The Digger Picture Thread

[Kevtherev]

Not for much longer

@jakeboy wants one for spares

 

[marshfarmer]

Too good to break goes well

 

[Henarar]

Not for much longer

how much ?

 

[marshfarmer]

As long as it takes to sell. Dunno tbh was going to stick it in an auction

 

[wr.]

Here's our old 3CX which we had for years before changing for an 8060


And the 8060 -



@gerr

 

[jakeboy]

As long as it takes to sell. Dunno tbh was going to stick it in an auction

Give me a shout if you want to sell!? This is mine,

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Our old girl, ex EA river dredger. 1988 vintage.

And in her previous life

 

[roscoe erf]

Our old girl, ex EA river dredger. 1988 vintage.
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And in her previous life
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hope your looking after her

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

hope your looking after her

 

[marshfarmer]

Give me a shout if you want to sell!? This is mine,

Yes i want to sell but unsure of value.

 

[Lofty]

Here's a couple of my 8080 on ground work for a new shed we put up 3-4 years ago.

 

[Shovelhands]

Here's our old 820 Super , still puts in a shift or two

 

[Thomas5060]

Here's our old 820 Super , still puts in a shift or twoView attachment 459540 View attachment 459544 View attachment 459548

How do you think having an old digger like that lying about to do bits and pieces is? Is it worthwhile? Have thought about it but not sure

 

[Shovelhands]

I wouldn't be without it, dad uses it by choice and leaves the JS parked up
It's not in use every day, but shifts a fair bit every year and is a good reliable old tool, all being well, it's coming back to the yard for a major birthday soon, it's been with us a long time and deserves it
It's still the weapon of choice for some jobs

My philosophy is you can never have too many diggers

 

[Thomas5060]

I wouldn't be without it, dad uses it by choice and leaves the JS parked up
It's not in use every day, but shifts a fair bit every year and is a good reliable old tool, all being well, it's coming back to the yard for a major birthday soon, it's been with us a long time and deserves it
It's still the weapon of choice for some jobs

My philosophy is you can never have too many diggers

I like that philosophy
You goin to give her a good overhaul?

 

[Shovelhands]

I like that philosophy
You goin to give her a good overhaul?

Yes a digger is for life, not just for digging a hole

A good overhaul is certainly due and deserved.
Have new chains, sprockets and rollers in the yard ready. And a good S/H set of pads, new bolts. Just need to get a new pair of idlers, then she will be all good down below!
Slew box needs re-sealing' so that's gotta come out. Rotary coupling probably wants a new set of rings too.
Is oddly a bit dead and numb on the hydraulics when cold, and not the machine it used to be, so that needs looking into and sorting!
Could do with a couple of ram rods.
A ruthless replacement of a number of hydraulic hoses.
Few pins and bushes.
A ruddy good service of the usual bits n bobs.

That will all take a little while

It's old, but no good to anyone if it's not up to scratch and cant do a days graft

 

[Thomas5060]

Yes a digger is for life, not just for digging a hole

A good overhaul is certainly due and deserved.
Have new chains, sprockets and rollers in the yard ready. And a good S/H set of pads, new bolts. Just need to get a new pair of idlers, then she will be all good down below!
Slew box needs re-sealing' so that's gotta come out. Rotary coupling probably wants a new set of rings too.
Is oddly a bit dead and numb on the hydraulics when cold, and not the machine it used to be, so that needs looking into and sorting!
Could do with a couple of ram rods.
A ruthless replacement of a number of hydraulic hoses.
Few pins and bushes.
A ruddy good service of the usual bits n bobs.

That will all take a little while

It's old, but no good to anyone if it's not up to scratch and cant do a days graft

A project thread on here would be good.... will you respray her aswell?

 

[Shovelhands]

A project thread on here would be good.... will you respray her aswell?

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.

 

[Thomas5060]

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.

I think you would have piles of interest in a refurb thread
Respray is a hard one but I would say to spray it, if it's going to be mechanically sound, spray it properly and youl have basically a new digger. If cab was done up and whole digger was resprayed it would t look out of place amongst your newer machines

 

[RWG Contracts]

i have done a bit but I'm no expert some blokes make beautiful music with theirs where as i just bang a drum

That sounds a bit like my method!!

It is fascinating watching a really good operator. I know a local chap who makes a superb job. A mutual friend of ours says he could sign a cheque with a pen taped on the end of the dipper!

I have two brothers work for me and digger driving must be in there bloody, can get it within an inch just by rack of eye, then perfect if someone's on laser, don't need to take stone out with them two