The Digger Picture Thread

[ciano1083]

our MF 860. real all rounder. Needs a small tidying but a very handy tool.

 

[massey765]

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Full size tubular model of a 20tonner part of the jcb exhibition on the factory tour yesterday, a full working machine would be too heavy to sit on the upper floor of the
building

you've got to hand it to JCB they are near the top of the tree when comes to bullsh1t

 

[Bobthebuilder]

you've got to hand it to JCB they are near the top of the tree when comes to bullsh1t

Wasn't much bulls**t yesterday [emoji57] very impressive family run business

 

[young bull]

 

[young bull]

 

[Zetor]

Before/after
My 1995 7t powershift Twatts I've ran her for 14 years I'm hoping for another 14.

 

[Shovelhands]

Nice job

 

[Kevtherev]

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

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Still wallowing then kev!

 

[Kevtherev]

Still wallowing then kev!

Was I've abandoned ship for a while [emoji299]️[emoji299]️[emoji299]️

 

[DaveJ]

Still wallowing then kev!

Well if it wasn't lying wet, his services wouldn't be needed.

Was I've abandoned ship for a while [emoji299]️[emoji299]️[emoji299]️

Take a bit of drying up after this too. Full the place of muck that wants to go out as well.

 

[Goweresque]

Finally got my flail head fitted to the excavator. Bought it years ago bu wasn't sure my machine could provide the hydraulic flow required, but thought I'd have a go anyway. Seems to be fine, no sign of oil heating, slewing and moving the dipper is a bit slower while the flail is running, but perfectly manageable.

Drivers mate.......

 

[Greenbeast]

Before/after
My 1995 7t powershift Twatts I've ran her for 14 years I'm hoping for another 14.

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I like how you've even put the decals back

i suspected the post knocker might just be stood there... then i saw hydraulic pipes heading over the bucket, is it mounted and functional?

 

[General-Lee]

Finally got my flail head fitted to the excavator. Bought it years ago bu wasn't sure my machine could provide the hydraulic flow required, but thought I'd have a go anyway. Seems to be fine, no sign of oil heating, slewing and moving the dipper is a bit slower while the flail is running, but perfectly manageable.View attachment 479360 View attachment 479362
Drivers mate.......
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Properly kitted out now with the shear as well!

Is that a short flail heavy duty head?

 

[Goweresque]

Properly kitted out now with the shear as well!

Is that a short flail heavy duty head?

Its a swinging hammer head yes, but to be honest its not as heavy duty as I would like, it is Italian after all It only has a pulley drive, I might swap the pulleys for a toothed flat belt if that proves a problem. And I've got to source some spare hammers for it somewhere, I can't see the exact ones on flails direct. But I know they do something that will fit, its just the bushes that I'm struggling to find in the right size at the mo. But at the end of the day I'm not planning to try and flail a forest, just use it on hedges when I can't get on with the tractor, so it doesn't need to be as strong as a Osma or Berti head.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Finally got my flail head fitted to the excavator. Bought it years ago bu wasn't sure my machine could provide the hydraulic flow required, but thought I'd have a go anyway. Seems to be fine, no sign of oil heating, slewing and moving the dipper is a bit slower while the flail is running, but perfectly manageable.View attachment 479360 View attachment 479362
Drivers mate.......
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Oooooohhhhhh! An Akerman! I'm jealous already.

How long have you had that?

 

[Goweresque]

Oooooohhhhhh! An Akerman! I'm jealous already.

How long have you had that?

Bought it in 2009 I think. Thought the recession was the best time to buy an excavator. Glad I did, you wouldn't get anything now for what I paid for it then.

 

[REStracTORATION]

Yes, may well do that if folk would be interested?

We spoken about a respray. It's hard to decide, on the one hand it really deserves it, on the other, it's actually not that bad once it's had a good clean up, 28 years old this year, not bad considering, almost 17k hours on the clock. So I don't know, keep it in working clothes or spruce it up, only trouble with a respray is it would need to be done right, a quick blow over would just look rubbish IMO.
But hopefully time will allow to at least take the cab off and give it a refurb, iits not rotten at all by any means, but these things deteriorate without you noticing if your not careful, and it's the bit that would suffer the most from rust, so I think that's worthwhile, and not a massive job.

Leave original!!!!!!
Youve got enough to do mate..

 

[Shovelhands]

Leave original!!!!!!
Youve got enough to do mate..

This is true.........but we must have dreams, what are we if we can't dream

 

[REStracTORATION]

This is true.........but we must have dreams, what are we if we can't dream

When you retire paint it then.. and dream all you want mate


Only a couple of years to go