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Istanbul’s hugeMamaray project.

Page 10.

Brian Rowland bringsGNSS productivity to twomajor rail projects.Page 4.

The Hangzhou Bay Bridgehas opened —

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Steve Cartwright is the newgeneral manager ofDynapac Australia.Page 8.

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The name of the game, asalways, is speed. Speed andaccuracy.

In Western Australia’s remotePilbara region, the darling of the stockexchange, Fortescue Metals Group(FMG), set out to prove that it coulddo what it said it would do. That is, toconstruct a new iron ore mine 280 kminland and a new loading facility atPort Hedland, with a high-efficiencyrailway link to connect them. The long-touted objective was to make the firstiron ore shipment to China by May2008. As we go to press in May, thatfirst shipment has sailed on time.

In all of its facets, this $2.3 billionproject is breathtaking. The logisticsinvolve, from a standing start, producingore at an annual rate of 46 milliontonnes by 2010. The financials involvetranslating a huge start-up loss into aprofit of $2 billion, within the sameperiod. And the initial mine at CloudBreak is only scratching the surface ofthe mining tenements controlled byFMG within a 300 km radius.

As share market counsellors such asCitigroup observed back in January,everything hinged on the timelycompletion of the rail link. Mininghad already commenced, and the portwas almost complete. Theimplications for Andrew Forrest, mainshareholder of FMG and alreadyAustralia’s richest man on paper, were

enormous. Ship the ore, and the flockof Chinese investors that have beenhovering, will hover ever more keenly.Disappoint everyone’s expectations,and suddenly you’re no longerAustralia’s richest man on paper.

There are important strategicissues. In due course, analysts predictthat today’s high iron ore prices willcome off the boil. When they do, thecost of getting the ore to ship’s sidewill become critical in defining thecompetitiveness of FMG versus theestablished Pilbara exporters,principally BHP Billiton and RioTinto. FMG has an advantage of 260km of track versus about 400. Therailway design features a higherminimum radius of bends allowinglonger trains to travel at 100 km/hversus eighty, with larger rail trucks of45 tonne axle loading versus 35t. It’san open secret that BHP has beenoutstandingly unhelpful in whateverway it could, as FMG’s plans haveprogressed. It’s easy to see why they’dbe concerned at the emergence of astrongly competitive supplier.

As we’ve reported earlier, WAcontractor BGC played a pivotal rolein the railway earthworks, and CRKennedy with Leica Geosystems’equipment supported them stronglyon the GNSS front. The earthworkswere severely damaged with loss of lifewhen a cyclone came inland during

the 2007 cyclone season and wreckedthe schedule.

Laying the track by the deadlinetherefore assumed critical importance. Aswe’ve observed, this is a separate speciality.The job was awarded to the LOR-TPIAlliance, in which Laing O’Rourke of theUK played a prominent role.

Brian Rowland —at that time thedistributor for SBG of Sweden—hadintroduced Laing O’Rourke to GPSguidance of their track refurbishingmachine on a NSW project. It wasplain that SBG’s GeoRail system hadspeeded up operations significantly.

Laing O’Rourke purchased asecond system for the Pilbara, wherethey were really under the pump.It was a critical ingredient to finishingthe Fortescue line on schedule.

In recent weeks Brian has sold backto Hexagon the distribution rights forSBG systems, and his company 3DXAustralia has exited the machinecontrol business, for the time being, atany rate. CR Kennedy is now handlingthe SBG products Australia-wide.

As the swansong of this small butvigorous company, Brian’sachievements in WA and NSW areimpressive. He’s recognised in theindustry for being innovative, and atireless worker—we’re sure he’ll beback again in some role or other.

For more details of the Pilbara job,turn to page 6.


The East Coast Project

The timing constraints for therefurbishment of the North Coast linein NSW have been of a differentnature. This is ‘live track’, as therailway blokes put it, and thecontractor has access to the site foronly a limited number of hours perday. At other times, trains are running.So it’s been an issue of how muchprogress can be achieved within thedaily time slot allowed.

