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Location: Brampton Ontario Canada
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Just wanted to introduce myself to the forum.
I have been reading the forum for many month's as a guest and looked forward to it everyday. Finally requested membership.
I am from Ontario, Canada. My first job for over ten years was with the Caterpillar Dealer here in Ontario (at the time George W Crothers) in there power division, service department. When I worked for Cat I installed power plants at many remote mine sites in Canada. Then worked for the government in a provincial jail and when it closed they paid for retraining as a heavy equipment operator. worked for several construction companies, mainly as excavator operator, 215, 235, a few J.D's and Komatsu .
Then I got offered my current position with Cummins Eastern Canada supervising power plants in hospitals and a few mine sites. And yes there are Cummins diesel engines in Cat Equipment and many other manufactures heavy equipment. Hence my interest in Cat models.
I collect diecast models for the surface mining industry in 1/50 size. I have many Norscot models as they are the most common to aqquire here. Have some Ertl and NZK also.
Will post a few pictures once I figure out how to. LOL
Gerald
Yes I own a lot of Norscot Cat models they remind me of my many good years working for a Cat Dealer. Going out to the back forty after work playing with used equipment just moving dirt around
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Welcome! Looking forward to seeing your photos. If you're available to make it across the border, you should check out the IMCATS show in October in Buffalo.
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Welcome aboard, Gerald!! I am from Canada as well, next province to the east(Québec, that is!!) You mentionned theire are many engine manufacturers in Cat Equipment, i remember in the early 90's going to my locat Cat dealer and getting a bunch of littérature.Among it, theire was a spécifications sheet on the Cat CB514 smooth drum packer end it was mentionned that it was powered by a Detroit 3-53.....i found that quite unusual and somewhat hard to believe!!!! You live in Brampton, do you know-or have you ever heard about a company called Paul Upshall Entreprises?? Back when i started collecting, i bought a few models from them.The service was terrible. Have fun and enjoy the forums. Max.
Cat 245.....Now and Forever  I am looking for industrial auction brochures from Ritchie Bros, Miller & Miller, Forke Bros, First Team Auction, Max Rouse, etc from the 70's, 80's and 90's.I am a collector and heavy equipment enthusiast and these pamphlets are loaded with nice pictures of cleaned and freshly painted equipment.Thet don't have much value once the sale is over but they are a great help to me in preserving the memory of machines that are no longer being built.Please, help my hobby by looking in your old storage boxes and file folders for these old auction sale brochures.Your help is much appreciated.
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(sorry, double post....!!) Max.
Cat 245.....Now and Forever I am looking for industrial auction brochures from Ritchie Bros, Miller & Miller, Forke Bros, First Team Auction, Max Rouse, etc from the 70's, 80's and 90's.I am a collector and heavy equipment enthusiast and these pamphlets are loaded with nice pictures of cleaned and freshly painted equipment.Thet don't have much value once the sale is over but they are a great help to me in preserving the memory of machines that are no longer being built.Please, help my hobby by looking in your old storage boxes and file folders for these old auction sale brochures.Your help is much appreciated.
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Glad to see another Canuck on board! Maybe I will see you at work as we are suppose to be getting our 2 Hitachi (Euclid) 100t trucks re-powered with Cummins to replace the 2000 series MTUs in the near future.
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Hi Max I have never heard of Paul Upshaw, for the last few years I ha
ve been buying off ebay and Jolleyโs Farm Toys and Diecast in Arthur. Jolley's has been bought out and is starting to carry more construction equipment. I have talked to the new owner a few times and they hope to pick up a few new lines of construction equipment. I would love that they are less then a hours drive from me.
Yes I own a lot of Norscot Cat models they remind me of my many good years working for a Cat Dealer. Going out to the back forty after work playing with used equipment just moving dirt around
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I am booking a few days off to go to the IMCATS show. A good excuse to pickup a LeTourneau L 1850 in yellow. I
t's interesting but in the 10 plus years I worked for the cat dealership I can't remember ever seeing anything in white in equipment yard.
Yes I own a lot of Norscot Cat models they remind me of my many good years working for a Cat Dealer. Going out to the back forty after work playing with used equipment just moving dirt around
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Welcome Gerald fellow Bramptonian!
I must say I haven't heard that Crothers name in a long time. I used to work in the equipment wrecking yard Stocks Equipment till it was bought out by Triple M Metals and everything Cat had the Crothers emblems on them. Either stickers to the old chrome emblems from the 40's.
I am sure you will enjoy the IMCATS show if you haven't already been. There much to see and learn from all that attend.
Max. I bought my first model from Paul Upshall back in '93. It was the Cat D7 military model. The last I seen advertised for him I believe he was in Wasaga Beach I think. Not sure if he is still selling.
Dan
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Welcome to the forums!! ๐๐๐
Dain
I'm a kid at heart, so I will play with any model construction vehicle from 1:87 scale to 1:1 scale!!!!
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Welcome aboard, Gerald!!!
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Welcome to the forum, MAX. It's great to have more Canadians on board.
Stephane
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Good to have you here. Can't wait to see your pics. With your experience, they should look great. Just one thing to clear up. You worked at that jail you mentioned. You weren't an inmate huh?!!!! CAW
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Welcome enjoy.Lots of exp.and knowledge here.
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