Left hooker
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Coal would be my guess it's got Rams so newer than dragline face shovel
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
almost certainly ... but a bit light built .... sort of thing you'd see on an old Broyt perhaps
Richard Hunton
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Aye looked to light to be used on a conventional excavator, might have to risk an ankle and clamber over for a look tomorrow
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I'm with Stu on the coal suggestion ... or coke even, bulk loading ... doesn't look very worn on the front end compared to the hammering the rear door's taken ?
..... 's a big-ish lump for the build weight
Richard Hunton
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Teeth look brand fire new, mind the door looks like it's been used as a 4 in 1 on some scrapI'm with Stu on the coal suggestion ... or coke even, bulk loading ... doesn't look very worn on the front end compared to the hammering the rear door's taken ?
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
that must be pushing 7-8 ft wide ? want a decent machine to hang that on, for sure
Richard Hunton
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Think the picture is a bit misleading, I'd say 5ft max. I'm going for a look tomorrow
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
was going by the oil tank in the pic .... but yeh could well be a smaller tank than I give it credit forThink the picture is a bit misleading, I'd say 5ft max. I'm going for a look tomorrow
CPS
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Id say its off a coal cleaner. Flat bottom for cleaning the last of the coal seams.
Left hooker
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Something like this
Richard Hunton
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Definitely
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Lynchy
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Yeah deffo coal shovel,skims along seam,flat bottom preventing picking up contamination,clay,latterly 30 t Volvo's,prior to that cat 325, and back in the glory days,ubiquitous o&k rh9
Always seemed funny seeing squad of blokes,donkey jackets n flat caps,brushing n shovelling last small bits of coal.up around working machines,had to get every last drop
Always seemed funny seeing squad of blokes,donkey jackets n flat caps,brushing n shovelling last small bits of coal.up around working machines,had to get every last drop
JD450A
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It's f****ng disgraceful that a UK industry that made such efforts and aimed to be as efficient as possible has gone to the wolves In the interest of green virtue signalling whilst we import lower grade black stuff from elsewhere in the world.
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Lynchy
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Banks group been making same point,brick making,heritage railways,lots of uses,hard to believe used to be largest number o&k rh120,200t+ shovels in the world in UK,about 50 at one time,Budge always got newest model first Inc 170,200,hundreds of dumpers 777 to 789 size,biggest hyd excavator in the world at the time with nsm rh300 and coal contractors demag 485,Hargreaves stopping coaling,all goneIt's f****ng disgraceful that a UK industry that made such efforts and aimed to be as efficient as possible has gone to the wolves In the interest of green virtue signalling whilst we import lower grade black stuff from elsewhere in the world.
Even if they don't dig it up in situ coal de gasification and carbon capture into the voids would reduce our reliance on foreign energy,new electric interconnector from Scandinavia just about to start linked to Blyth in n east
JD450A
Moderattor🐾
Trouble is the hidden reality of energy.
Simple fact is the ones crowing about saving the planet are the worse ***** out there for using energy..... holidays, electronic entertainment etc.
If they all cut down themselves we would need far less energy. Look at how sharply the Diesel price dropped when they couldn't go gallivanting around the countryside and the world.... Stop em flying and travelling and allow those that need fossil fuels to continue using them for work purposes!
We have virtually no coal stations left. So the only coal we need is for industry. Lets produce it at home!
Simple fact is the ones crowing about saving the planet are the worse ***** out there for using energy..... holidays, electronic entertainment etc.
If they all cut down themselves we would need far less energy. Look at how sharply the Diesel price dropped when they couldn't go gallivanting around the countryside and the world.... Stop em flying and travelling and allow those that need fossil fuels to continue using them for work purposes!
We have virtually no coal stations left. So the only coal we need is for industry. Lets produce it at home!
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Russell
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Nuclear power stations not funded by the Chinese!
Gunners
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I see they've decided to knock the chinks on the head for producing the 5G network. Probably a good idea, even if it does delay roll out by a year or so. Who cares, it will keep British jobs busy.
GazCro
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Probably give it to the French instead usually the way british jobs last
Gunners
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Well they are experts at striking.....
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