The objectives of the project,however, are equally dramatic—indeed,stretching credibility, one might say.Intercapital freight betweenMelbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane runsin favour of road over rail, at present,by a factor of 80 to 20. Reversing thosepercentages to 20/80 is the long termtarget, and this requires more trainsand faster trains—achievable only if thetrack is substantially modernised. Talkabout aiming high! Not that it’d be atthe expense of the trucking industry,because their own projections raiseserious doubts about whether thatindustry and the road infrastructurecould cope with future demand,anyway.

Work on the Sydney-Brisbane railline by the Transport Express JointVenture (TEJV) is an integral part of a$400 million concrete railway sleeperproject undertaken by Australian RailTrack Corporation (ARTC), aimed atgiving rail transport a competitiveedge. ARTC is a CommonwealthGovernment quango that a few yearsago took over the trunk rail routes onthe east coast, from the three Stategovernments.

Nearly 200 kilometres of newconcrete sleepers have so far been laid,from north of Newcastle to the NSW-Queensland border. TEJV allies Laing

O’Rourke with another multinationalgiant of the rail industry, UK-basedBalfour Beatty.

The three-year contract involvesthe upgrade of the existing rail linkbetween Sydney and Brisbane toimprove capacity, transit times andreliability of the line, plus capacityenhancements in the Hunter Valley.

It’s not just a matter of replacingsleepers. In the process, the track itselfis being realigned, and that will allowfaster speeds.

The project forms part of ARTC’sMajor Works Program–Package 1,which aims to improve the interstaterail network, concentrating on theAustralian eastern seaboard betweenMaitland and Brisbane.

The works covers 800km of therailway network and include newcrossing loops, extensions, andupgrades, together with trackimprovements. The project alsoincludes associated works such asbridge strengthening and levelcrossing upgrades along the route.

“This project means nearly 2.2million new concrete railway sleeperswill have been laid on the Melbourne-Sydney-Brisbane main railway line aswell as the Hunter Valley coal line,”says David Marchant, CEO of ARTC.

He explains that settling on concretesleepers, as distinct from the previousmixture of timber, steel, and concrete,is a vital investment to rationalisemaintenance expenses. “Takenaltogether, this is probably the biggestupgrade since the original track waslaid,” he says. “On the way through wedeveloped what we call the PonyExpress delivery system, which seesthe Pony Express machine lay elevensleepers every minute, and that’s theworld’s best installation record,something we’re proud of,” he adds.

“In the past, on single tracksections, one train had to stand idle,waiting for a train travelling in theopposite direction to pass. This slowedthe trains, and added to transit timesbetween the major capitals. Once allthe ARTC upgrades are completed, wewill achieve transit times as low as 10hours 40 minutes between Sydneyand Melbourne and 15 hours 35minutes between Sydney andBrisbane. This will make rail muchmore competitive with road transport,as each 1500 metre long train can takethe cargo of one hundred semi-trailers.”

Details of the TEJV railrefurbishment job are on page 7.

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Brian Rowland on the Pony Express.

The track-laying machine used in the Pilbara isthe SUM-1000 manufactured by Plasser & Theurerof Austria, originally used on the Alice Springs toDarwin rail link in 2002. It came to LaingO’Rourke when they acquired Barclay Mowlemseveral years ago.

The construction technique is known as ‘end on’,with materials being transported on newly laid trackto Head of Steel, as they call it.

At the Head of Steel, new 350 metre long rails arepulled by dozers off the rail and sleeper train onwhich they arrived, dragged around the track layingmachine, and laid out on the formation ahead.

Travelling on its tracks, the front section of theSUM-1000 then automatically lays the sleepers thatare fed to it by a travelling gantry. This gantrystraddles the sleeper and rail train, moving backwardsand forwards on rails mounted on each wagon.

The obvious objective of the SUM-1000 is to laythe sleepers very accurately in a horizontal plane,which may involve a cross-slope of up to 10-12 degreeson a bend. The mission of the GNSS machine controlsystem is to hydraulically steer the rig with anaccuracy of 20-30 mm or better, chasing thehorizontal, which is a different emphasis to thatencountered in earthworks operations. Verticalaccuracy is handled by the ballast tamping machinethat follows along behind.

