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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:35 am
by very simple simon
they do like their funny shaped blocks over there...was not allowed to take a picture of some machine laying "can we turn round and get a picture of the block paving?" ""if its not fecking diggers its bloody block paving, you are meant to be reading the map!"
you don't see machines like them in the Uk all that often, ones that got away were
a 7 tonne ZTS machine made by Wacker of all people,
a big liebherr machine loading an extec crusher/screener,
and a mahoosive (61m I think) putzmeister pump I saw from the train in france somewere near paris.
Saddo, yes I know my mum, dad, brother, girlfriend etc inform me of this regularly , but each to his own no?
oh yes I was wrong the other week too, when I said on the Tony's blog no RH6 machines about...I saw one or two white & orange, as well of lots of older liebherr and atlas stuff...hardly any jap machines about at all for a change.
Germany, lovely country, very clean , nice people, food, beer etc...thumbs up from me...hope you all like the pics.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:12 pm
by James.Q
takes me back worked in germany in 97 happy days :p
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:22 pm
by very simple simon
out there a carpenter, block layer or conc finisher "Betonier" is on the same level in society as a doctor or lawyer, they have a lot of respect for specialist trades and even in a 1 week holiday watching all the kraut oppos out there you can see they know their stuff and are proud of what they do. The beer is good gear too, and the frauleins are somethingg else heh heh :laugh:
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:39 pm
by dig dug dan
you are in good company simon. My holiday photos are of machines and the like. When I was in USA, I watched them lift a whole section of concrete bridge down using a crane from a floating barge underneath. I even took a video of it if anyones interested!
Just the other week I went to whipsnade zoo with mrs dan, and spent more time looking at the diggers they have up there than the animals!
oh, and I get called sad too. ! 
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:37 pm
by lutonlagerlout
saddos!
i have pictures of 16@C granite sett paving from italy if anyone is interested?
lol
saddest of them all
LLL 
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:46 pm
by Stuarty
do you know if that top machine a Weidermann by any chance ? I tend to take pics of agricultural machinery - am a farmboy at heart lol
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:19 pm
by Dave_L
This outfit
is very similar to what we are building to replace our tractor and low loader outfit (that transports the paving machine)
Scania R124L 420 (One with the bonnet) with a tipping body, pulling a drag trailer to carry the paving machine. Will be muich more useful than our existing haulage outfit.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:19 pm
by Dave_L
This 6x2 rig and drawbar
is very similar to what we are building to replace our tractor and low loader outfit (that transports the paving machine)
Scania R124L 420 (One with the bonnet) with a tipping body, pulling a drag trailer to carry the paving machine. Will be much more useful than our existing haulage outfit.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:24 pm
by Dave_L
I must have one!!! Ideal for hooking out foundation trenching!!!!!! :;):
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:09 am
by very simple simon
ooh arr stuarty
the machine at the top is a little atlas wheel loader
probly did see some weidermann stuff, but not quick enough with the camera. I was very surprised to see a 7t Wacker machine, similar with the big 6x2 unit plus drawbar...16t in the tipper, trailer and then 13t machine.
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:01 pm
by Artisan
JCB's Moroccan style...
and moving cows on your roof rack!
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:05 pm
by surreyhillslandscapes.com
It's nice to go on holiday and get away from it all eh?
