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Thank you for the photos and info
What it is the weight of the tyres and how much psi they require?

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Fantastic photo's :BigThumb: I like the smart use of the "100 ton" jack to get the back tyres off the ground. Is there a quick way of getting the front end off the ground?

Great photos and narrative as always BBC - a pleasure to read.

I used to work for Goldfields, the company that owns the Tarkwa mine, and have been across there. Certainly very different to the way that we do things over here. Have to agree with your comment that what we do in the mining industry "isn't really all that hard" - some love to make it out as bigger than it really is.

That's a unique jacking stand under the back of that 785 - unfotunately if we tried to do the same in Australia, we'd be crucified by the safety nazis these days. Used to be common practice to use the hydraulics on all sorts of machines to raise wheels /tracks etc off the ground for repairs etc but the practice is severely frowned upon these days (not to say that it doesn't still happen in remote locations and on night shift though). :wasntme:

Isuzubob - if you raise the tub, reverse the lip under a solid / heavy / immovable object, apply the rear park brake, and then lower the tub, the front wheels will be raised off the ground - but I didn't tell you how to do that ......... ;)

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Thank you for the photos and info
What it is the weight of the tyres and how much psi they require?

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Chucaro, como esta? A bare 3300R51 earthmover tyre weighs something close to 2.5tonne and fitted to a rim and inflated, something close to 3.5tonne.

Cold filled to 105psi and, dependent on what they are doing, running hot at something like 120psi.

We work out their TKPH (Tonnes/Km/Hr) rating according to what type of tyre compound, length of run, gradients, etc to TRY and control how hard the operators drive them, in order to prolong tyre life.

Hope that helps.

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Fantastic photo's :BigThumb: I like the smart use of the "100 ton" jack to get the back tyres off the ground. Is there a quick way of getting the front end off the ground?

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Mmmm....100 tonne jacks...and what BMKal said.

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Great photos and narrative as always BBC - a pleasure to read.

I used to work for Goldfields, the company that owns the Tarkwa mine, and have been across there. Certainly very different to the way that we do things over here. Have to agree with your comment that what we do in the mining industry "isn't really all that hard" - some love to make it out as bigger than it really is.

That's a unique jacking stand under the back of that 785 - unfotunately if we tried to do the same in Australia, we'd be crucified by the safety nazis these days. Used to be common practice to use the hydraulics on all sorts of machines to raise wheels /tracks etc off the ground for repairs etc but the practice is severely frowned upon these days (not to say that it doesn't still happen in remote locations and on night shift though). :wasntme:

Isuzubob - if you raise the tub, reverse the lip under a solid / heavy / immovable object, apply the rear park brake, and then lower the tub, the front wheels will be raised off the ground - but I didn't tell you how to do that ......... ;)

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BMKal, I spent June at Goldfields but accommodated offsite. In the 'suburb' down past Hilda's. This was the road to our apartment:

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High Range most wet days.

You might remember Steve from OTR at Goldfields.

Long will I remember the daily traffic jam going into town and the 'Shaft Bar'.

Ghana does not stand out by itself from the rest of Africa but, it is certainly well represented with the usual transport issues/problems that are common across the content.....bad to shocking roads, overloaded trucks and buses, bad fuel and, no idea how to drive.

A mate gave me the following photos of an air transport problem in Accra that happened last year. It is a transport plane that was being loaded. The palletized cargo on rollers reached tipping point, came loose and the whole load shifted to the rear, with the following results:

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Ooops! Always someone around with a camera when you stuff up.

Then, to follow suit, he gave me some photos of this semi trying its level best to imitate the plane. This is on one of the main roads in and out of Accra...as you can see...traffic flows smoothly around Accra:

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I am sure 'Roger' was happy....

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In the past 3mths over here, I have probably seen something like 1/2 a dozen like that. This is what you normally see though...makes a drive interesting.

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Here we go again.
Another flood of pics from my favorite poster on AULRO.
Bring it on BBC,we all love your posts:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
What a colourful life you lead.
WE ENJOY:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
Andrew

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Given the beauty of the place, and the generally woeful condition of the roads, Afghanistan stands out as a classic of a 4WD destination...............one day.

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how many centuries do you think that will take before it's safe enough to risk your beloved landy .....or is that when we are ALL muslim and so not getting shot at ???
If you need a personal chef with signals experience i'm ya man ...not cooked at high altitude as of yet but relish a challenge :D

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There is a thread down on the NSW/ACT forum which I have a special interest in. It is of a recent trip made by Dobbo and his mates.

The following photos I sponged off the thread and I give credit to Scouse and Lokka for their use.

Scouse’s Photos:

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Lokka’s Photos:

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The view down from the bridge
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It does me good to see the bridge being used. In Nov 90 as the Lieutenant Troop Commander of the recently re-raised 3 Tp (Mech), 1 Fd Sqn, RAE, I was tasked with constructing the bridge.

We took a team out to construct it and knocked it over in a week. If you felt it swayed a lot, consider building it, when the steel wire ropes were not contained by the tread plates and sides. We had to put 3 blokes out at a time each of them working on a side, or the treadway. They used to become affected (motion sickness) and we had to replace them frequently.

Having been the new Tp Comd in a re-raised Fd Engr Tp which had earned it's reputation as the pioneering Tunnel Rats, in the Tunnels of Cu Chi in Sth Vietnam. I thought the bridge would offer a great opportunity to recognise the service of someone who had gone before us.

Sandy MacGregor had been the Troop Commander in Vietnam and has written a book called ‘No Need For Heroes’. It is a crack of a read. The Tunnel Rats are a tight organization and do a great deal for all the Sappers who had to do the job underground.

This is the foreword to the book:

“This is the thrilling hilarious and inspiring true story of a ragtag band of Aussie Army Engineers who redefined the word Heroes ... and reinvented larrikin too.
Among the first Australians to fight in Vietnam, they faced death every day defusing Viet Cong booby traps - then partied all night in a casino they'd built in secret.
They led hundreds of American troops to safety, but fought US military police to a standstill in the bars of South Vietnam. They built the Australian Task Force base - then sabotaged a headquarters conference, booby trapped showers and blew up a generator rather than kowtow to newly arrived officers.
And that's before we mention sex ...
Most importantly, the men of Three Field Troop discovered a huge Viet Cong tunnel complex and were the first allied troops to follow the enemy down into their underground city.
They were the original Tunnel Rats and this is their story.”

In doing some research I found out that CPL Bob Bowtell, of 3 Tp, had been the first Royal Australian Engineer killed in Vietnam. He was killed clearing a tunnel. It also happened that he was born in Katoomba, so I thought it fitting and appropriate to name the bridge after him.

His surviving family had to approve firstly, and I was able to trace them and they were very touched and keen for the recognition for their father and husband.

His children turned up for the opening and it was a very proud moment for me to see them thank my men for their efforts. This was the first time anyone had really recognised their Dad.

Since the opening ceremony I have never been back. I want to walk out from Katoomba one day and take my kids for a look. I think the bridge will prove to be one of my more lasting efforts.

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that is a beautiful thing to recognise the endeavours of a fellow human being. a tribute that will fill his kids with pride that you recognised him, his efforts, his service.
It is a shame that people who serve and are lost are just part of the numbers game to those who behind closed doors decide the fate of others, In reality any tribute from a suit in whitehall, canberra or washington (for example) sounds hollow, they can never achieve what you and your boys have. good work.