A key advantage of GNSS is it’s ability to produce afar more consistent radius on a bend, compared withthe effect of string chords involved in conventionallypegging the job. Accurate radii translate to safer traintravel at higher speeds.

After drawing the rails in onto the sleepers andclipping them in place, a ballast rake following thelaying machine drops ballast over the skeleton track. Atamping machine then lifts the track 100 mmthrough the ballast and vibrates and squeezes ballastunder the sleepers. Next comes another ballast dropand another 50 mm lift, and a final tamping run tocomplete the track.

In a typical day, 2-3,000 tonnes of materials—ballast, sleepers and track—are consumed for theproduction of 2-3 km of track.

On this Fortescue rail link, we mentioned thatearthworks had suffered severe cyclone damage. Thisin turn put track laying under intense pressure, toachieve the deadline, and night work becamenecessary. Not impossible using conventionalmethods, but much more practical using GNSSguidance—this was where the system really came intoits own.

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Built by Pandrol Jackson of the United States, thePony Express (a nickname) is designed to extract theold sleepers and install concrete replacements. Itfunctions differently and steers differently to theSUM-1000.

As we said previously, the time pressure is intensebecause the track can only be closed to traffic for, say,five hours in twenty-four—it’s a matter of renewing asmuch as possible during that time slot.

A vital objective of the positioning task is to putthe track back onto its design alignment, rather thansimply replacing it from where it’s been taken from.The two can be quite substantially different. Usingconventional methods, the change is far more work—and certainly less accurate—compared with usingGNSS guidance.

This issue arises for a number of reasons, the mostobvious being that, a hundred years ago or so, it maynever have been laid in the correct position in the firstplace.

Apart from periodic repairs and sleeperreplacement, another little-known factor is thatballast wears out, and has to be replaced from time totime. The constant pounding of trains distorts andcrushes the rock, reducing it in size, creating fines,and lessening the structural support that it canprovide to the sleepers and track. We know this,because we did a story years ago about machinerysupplied by MSC (Mobile Screeners and Crushers) toconvert into useful material a huge mountain ofretired ballast, at the NSW Railways’ depot atChullora!

Decades or even centuries of these effects, oftenunder time pressure to re-open the line, mean that agreat deal can potentially be achieved by realigning thetrack. Particularly on curves, with the correction ofradii and cross-slopes.

Such corrections can, and are made, usingconventional surveying methods, but it’s principallythe tamping machine following the sleeper replacingunit that’s called upon to make the adjustments. Andthis is a relatively slow process. If the track layingmachine itself can be made to follow the designalignment, productivity is improved enormously. Andthat’s what was achieved, quite frankly to the initialsurprise of the construction team, when GNSSmachine guidance was introduced. Faster production,using fewer people and less ballast.

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Topcon has released asignificant upgrade to its3D local positioning

system (LPS).Called LPS-900, it’s an

alternative to Topcon’s MillimetreGPS, aimed at contractors whoneed high-accuracy machinecontrol on small jobs, or inlocations where GNSS reception isunreliable—near tall buildings,under heavy tree cover, etc.

It consists of a robotic total

station with integrated radiocommunications, plus highspeed X-TRAC trackingtechnology.

Many common elementsbetween the LPS-900 systemand Millimetre GPS, as well asother Topcon 3D-MC systems,mean that switching betweensystems is quick and economical.

"Less initial pegging isrequired, while re-pegging andconventional string-liningbecome obsolete, saving time

and money. The result is fast, fullyautomatic grade control withindustry-leading accuracy," says NeilOther, Topcon’s Australasian salesmanager.

"LPS-900 also means that Topconcustomers have the choice ofmillimetre-accurate final trim systemsdepending on their needs, theapplication, and their budgets—withan easy transfer path from LPS toMillimetre GPS whenever they requireit," says Other.

Dynapac Australia hasappointed Clark Equipmentdistributor for its full line

of heavy and light compaction,asphalt and paving equipment inAustralia and New Zealand.

