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  1. MKTEF

    Tow truck driver jumping out right on the edge.

    Hey guy's Here you go with a short video of a towing truck towing a Lithauan trailer on a Norwegian road. That truck only got one chain on.. Apr 210' to the bottom... Sorry for the add before the video...
  2. MKTEF

    Volvo G946B

    Hello guy's:) Any of you got any pics from Vegas of the new G946B? Im curious about how the design on the joysticks is on the serial graders.. I am told its different from the Scandinavian design, because of the factory installation.:D Yup and i told u in 2008:cool2
  3. MKTEF

    Cat 775E when do you overhaul?

    We got 5x Cat 775E in our fleet.;) One of them has just passed 12 000h. Last report shows a increase in metal in the differental.:( I know a lot of you guys have experience with fleets of theese trucks. At what hours do you recomend to overhaul what? How long does the engine last...
  4. MKTEF

    Transport wheels for big excavators

    Hey guys. Can anybody help me with some pics of transport wheels for big excavators? Somewhere in here i have seen solutions for moving big excavators inside mines. Just mount "wheels" on the tracks and let a mining truck tow you away with the bucket in the dumpbox. Any manufacturer of...
  5. MKTEF

    Any of you got experience with real big buckets on EC700C?

    We got a project over here where we are mowing a BIG amount of sand/stone/gravel with 385/365/988 and 775/771/A40's. Daily production is realy huge.:rolleyes: So, we got rock buckets for our EC700's, but no gravel/sand bucket for them.:confused: After some planning and construction we are...
  6. MKTEF

    Removable cranes

    Coastall asked if i could find some pics of removable cranes. Here is some pics of cranes on hooklift beds. I have posted some pics of cranes on consoles hooked to the end of bins. Theese are of flatbeds with cranes up front. Note that theese beds are for hooklifts with a teleskoping...
  7. MKTEF

    Grader Course.

    Gents:) I promissed G4M to post som pics, and here they are.;) Not the most spectacular ones, but... This was a 1,5 week long course for 5 of our professional soldiers and one sivilian employee.(I had them for two weeks, but we spent som days with other types of fun) 2 of our soldiers...
  8. MKTEF

    Construction equipment in Tchad

    Came back from a trip to Chad today.:) The background is as follows: Our defence minister has stated that Norway is to support the Minurcat(UN) mission in Tchad, Africa, with a role 2 hospital. The hospital is a surgical hospital with its own logistics.;) This hospital needs some...
  9. MKTEF

    Do you need 700HP in your truck?

    A couple of days ago Volvo released the new FH16 700.:) Volvo released the engine peaking at 700hp and 3150NM with Euro 5 emissions. They clame that it has the same fuel consumption as the 660hp. Engine has been tested for 3 years in Australia, Sweden and Rocky mountains. Here is the...
  10. MKTEF

    Norwegian Cat operators

    Found theese films on youtube today. Theese guys work at Svalbard, the coalmines.(very close to the top of the globe..) I've posted som links to theese guy's internal newspaper before. One of the mines is totaly isolated from the rest of the world in the winter time.(Port is frozen) So...
  11. MKTEF

    ADT roll over.

    This accident happened wedensday evening. A airforce unit and a instructor borrowed some of our ADT's to do a elementary course on ADT driving to get the "license". I gave them a practical mission; to transport a amount of crushed rock from a depot into one of my projects inside our...
  12. MKTEF

    Local Laser Grader

    Found this little jigger just outside our base.:D They have used it to do the fine work before laying asphalt. Check it out, even got 6 wheel drive!
  13. MKTEF

    Doosan Infracore buys Moxy

    Information put out on the net from the Norwegian competition controll says that Moxy Engineering is bought by Doosan Infracore Europe. They have bought 100% of the stocks.:) The trade is a result of a long negotiation between the owner Brian Thompson and Doosan. Rumers has been out for...
  14. MKTEF

    Mattson grader

    Found this Mattsson in Strømstad today.:D A 260 i would guess. 6x4.:) Stiff frame, no articulation. I searched for a sign on it but found nothing. So old there is Nord-Verk on the boogie cases. I would say around -80's. But still working for the swedish road departement.:) And cept in...
  15. MKTEF

    Aveling Barford ASG 113

    Found this grader on a small tripp today.(Drammen) Still in use by the sports club....:D Needs some dupoint overhaul, but looks to be in desent shape. Has belonged to the local community. Some vandals have made their marks on some windows though. And as u can see, Cat is not the...
  16. MKTEF

    Request for information on new trucks

    Our Army is planning to change all our trucks in the near future.:) I don't know if any of the US produsers is interrested in a contract, but if they are, here is the RFI: http://www.mil.no/flo/start/aktuelt/off_kunngjoringer/ A bit down there is a zip file: Request for Information No...
  17. MKTEF

    Winter days at Beitostølen

    Visited the wintear days on Tuesday.:) DOT arranged this forum. A lot of speakers talking about snowremoval, snow contracts, public service, airport snowremoval and more. Lasts from monday to thursday.;) The dealers of winter equipment where present with some of their stuff. Snowblowers...
  18. MKTEF

    2007 Vammas RG 281

    Here is some pics of a local comunity's Vammas 281, 6x4, 2007 modell.(now Veekmas) Parked inside because thay have had problems with it.:mad: The battery pole melted, and they got some follow on problems with the electronics. Got out of power on the camera, so i don't have any bether...
  19. MKTEF

    Our new pick up's

    Here is some pics of our new pick up's.:) Toyota Land Cruiser 2007, made in South Africa. 6 sylinder diesel engine without turbo....(only for army use, polluting to much) Heavily modified for our use.:D Diff locks both front and back, raised suspension+++ Winch can be bolted at the back...
  20. MKTEF

    First M to Norway?

    Found this 160M at the Cat dealer passing by last week.:) A 160M awd. Have heard that some of the contractors have ordered that modell, cause its the smalest modell that can be delivered in a decent time.:rolleyes: Looks like they are waiting for the front blade. Rumors says that the...
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