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my poclain 60 restor project

poclian 60

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hi all new to this site and i think it is great just want to share my restore project as i go along with photos and stuff to other people who like old machinery as im abig fan of old machinery i get great sastifaction in doing up and learing as i go along on old machinery great way to past time and learn something new aswell so here is a few pic of it at the moment note this is work in progress
 
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Dominion 410

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Poclain 60

Excellent,keep up the photo's.drinkup::drinkup That is sure a nice size machine to restore.Lot's of experience with Poclain machines here.

Dominion:canada
 

poclian 60

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well today ive just fitted nearly 200 new bolts on the tracks torched off any bolt that was lose or broken and replaced with new ones not a nice job but made big differnece on the tracks and alson replaced 5 new bottom rolers wow ive never came across bolts that were so hard to get out there siezed up good time
 

poclian 60

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some more photos

some more photos
 

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poclian 60

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poclain 60 updated pics jan 2010

Well after a lot of grinding out old rust and paint i have today started to put a sealer and primer on the cab and some body parts but i have a lot more to do spare time is very scarce at the moment and stripping down a big digger on youre own for the first time is a learning curve to say the least but im getting there here are a few updated pics i took ill post more when i have some more work done enjoy for now
 

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poclian 60

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more new pics

new colour for digger???
 

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