The Dynapac Australiaorganisation will continue to focuson its existing customer base, andupon extending its offering whilegiving local support to the ClarkEquipment organisation throughoutthe country.

“We’re very pleased to haveClark Equipment on board. Theirsixteen branch locations give us amarket presence that we are lackingand allow us to be closer to ourcustomers. Their customer baseand product portfolio are a goodcomplement to our existingbusiness,” says Steve Cartwright,general manager of DynapacAustralia.

For its part, Clark Equipment saysit’s very pleased with the newarrangement. “We look forward tooffering Dynapac products to ourcustomers.

“This strong brand, backed by thelocal Dynapac organisation, is a greatcomplement to our current productoffering and allows us to offer acomplete high quality package to ourcustomers throughout the country,”says Robert Hammond, managingdirector of Clark Equipment.

Dynapac Australia says it will‘continue to strengthen its currentsales and service organisation tocontinue its market leadingapplications and technical servicesupport to its direct customers andto support Clark Equipment inoffering high productivitysolutions to Australian and NewZealand road constructionmarkets.’

Dynapac Australia teamswith Clark Equipment

Steve Cartwright, pictured above, is thenew general manager of Dynapac Australia,having moved to Sydney at the beginning ofMay.

As we’ve previously reported, Dynapachas now been incorporated into the AtlasCopco group.

Born in England, Steve has had atwenty-eight year career with Atlas Copco,starting out as an apprentice plantmechanic with the Australian subsidiary ofAtlas Copco in 1980.

Moving back to the UK in 1985, heclimbed the corporate ladder throughvarious positions in product and businessmanagement before returning to Australiain 1994 as general manager of the RockDrilling Tools Division.

In 1999 Steve extended his internationalcareer and took the position of generalmanager in Brazil. In 2002 Chile andArgentina were added to hisresponsibilities.

Prior to his latest appointment asgeneral manager of Dynapac Australia,Steve has been vice president of marketingfor the Atlas Copco Constructions Toolsbusiness at the group’s head office inSweden, where he’s lived for the past twoyears.

Welcome back to Australia, Steve!


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Over the past sixty or seventymillennia, tides of humanityhave flowed backwards and

forwards between Europe and Asia.And there are only two convenientplaces to cross. One is a few hundredkilometres south, at the narrows ofthe Dardanelles. And the other is atthe Straits of Istanbul, otherwiseknown as the Bosphorus.

Where the train tunnel is currentlybeing built, Alexander the Greatferried his army across to Asia. Therehas been a human settlement on thesite of Istanbul for at least eightthousand years, once the capital of theRoman Empire, then the ByzantineEmpire, later the capital of theOttoman Empire.

The city is no longer a capital—Ankara has that role, in the modernrepublic of Turkey founded byMustafa Kemal after the First WorldWar. But it’s still the principal city ofTurkey with a population of abouteight million, straddling theBosphorus. The old city and theairport are on the European side, witha large part of the metropolitan area onthe eastern Asian shore.

Marmaray is the name of a projectto link the European and Asian halvesof Istanbul by an undersea rail tunnelacross the Bosphorus strait. The nameMarmaray (Marmara Rail) comes fromcombining the name of the Sea ofMarmara, which lies just south of theproject site, with ray, the Turkish wordfor rail.

Apart from the Bosphoruscrossing, the project involves theconstruction of three newunderground station complexes andthe upgrade of sixty-three kilometresof suburban train lines on each side.This will create a 76.3 km highcapacity line stretching between theeastern and western suburbanextremities.

The Straits themselves will becrossed by a 1.4 km immersed tube,described by the organisers as beingearthquake proof (this is the bit I’ll bewanting to see demonstrated, before Iline up to buy a train ticket!).

This immersed tube is beingassembled from eleven sections eacheighteen thousand tonnes. They arebeing placed into an excavated trenchfifty-six metres below sea level (aworld record), and will be covered byfive metres of earth. Once in situ, thetube will be accessed from each side bybored tunnels to complete thecrossing.

