "sacked" from a job in my life..........As it was a very dry and dusty job the grader driver and I used to...