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    Fiat Allis 262B's

    Hi Fiatallisguy, thanks for the photos, those are good machines you have there, keep the photos coming. Best wishes for the future, Neil
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    Some random work pictures.

    Lee, thanks for sharing these photos, I'm an operator but I like to do the oddjob on my machines, so I know the effort required from you guys with this sort of work. TC is a mate of mine and I reckon hes still at it at his age cos it gets him away from the hooded claw!!!!!! Best of luck, Neil
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    Back In The Saddle Again

    alan, glad to see you're doing wot you like best- good luck with the job. Neil
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    Lingong to buy Dressta

    Thats interesting Brian, that Volvo own a substantial slice-there were rumours recently of Volvo getting a dozer line, this one way of doing it.
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    Lingong to buy Dressta

    Just seen the news that Dressta are to be bought over by the chinese,b----r that it wont be too long before we're all reading out of the little red book. Sorry guys, did'nt realize Stock had put up a post earlier on the same subject Neil
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    JCB thoughts please

    I would be wary of the JSB, there are a lot over here in the uk but that does not mean much when you hear some of the horror stories. Neil
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    D8R + 463 scale 1/5,6

    Hi Dan, This is the first time I've seen your thread, its real impressive I hope it works out ok. Neil
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    Anybody Experience with Shantui Dozers

    Hi Brian, I went home before xmas, my father passed away on January 13 so had to deal with all that! you remember me telling you about overseas work? that is progressing to the point of a contract being negotiated at the minute. PM me and let me know how you are getting on. Neil
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    Anybody Experience with Shantui Dozers

    Its all very well talking about the chinese getting their act together and coming up to the same standard as the rest of the world but I have a brother who works for Sony-Erickson in silicon valley. He troubleshoots for them around the world- before christmas I was offered work in China, when he...
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    Caterpillar 329D/E

    Hi Brian, Want a run on a D8 pulling an hydraulic box? Let me know Neil
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    for sale 1/50 Cat 637E & Black Rat 657A

    I have for sale a 1/50 scale Cat 657A scraper model with rops and cab, the price is $1800 plus post & packing Also a custom built 637E modified from an Ertl 631E 1/50 price $450 plus p&p. lastly, 1/16 Ertl precision series John Deere 650H dozer $250 plus p&p. The models are in the uk. Sorry no...
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    D9 R's pulling pans(pics)

    He more than likely knew about the same idea that cat put on their large wheel loaders in the late sixties early seventies,was it called Dystred track or something like that?? I 've seen it mentioned before on this forum. I forgot to mention but those pullscrapers have probablely been...
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    Fiat Allis 262B's

    Thanks guys for this thread-any photo's? Neil
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    Big engine 27's

    Mike, Any photos? Can you tell us the problems encountered and the solutions Neil
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    Don't laugh - how do I operate my D39?

    John From what you have said you have no experience driving, until you get a bit of seat time where the controls are second nature get your mate to unload. Good luck with your new purchase! Neil
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    More Dozer work

    Thanks for posting a lot of brilliant photos-what is the story to the two photos before the end photo of the Komatsu? Neil
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    Fiat-Allis FD 175 info request

    fd 175 Hi,I have a1997 Fd175 and can recommend it highly,its not as user friendly as later Komatsu px65 but having driven a D6R for a week the Fiat is far better in all respects than the Cat. They are a good machine provided you keep a good maintenance program. Neil
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    The last FIAT-ALLIS 41b made

    Thanks fiat 41b Great to see pictures of your machines-they are truly magnificent machines. Its a pity the italians are not providing the spares back up for these older machines, a very stupid move I think because people who want to buy the new machines from fiat are gonna be put off by the...
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    Engine replacement in a JCB 1550

    The leyland engines were replaced by Perkins units in 1981. The leyland engine is a good engine and well worth doing up-I have had 3cx's with both. the reason the leyland was dropped was due to British Leyland shutting their tractot plant at Bathgate and therefore the engines were no longer...
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    16b engine repower

    Thanks for posting-keep them coming:cool2:cool2 Neil
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