The idea of a railway tunnel underthe Istanbul Strait was first raised in1860. However, where the tunnelcrosses the deepest parts of the Strait,

the old-fashioned techniques wouldnot allow it to be on or under theseabed; thus the earliest designindicated a "floating" type of tunnelplaced on pillars constructed on theseabed.

The hazards of old cities

Work commenced on theMarmaray Project in 2004. It’scurrently two years behind schedule,the main reason being the excavation

of a Byzantine archaeological find onthe proposed site of the Europeantunnel terminal. In 2005, the dig raninto the remains of a 4th-century port.Researchers are recovering whatappears to be the only Byzantine navalvessel ever discovered, and have foundother artifacts going back to 6,000 BC,including nine human heads in a bag!

How the Turkish governmenthandles this quandary will be a matter

A commuter rail tuIstanbul’s Marmaray projec

Satellite view of the Bosphorus,connecting the Black Sea (top) withthe Sea of Marmara, and the Med.

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tunnel connecting Europe and Asiaect is one of the great infrastructure challenges of this age.


of international interest. It needs amodern commuter railway, but it can’tafford to destroy this site.

Tunnels and Earthquakes

Istanbul is located some twentykilometres from the North AnatolianFault Zone, which runs from east towest, south of the Princess Islands inthe Sea of Marmara. The project area istherefore in a location where the riskof a severe earthquake is estimated atup to seventy-seven percent.

Since 342 AD the city has sufferedmore than a dozen huge earthquakesthat each claimed more than 10,000lives. Waterlogged silty soil such asthat encountered at the tunnel site hasbeen known to liquefy during a quake,so engineers are injecting industrialgrout down to thirty metres below theseabed in an endeavour to stabilise it.

The walls of theimmersed sectionsare made ofwaterproof concretein a steel shell, eachbeing independentlywatertight. The whole is made to flexand bend like skyscrapers.

The bit that worries us is thatfloodgates at the joints of the tunnelare able to slam down and isolatewater, in the event of a wall failure.Now that’s a surprise you wouldn’t bekeen to experience, particularly if yourtrain was passing through a door. Thedesigners point out optimistically thatthese structures have been built inmany other earthquake zones aroundthe world.

The first immersed tube tunnelever built was constructed in NorthAmerica for sewer purposes in 1894.The first tunnel for traffic purposeswas the Michigan Central Railroadtunnel in 1906-1910.

Dredging

Two systems are in use, andunfortunately because of absentpersonnel we were unable to get areport on progress, at the time of ourvisit.

Apart from reliability, clam shelldredgers have the advantage ofrestricting the loss of spoil into thewater column, but how their accuracywill suffer in the notoriously trickycurrents of the Straits is another matter.

We understand that a TrailerSuction Hopper Dredger (TSHP) isalso in use.

Upgrade of existing lines

Thirty-seven existing stations willbe upgraded, signalling and catenaryinfrastructure revamped, and a thirdtrack built along much of the route.

The financial justification for theMarmaray Project has been predicatedupon an increase in rail patronagefrom 3.6% to 27.7%, third only toTokyo and New York.

Of the total estimated cost of about$4 billion, most of the money iscoming from the Japan Bank forInternational Cooperation, and theEuropean Investment Bank.

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Equipment sales in Australia for 2007

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Markets for all products increasedin sales volume, with the exception ofdozers which declined 12% on 2006 sales.

The increases in sales volumesreflected the strength of theAustralian economy over the last threeyears and in particular the amount ofconstruction work and the increaseddemand in the mining market.

With the expected slowdown in thegrowth of the Australian economyfrom 3.9% in 2007 to around 3.0% in2008 the growth in the constructionmarket is expected to moderate duringthe current year. However the miningmarket is expected to remain strongthroughout the year.

Queensland the biggest State by far

Highlights of 2007 activities:— The largest volume of sales was

recorded in Queensland which had32% of the market. NSW recorded21% of national sales followed by WAand Victoria with 19% each.

— Estimated value of the market in2007 was A$ 4.2 billion.

