Well that's me hit 500 hours!

[Wee Jim]

...what about a screen wash?.
Seriously though i really hope JCB go easy on you.

It don't work so I don't bother with it!!

[Wee Jim]

The saga continues! I am heading away into Aberdeen 100 miles round trip with my digger to Scot JCB so they can do the cylinder head casket! Gotta love machinery! Helps you work hard at envy thing there is no money in!!

[Wazza]

So do you still love the JCB brand then Jim ??..How about a change of colour to something not Lemon Yellow ....

[245dlc]

Good luck Jim sounds like your going to need it...Maybe you'll have to reconsider those other brands out there....

[Muz]

The saga continues! I am heading away into Aberdeen 100 miles round trip with my digger to Scot JCB so they can do the cylinder head casket! Gotta love machinery! Helps you work hard at envy thing there is no money in!!

Aww ... the boys love a project too .. unless .. is the dealer doing it gratis ?

[Wee Jim]

So let me fill you in!

Mechanic came tried to find the leak but couldn't, tried to fix the twin speed tracking but was beaten and serviced the digger. He thinks its the cylinder head gasket so I spoke to his boss and he said there was an 8014 I could have if I took mine in so that was great I took it straight in and unload my digger. The apprentice came round the corner with the 8014 so we swapped the buckets over as I wanted my grading bucket and I jumped in the 8014 looked a good machine as its 2008 and done 1500 hours like mine. I drove 10 feet went to turn it around and there was a funny noise so I looked down and saw this!



ao marched back to the workshop and said there was a problem with the digger so they looked through the old tracks but didn't have anything that fits! So not only am I facing a big bill I also don't have my digger either! Lucky thought the job I am on has a hired in cat but I was needing my digger there too!

[245dlc]

Wow that sucks the big one. And you still wanna do business with these people after all the troubles you've had?

[Muz]

Are you telling me a dealer never noticed that ? ... any mince head fitter with even half a brain would have seen that ?

[Wee Jim]

Are you telling me a dealer never noticed that ? ... any mince head fitter with even half a brain would have seen that ?

Yup the apprentice tightened the tracks and never noticed the broken track!

[Rob-b]

Oh heck i'm not feeling so warm inside

[jackpreacher]

So let me fill you in!

Mechanic came tried to find the leak but couldn't, tried to fix the twin speed tracking but was beaten and serviced the digger. ........................


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So not only am I facing a big bill I also don't have my digger either! Lucky thought the job I am on has a hired in cat but I was needing my digger there too!

Can't they just swap over the tracks from your old machine?
...plus why are they going to charge you? I must have missed something...

..and it's cold tonight.

[Wee Jim]

Because they would have to put the tracks back on my digger when I collect it from being fixed! I was dropping my digger off and getting a shot of a temporary digger. They are charging me for the service and the repairs that mine needs.

[jackpreacher]

Ahh.. I misread it - I thought they'd offered you a replacement permanently then palmed you off with a duffer. I hope they don't charge for the Courtesy car..

[245dlc]

Any word of what they're going to soak you for the repairs Jim?

[Wee Jim]

Got m digger back to today! The twin speed tracking was crap in the spool and the leak is right at the bottom if the radiator! So thankfully not a head gasket! New radiator is about £400+vat though but I will fit it myself. Good to have the old girl home!