TRACKED LOADER

Working near the cut area was a Komatsu tracked loader with a classic 4-in-1 bucket. At the controls was Nigel Rattray, who seemed to be thoroughly enjoying operating this classic machine. Despite its age and the way it looked, Nigel was surprised how well this little loader performed and he felt that it still provided a good day’s work.

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One of the highlights of the 2019 event was an immaculate Cat 637C motor scraper from D. Kerr & Sons. It was out earning its keep on a jobsite during the 2022 event, with Cumbernauld-based David Kerr at the controls of Morris Leslie’s Mexican-built, ex-Swedish army Cat D4C dozer. The latter was complete with a D4E Hyster cable winch and a hydraulically-controlled scraper box made by Shropshire-based Vickers Onions. David quickly got to grips with all the extra levers, and despite its age he thought it was a nice, productive and fast machine.

Making a regular appearance at these events is Morris Leslie’s American-built Cat D6D. At the controls was Jim Bryce, whose current mount is a modern Cat D6T. He said, “The D6D was a very good dozer for its time. I operated a few for Kerrs, pulling Cat 70 towed scraper boxes for soil stripping on new builds around Fife. This particular Cat D6D brings back good memories, but compared to today’s latest Cat dozers,