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Recent content by lynchy

  1. lynchy

    Cat 994 fuel consumption

    Hi,thanks for reply,vague question I realize,no there's none over here,was a discussion about amount of energy used to mine for ev batteries,range of figures was 58 us gallons per hour from cat to 150 gallons per hour for 994H in an article just wondering which was more likeley,regards.
  2. lynchy

    Cat 994 fuel consumption

    Hi, wondering if anyone got real life heavy digging figures for cat 994 fuel burn? Regards
  3. lynchy

    Favorite phrases you use

    Locked in an empty container with two cannonballs....you'd loose one n break the other!
  4. lynchy

    bad day for boss

    Had a 980g backing off a quarry stockpile,cat 730 waiting to drive up n tip,both had full mirrors,radios,rear camera's horns,bloke in dumper sat there as shovel backed into him,shovel driver said' dumper looked further away ' in mirrors,dumper driver 'didn't believe shovel would keep coming...
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    T C Tractors

    Hi mate,if your over in UK during May,threlkeld museum has a 'working 'week end 17th n 18th May,bit further on is Keswick n the Lakes,plenty to see 'up here',regards
  6. lynchy

    santa out late?

    Spotted taking test drive for new delivery vehicle,or maybe testing quick dumper dismount system,CAT at Cannock uk
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    Alberta side booms

    Hi,there's a company advertising over here in UK,looking for CAT side boom and excavator operators,for Alberta?Paying$40/hr,$145 day accom,flights payed,is this a good rate?Seems funny advertising over here,is there a shortage of operators?Regards Dave.
  8. lynchy

    Non traditional excavator uses....

    360 telescopic crane arm over in uk used for rail jobs,wheeled 360 with telescopic crane arm,lifts signal gantry's and structures.
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    Long reach on 15-20ton excavators..

    Then we put 1m extension on it:Banghead
  10. lynchy

    Long reach on 15-20ton excavators..

    First one's a 210 Komatsu,others are 130 Hitachi,at max reach 575kg capability,of which quick hitch took up 238kg!
  11. lynchy

    Excavators on Slopes

    Did piling/soil nail job on slope 33 degrees in places last year,measured with angle finder along track frame,would have preferred bucket lol that extension,with the offset weight of drill boom,made it 'interesting'as did the tree stumps.
  12. lynchy

    more pics of equipment stuck!

    duh!dumper Dumper driver 'lost concentration'lucky i was watching him as he reversed down a track we were taking stone up from,equally lucky he wasn't loaded,was about 40ft drop down earth bank then 60ft drop off retaining wall,had to use tirfor secured to tow eye on back of dumper to stop rear...
  13. lynchy

    adt dumper drivers

    rattle the skip! If their driving,must have a cpcs ticket?If they can't get under after a couple of goes,not your problem,hang the bucket out,let them struggle,'rattle the skip' when they do get under,explain to the boss why its taking so long!
  14. lynchy

    Do any of you do any type of drilling, what do you use?

    Do quite a bit of work for a company that does dth,augering,soil nailing,using excavator,telehandler basket mounted and manually moved a frames,mostly using rope access.
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    Cleaning tracks

    Hi there boss on job who should know better left machine parked in wet weather with tracks in this condition,weather then froze,machine stuck fast,of course he wasn't about when it was time to sort it out!
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