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buzzy bee
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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Hi
I was wondering if people could give me their oppinions on this engine?
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Dave |
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Rick
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RUSTON
Joined: 07 Mar 2011
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Location: Matlock.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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Well Dave, for a start the the tyres are a little short on tread! 
Seriously it's a nice thing to play with, I can remember the Tri Tandems that Wirksworth Quarries owned back in the 1960's. Is it yours?
Pete.
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buzzy bee
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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| Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
Yeah this is my new toy, got it home yesterday, it was a Wirksworth Quarry roller, not from new obviously, but it was with them, and I have their plate on the side.
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Dave |
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Ironhead
Joined: 28 Mar 2010
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Location: Leicestershire
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| Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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nice one Dave  you'll be tarmacing drives at the weekend now |
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Rick
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buzzy bee
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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| Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Will do, eventually when on the road, you may be asked to be steersman on a thursday evening but that might be another year, hehehe mid summer to allow daylight to get home after it! hehehe |
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RUSTON
Joined: 07 Mar 2011
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Location: Matlock.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| buzzy bee wrote: | Hi
Yeah this is my new toy, got it home yesterday, it was a Wirksworth Quarry roller, not from new obviously, but it was with them, and I have their plate on the side.
Cheers
Dave |
I had a pic somewhere of Wirksworth Quarries resurfacing the East Lancs Road. Lost it now though. 
Pete.
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Churchill Johnson
Joined: 11 Jan 2011
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Location: Rayleigh Essex
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| Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Well yes this started life as a normal roller but the driver took it down the pub one night,the result is for all to see  . |
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stuchamp
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Iowa, USA
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| Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Very cool Dave, I'm green with envy! |
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Scotty
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| Very smart Dave - enjoy! |
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
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Location: Tiptree, Essex
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:56 am Post subject: |
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I can remember them with the road gangs in London in my youth.
Nice one Dave.
Roger |
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PAUL BEAUMONT
Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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Location: Barnsley S. Yorks
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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Its gonna make one hell of a mess of the MOT man's rolling road!!
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Rick
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Nic Jarman
Joined: 05 Oct 2008
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Location: Stoke by Clare, Suffolk
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| Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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Your gonna need a lot of chain lube. Nice buy.
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