— Excavators were up by 20% dueto strong sales in the less than 8 tonnecapacity market. This market wasindividually the largest, with over 33%of total sales.

— Wheel loaders increased by 16%over the previous year—expected todecline somewhat in 2008.

— Dozer sales dropped by 12% in2007—a further fall this year is likely.

— Motor grader sales increased byonly 2% reflecting the continuingtough conditions in rural areas.

— Dump truck sales increased by29% with particular strength apparentin the sale of articulated dump trucks,reflecting the increased demand fromurban construction projects.

— In the small machine markets,sales of backhoe loaders increased by24% in 2007 while sales of skid steerloaders increased by only 6%, albeit offa very high volume base.

— Road rollers and landfillcompactors experienced salesincreases of 25% and 21% respectivelyand are both forecast to experiencereduced sales in 2008.

Overall sales volumes for theconstruction and mining equipmentmarkets are forecast to remain ataround current levels over the nexttwo years.

Topcon’s big sale

Topcon Positioning Systems haswon what it says is the world’s largestorder for total stations — 860instruments to be delivered to thePolish Ministry of Education (MEN)

by Topcon's Polish partner TPI.The sale, valued at more than

$US2.5 million, is for 430 GPT-3107N total stations and 430 AT-G6optical levels.

China’s iron ore market

In an earlier issue of MovingDirt, wepointed out that China is not only thelargest worldwide consumer of basemetals—it’s also the world’s largestproducer.

The figures are pertinent, in theissue of iron ore production. WeAussies may think we hold the whiphand when it comes to iron ore, acrititial component of steelproduction. But the fact is that Chinaitself produces a larger slice of its ownrequirements than it imports from us,and Brazil supplies to China morethan Australia does.

The figures for 2007 were:— China’s own production, 35%— Brazil, 31%— Australia, 25%By the year 2014, Australia and

Brazil are expected to have swappedrankings, changing the shares to:

— China, 38%— Australia, 32%— Brazil, 27%Australia has a considerable

advantage. A rough analysis ofcontract prices paid in 2007 (versusthe spot market of US$200/tonne)shows that sales by Australia at US$80C&F return an FOB (ship’s side) priceof $55, whereeas the Brazilians netted only$45 FOB on average sales of $108 C&F.

MARKET WATCHSnippets from home and overseas


Ingersoll-Rand generators

Seen here at the recent CME showin Perth, Ingersoll-Rand PowerSourceportable diesel generators are nowbeing distributed Australia-wide byClark Equipment.

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While researching our story aboutthe Fortescue rail job in this this issue,we came across a snippet that you maywant to put in your triva bank.

It is trivial, because no-one thesedays builds railways using timbersleepers, and to the delight oflandscape gardening suppliers, tens ofthousands are being pulled out andreplaced with concrete, as we speak.

About the only thing that could besaid in favour of timber, we assume, isthat passengers would have a quieterride—judging by road surfaces. Butthere are few passengers to worryabout, and the freight doesn’tcomplain. For that matter, you can’tget the timber.

According to the bloke who builtthe Alice Springs to Darwin line a fewyears ago, termites had seriouslyattached the wooden sleepers on lines

in WA (such as Mt. Newman) runningpredominantly east-west, where thesleepers of course lie north-south. Butthey showed no appetite whatsoeverfor those on the north-south lines(such as Hammersly Iron), where thesleepers lie east-west.

He experimented by planting asmall number on a trial plot of land,some oriented E-W and the othersN-S. Lo and behold, Mastotermesdarwinis did ignore the E-W andbreakfasted on the N-S.

There, we wanted to get that offour chests, and No—it’s not the first ofApril!

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Some time ago, Limitless awarded a contract to a jointventure of Australia's Gulf Leighton and Van Oord of theNetherlands. That excavation contract covered a trial section ofthe canal, at the northern end of the inland section of the80-kilometre-long waterway.

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There are probably more than ahundred reasons why thecurrent upswing in equities

cannot last, and only a dozen or sowhy it possibly can. Fact remains,however, Australian shares seem ontheir way to post a second positivemonth in succession.

