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going to start a topic and post all my equipment finds here instead of all over the place, like my collection thread. here you guys go, how about this to start it off with well guys, i took my vacation time and went to go see the 31000s before they get done testing and ship out. it is an 8 hr drive for me, but well worth it, even though they werent raised up . i got to meet ben and his girlfriend while i was there and saw his nice collection and huge Manitowoc literature collection! i also went down to the store and got a couple things too, ill post those shortly, i havent taken pics of them yet. but here are some of the better photos (my favorites) i got, click on the link if you want to see all 234 of em ! i know i probably got alot of double photos but i took as many as i could of these things as i might not ever see them again, at least together, probably covered every inch of these monsters . i had a great time and hope to do it again sometime. 31000 picsas soon as i got off the highway exit, i headed straight over to the factory and caught this girl laying down! wish i would have gotten there a little more earlier they had the VPC extended all the way out when i got there, but i had to leave and go check into the hotel real quick, and came back, and they done pulled it all the way in, its like they know i was there and waited til i left notice the MLC100 on the left! its tiny somethings wrong with the VPC, thats why it didnt raise up my favorite, would be more dramatic if they were up though, this was taken with my phone, camera batteries died
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Nice! Got a good variety of good shots, even one with the engine room's door open, is it me or does that door look quite thick? TFS My Photostream
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Very nice shots. Last one is very effective. Bet you can't wait for the model Paul R
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Stunning pictures, stunning machine. Can't wait for my model to arrive, going to look great with the PTC and SGC120. It will be my 1st model this year (been saving my pennies!) so that will make it so much sweeter when it arrives.
thanx for sharing such great shots.
Gaz
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great pics Brandon very nice both 31000 still down
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Look at the size of that winch!!! thanks for taking your vacation time to go drive up and get some pictures.. Really impressive machines to see, wish i was able to make it up there!
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thanks guys, it was a great trip! Paul-you have no idea how excited i am about the model, words just cant explain it i know TWH needs to get on with it, getting very impatient , this game of them delaying it every month is for the birds ben- kinda glad they are still down, at least i know they didnt just wait until i left to raise them back up, they wouldnt do that to me the pictures just dont do the crane justice, this thing is just a monster when you just sit back in your truck and just look at it, from outside the fence they are definately a hell of a sight to see
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thats a vacation trip.:d/ i wish i can do that, that will be fun vacation for me too. thanks for the pics. SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. http://s1185.photobucket.com/home/vipyfz2008/indexhttp://www.youtube.com/user/vipyfz?feature=mheeluis.
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On almost all of the 31000 images I've seen, they have had ANSI on the small lighting board in front of the cab. Can anyone explain to me what's the purpose of that light board and what ANSI is or means? Rowan. 1:25th scale CAT 375L excavator
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RowanH wrote:On almost all of the 31000 images I've seen, they have had ANSI on the small lighting board in front of the cab. Can anyone explain to me what's the purpose of that light board and what ANSI is or means?
Rowan. ANSI is an acronym for the American National Standards Institute but Im uncertain as to why it is displayed on the number board of the 31000.
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The 31000 is likely going through its ANSI certification testing, which can take months upon months.
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Nice find Brandon I love that new cab design, real futuristic looking
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It looks like a LR-1400 to me. The jacks are used when raising long booms, as you can see in the pictures below.
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thats what im thinking also but after looking on the liebherr site, it could also be a lr1350 and after looking on grubb site, they have both, a 1400 and 1350, so either one
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I think I saw some of these parts on the Baltimore Beltway this past week. Saw a load of counterweights, load of boom sections, and a load of the jib mast base (not sure what its called).
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i spotted this gem yesterday while i was working, i had forgot all about it when i got off, until i went driving around down by the river checking out stuff, had Thunder over Louisville on my mind, has been for 2 weeks! but i got a couple pics last night, and thought it was done, and wouldnt get to take pics in the daylight. but today, i looked over from the highway and saw it up, so went over and hung out for a few, shh, dont tell the boss they were lifting roof materials up onto the jail/courthouse/police station. it is a very sharp looking rig! COME ON TWH! THIS CRANE NEEDS TO BE MADE INTO A MODEL!!! taken with my phone, sorry about the quality BTW this rig is brand new, about a month old or so
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