Few toys i've been playing with

[CraigPlant]

Thought id introduce myself with a few photos from a recent job ive done. Part of a cross country driving route, Specifically a submerged route.



Divers marking out















In too deep?

[245dlc]

Hey those are some great photos love to see more including that stuck D4 or D5. What model is that excavator? I've honestly never seen an excavator that small with a mass excavator arrangement.

[Muz]

What model is that excavator? I've honestly never seen an excavator that small with a mass excavator arrangement.

Is that what it is .. couldnt work out the mis match from the first time I looked aye fella .. come on .. more pics please that thing must be a total bitch to operate

[CraigPlant]

Dozer is a D5N and the ex is a Cat 320D Ill drag some more photos up 2 mins!

[CraigPlant]

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Uploading more from that task now but heres a Case 721, Me and a 4cx in Basra :)

[CraigPlant]

As requested!







Make shift dam!

[Muz]

Now .. is that why you boys have a winch on the D5 .. cos you canny drive them?

[CraigPlant]

Haha something along those lines!

[245dlc]

That's interesting I spent quite a few years running Cat 320's right from the plain 'L' to the newish 'D' series. But the machines here are always at least 32" pads with either a GP boom and stick or we call it a long boom and long stick. I guess it just threw me off I thought I was looking at a 315 or 318. lol I imagine your tours in Iraq and Afghanistan were real eye openers? Oh just curious but when you were in Suffield did you get to work any of the tank based engineer vehicles?

[CraigPlant]

Getting a bit technical for me there haha! I just pull the levers! However im sure ill learn more as time goes on, We do use wheeled 318's though. Ive used the Engineering tanks with the excavator arms on them in germany and in suffield! Fantastic bits of kit

That excavator pictured is mainly the only one ive worked on but as far as i am aware the defence spec does have a longer reach arm!

[245dlc]

I once in a while pick up a copy of Military Machines magazine and one issue I picked up had that Challenger II with the excavator arm on it, I was just curious if they let you run one of them and what it's like. But it looks like you guys get to have some fun playing with all that equipment.

[CraigPlant]

Look up the "Trojan engineer tank" on google and im sure its the one your thinking off! Its a specialist trade but one of the better ones. An Excavator Tank hybrid can only ever be a great thing hah!