This now raises the obviousquestion: Is this the point whereyesterday's bear market morphs intotomorrow's new bull market, or are wesimply kidding ourselves?

Those in favour of a positive viewhappily refer to what happened undersimilar circumstances in 1990. Backthen the financial crisis was known asthe Savings & Loans crisis and if we areto believe those old enough toremember, it looked just as devastatingand as crippling as what we'veexperienced since mid last year.

As US banks went bankrupt or sawtheir balance sheets becoming severelydamaged, the US stock market lost20% of its value in three months. Fivemonths later, however, and uponconfirmation the US economy hadfallen into a technical recession, theS&P500 index soared to a new high.

This time around, so goes thebullish mantra, there's more than justa small chance the US might avoidrecording two consecutive quarters ofnegative growth (there hasn't been oneso far though expectations are thecurrent quarter might be the one thatfinally brings negative growth); sowhat are the chances of copying thescenario of eighteen years ago?

The question seems appropriate,since various key elements that helpedthe stock market to new highs backthen, have been repeated this timearound. Back then, the Federal ReserveBank aggressively cut interest rates toprevent worst case scenarios fromturning into reality—official interestrates fell from 8.25% to a cyclical lowof 3%—plus there was a widespreadbelief the Fed would do everything in

its might to tackle the problems headon, and that ultimately the Fed woulddeliver.

It is easy to see why some expertssay today's situation post the BearStearns bail out is similar.

Viewed from their perspective,investors have taken a positiveapproach to developments and whatlies ahead: instead of looking forreasons to sell and to remain on thesidelines, they have started to lookaround and search for longer termvalue. And they are willing to lookbeyond the fact that things are likely toget worse before they will get better.

Apparently, that's exactly whathappened back then in the aftermathof the Savings and Loans crisis. Similarto the present situation, securitiesanalysts were hopelessly behind thecurve with their earnings forecasts,but investors simply ignored the factthat corporate earnings were about totake a dive. They concentrated onwhat would come after the dip inearnings instead.

As such, it should well be possiblethat the share market surges to newhighs while corporate earningscontinue to deteriorate. As a matter ofcomparison, the US share marketbottomed in October 1990, but UScorporate earnings continued to falluntil well into 1991, or so the storygoes. So far all this seems pretty similarto what we are dealing with today,including the fact the US housingmarket has yet to find a bottom, and islikely to require a long time still beforethe next sustainable recovery can kickin (back then the misery went on forfive more years).

No doubt, back then bankingstocks would have been cheaply pricedand the first to bounce in the lead upto the overall market recovery. That'sexactly what has happened over thepast weeks, even before Westpac andSt George Bank's announced mergerplans injected an extra dose of

optimism into the Australian bankingsector.

The recent recovery of Australianbanking stocks has come much soonerthan most market strategists wouldhave predicted (the recovery certainlyhas come much sooner than Ipersonally would have thoughtpossible), however, further analysisshows this revival does makes sense,and not only because investors arewilling to take a positive approach towhat lies ahead.

I believe the recent revival forbanking stocks has been as swift and aspowerful as it has been because itstems from both bears and bullsbuying into Australian banking shares.As such it is difficult to predict howfar this revival can stretch.

Is it possible Australian banks areback on their way towards previousprice-earnings multiples? I believesuch a scenario cannot be dismissed,even though many experts mightargue this wouldn't make sense giventhe many headwinds that still lieahead for the sector.

The irony is, however, increasedattractiveness of owning Australianbanks makes perfect sense from arelative point of view. Yes, Australianbanks will be facing some tough timesahead, and fiscal 2009 might well turnout worse than what we've seen so far,but the outlook for many othercompanies in the Australian sharemarket is likely to be worse.

Consider the recent projectionsby the Reserve Bank of Australia.Not only does the RBA anticipatethat inflation will remain a tangibleproblem in Australia until 2010, theRBA also foresees three calendaryears of below trend GDP growth.As we are not even half way throughthe first year, that seems like anawful long time if you are currentlyowner of shares in Harvey Normanor JB Hi-Fi.

