Another reasonably successful day today, with almost everything between Sawmill Rd and where we completed installing concrete sleepers last week, is now tamped up, including all existing and new sleepers.
However, it failed to be a complete success as the little digger developed a rather severe hydraulic leak somewhere in the grab circuit (also the tamping head squeeze circuit) with about 50 sleepers to go. No idea at this stage if it’s serious or a simple o ring, however it appears to be coming from a valve body rather than a hose, which isn’t a great sign… Unfortunately given the work this machine has done, we’re certainly at the point of spending as much or more time fixing it as we are using it.
In good news, the big digger was put through its paces, unloading a truck load of concrete sleepers and a complete success is all that can be said there! It’s even had an oil change and fresh filters!
Thankfully the little digger is still usable, provided we don’t wish to do any grabbing, which will mean its right to use to help in sifting through the pile of plates at Muckleford tomorrow!
We could use an extra truck driver at Maldon at 8am (Clive… if you happen to see this) and then we’ll all be meeting at Muckleford Yard, in amongst the concrete sleepers from 8.30am.
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