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stav 75
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stav 75 Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:02 pm
Edited By Dave_L on 1254676119
Pablo
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Pablo Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:48 pm
Reckon my Iveco could have that.
Can't see it from my house
msh paving
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msh paving Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:45 pm
Thats the bucket from "the ace of spades" from ukcoal open cast ,but no longer in uk been moved to usa MSH
stav 75
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stav 75 Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:02 am
@ msh
It's actually from "big muskie" which was the biggest Drag line/walking excavator ever built, long gone now though put it into your browser if you haven't already seen it , unbelievable!!
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msh paving Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:53 pm
Got ya " stav 75" ive read about it in classic plant mag MSH
rab1
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rab1 Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:35 pm
which one? ???
God loves a tryer
stav 75
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stav 75 Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:35 pm
It looks like the mini van will have to get traded :laugh: I think 14000 tonnes might be a bit much, Thanks for the link edit btw Dave,
y'd think I'd know how to use these things by now
GB_Groundworks
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GB_Groundworks Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:55 pm
DNgroundworks wrote: GB - Jesus christ! now thats a boat!
haha is it a boat or a ship?
and when does a boat become a ship?
always puzzled me that one and its come up a few times i tell you, mainly drunken pub discussion like but good for a few hours of laughing.
Giles
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msh paving Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:13 pm
The big ship fills with water and sinks, then the other cargo is floated over it, the was a program on discovery channel about it early this year moving a oil rig from spain to alaska MSH
GB_Groundworks
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GB_Groundworks Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:38 pm
i saw that as well they used it t recover that american war ship that was damaged in yemen by the suicide inflatable, a destroyer on it, bet pirates gave it a wide birth
Giles
Groundworks and Equestrian specialists, prestige new builds and sports pitches. High Peak, Cheshire, South Yorkshire area.
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stav 75
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stav 75 Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:11 pm
Yeh I saw the oil rig one, they must have had some twitchy moments over the atlantic mind, the whole thing just seemed to completely defy gravity! :0