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  1. MKTEF

    Norway pics

    Long time since someone posted her. I like this picture, you have to zoom in to see all the details.. Taken some weeks ago. I am in the midle in the yellow jacket. Everything went ok. There is some smal birds in the air!
  2. MKTEF

    Going to Conexpo?

    Had everything ordered and planned for this year...My boss called me yesterday night and canselled the trip… Otherwise i would have been on the airplane right now. Volvo will have their machines and everything present, but there will only be local american personell manning the boots. Of course...
  3. MKTEF

    Volvo A20 details

    I made a search at www.mascus.no and found at least 3 engines sold for parts. Or search for "volvo a20". I am guessing here, but you are looking for the one With the manifold outlet directly upwards and the turbo on top.
  4. MKTEF

    2017 Conexpo/Conagg

    I have a polar watch on my arm counting steps.. I had 15km thursday, then 10, then 13 and 12,5 on Friday. In total 50,5 km. (We skipped saturday, leaving early) Of course there is some walking from and back to the hotel room at Circus, but still. Realy enjoyd Meeting you guys at the beer...
  5. MKTEF

    2017 Conexpo/Conagg

    I try to Bee There too...
  6. MKTEF

    Norway pics

    Yes its a two way road. But not allowed for semies like the Scania. Its to long. Max size is single truck/bus, max apr40feet/13.1m long. Road was closed when this guy with the Scania went down. And he got a permit for that trip. Search for trillstigen on youtube...there is some films of long...
  7. MKTEF

    Norway pics

    Down Trollstigen with a semitrailer This is a video from the transport of Bicycles Down Trollstigen. 8-10% downhill.(triathlon contest in july) This guy got a permit... Length of this combination is 17,5m. Scania R730.. max length here is apr 40 feet/13,1m, single trucks/busses, with steared...
  8. MKTEF

    Champion 100T Motor Grader

    I have posted pics of the 100T in Rana Gruber Norway before here in the forum. Its not in so much use nowadays, but the meter says apr 2100h. And still kicking... Here is a video of it: http://www.at.no/anlegg/2015-07-21/Veihøvel-i-90-tonnsklassen-15942.html Klick on the player on top. In...
  9. MKTEF

    Norway pics

    Following up with another one. Here the pilot pulls the wire up to the powermast. Hooks the needle on the mast and hooks of the needle. Hooks on at the middle, and pulls it trough the mast. Hooks off. Hooks on to the front of the needle and pulls the wire to the Next mast. He's got some hours...
  10. MKTEF

    Norway pics

    Here is a video of a smal transport in Norway. Max total weight With 4 tractors is 450t. Total torque is apr 12 000nm. Max uphill on this transport is 1:10. Done by the Norwegian state Power grid Company.(No state owns the main powerlines, that supply the lokal powercompanies) They own the...
  11. MKTEF

    Norway pics

    After studying that Movie in fulls screen i noticed the reason for the publisity. The front snowblower has a gps antenna mounted at the middle. And a screen inside the loader telling him where the road goes. I also noticed that the last one is following the roadfence at parts of the road...
  12. MKTEF

    Norway pics

    I think this one is rather Nice. Made a couple of days ago by a local neewspaper, Veidekke is the contractor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0DkkXYdxpc I have to say that u can make pritty Nice videos With drones.
  13. MKTEF

    Norway pics

    Its magnetic. I try to avoid those situations too, but as we do educational stuff, some guys are unlucky. The Moxy is a Write of as of now. It is to expensive to repair it. Maybe the aprentice guys on the workshop is challenged With it..
  14. MKTEF

    volvo LM 1641

    You will find brochures here: http://www.volvoce.com/constructionequipment/corporate/en-gb/AboutUs/history/products/wheel%20loaders/Wheel%20Loaders%20Volvo%20BM/Pages/Volvo%20BM%20LM%201641.aspx I Guess the Serial number is on the left side of the front part, below the main bolt for the lifting...
  15. MKTEF

    Norway pics

    RonG: A couple of years ago a European contractor, Alpine, whon a job here. Then for the first time in 7-10 years stakes was put up. No one could beliewe in what they saw. Whell, they went bankrupcy in some months. Not due to this Project..but. Over here the wages is so high, that GPS saves you...
  16. MKTEF

    Norway pics

    Koens90: All excavators on Projects have 3d. The 3 most usual ones is Trimble, Topcon and Scanlaser. And dozers, graders and even compactors. On most Projects you get the models from the Builder. You just copy them on usb sticks or they download them from the database and directly into the...
  17. MKTEF

    Norway pics

    Here is some more.. First is of correct marking of military explosives:) One pic of a Moxy MT31. Driver got out on the edge, contra steared, hit the rock at left, Box got overturned and bearing bolts snapped of.(he wore the seatbelt and was shaken but ok) Then 3 pics of a PC210 in the mud...
  18. MKTEF

    Norway pics

    I am still lurking around... Any special Things you guys want to see pics of? Regarding work, you have to look in the ads. www.finn.no is a Place. or at www.nav.no Right now some Foreign Contractors is thrown out of contracts, because they are not productive enough. Spanish firm got...
  19. MKTEF

    Volvo G946

    First of all, what type of controls do you have? If you got the joysticks it can be adjusted electronicaly in/on the control box.(ours is, but we got the pre-series system) If i remember it right, and if its connected to the rear hydraulic sentral, its controlled by one electronic lever. I...
  20. MKTEF

    Volvo Graders no longer produced, in future by SDLG

    I had a look at a brochure from sdlg africa.. The whole front is a Volvo/champion. From cab and back are a bit different. They for shure have sent over the whole drawing package already.
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