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The coast around Anzac Cove isempty, as it was in 1915.There are no nearby towns,

hotels, restaurants, not even a placeto buy a sandwich.

So, if you want to spend more than afew hours looking around thebattlefields, you have a choice of sleepingon the ground as thousands do for thecommemorative service, or staying somekilometres away and visiting the area byrented car or bus tour.

There’s quite a lot to see, in what’snow a national park. Over a hundredmonuments, cemeteries, and places ofsignificance, spread thirty or fortykilometres along the coast from CapeHelles on the southern tip (where theBritish and French landed) past theAnzac area to Suvla Bay in the north,where the August landings took place.

The Gallipoli peninsula juts downinto the Aegean Sea, a few hundredkilometres south-west of Istanbul. It’sabout sixty kilometres long, and 10-20km wide. On its west is the AegeanSea, and on its east, the straits of theDardanelles.

The biggest town in the region,with plenty of hotels and otheramenities including an airport, isCanakkale. It’s not on the peninsula—it’s a short car ferry ride across theother side of the Dardanelles.

On the peninsula itself, there are acouple of villages down at the CapeHelles end, and a few small townshugging the Dardanelles coast.Gelibolu is one, from which thepeninsula takes its name, and alsothere’s Eceabat (pron. Edge-bar),which is about fifteen kilometresacross from Anzac Cove.

Coach travel in Turkey is generally amore luxurious proposition than inAustralia. You can take a coach downfrom Istanbul to any one of severalplaces on the peninsula, includingGelibolu or Eceabat, and from theretake local bus tours, or preferablyenjoy the independence of renting acar—the peninsula’s roads are quiet.

There’s another option, that’s onlybeen available for about a year—in ourview, by far the best option—and that’sto stay at The Gallipoli Houses, builtand owned by English-speakingBelgian Eric Goossens and his Turkish-born wife, [email protected]

Eric is an encyclopaedia ofknowledge about the Gallipolicampaign, which adds anotherdimension of interest to a visit. Hischarming establishment is in a tinyvillage, Kocadere, right inside thenational park, about ten minutes drivefrom Anzac Cove, Lone Pine, andeverything you’ll want to see. He hasten spacious and beautifully furnishedrooms, all newly-built—call it a smallhotel or a large guest house. Becausethere’s no restaurant nearby, TheGallipoli Houses puts on breakfast anddinner, and supplies picnic lunches.For what you get, the cost is verymodest.

Two provisos. First; you’ll need acar, unless you’re an unusually activehiker—fifty thousand Anzacs didn’t fitinto a couple of football fields—thedistances are significant, and as we allknow, the terrain is very rugged.Second; don’t expect Eric to fit you induring the few days of the Anzaccommemorative services, because theAustralian Embassy has discovered his

establishment, and they’d booked itout the day after we left.

We chose to rent a car in Istanbul,and drive down and back. It’s about afive hour drive, starting at theBosphorus, then following the coast ofthe Sea of Marmara down to theDardanelles and the Gallipolipeninsula. Having a car facilitated avisit to the excavations at Troy, on theother side of the Dardanelles, aboutthirty kilometres south of the car ferryterminal at Canakkale.

Just as Gallipoli has increasinglybecome a place of pilgrimage forAustralians, so it has for the Turks.When we were driving around thesites, there were many busloads ofgaily waving localsclambering on and offat their ownmemorials, which willoften be just a fewyards away on ‘their’side of what was thetrench line. After all,Turkey has 87,000dead to mourn, andseveral major victorieson sea and land tocherish, over themuch-vaunted BritishEmpire. These days,Gallipoli stands for

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The Australian WarMemorial in Canberrahas, on its web site, anexcellent audio narrative;a twenty-stop tour of themajor sights, that you candownload onto yourMP3 player.

It’s not our place tocomment on the militaryaspects of this campaign,which mean differentthings to individualAustralians. But it’s

worth mentioning one dreadfulstatistic, engraved on the hugeBritish memorial at Cape Helles,along with the names of thethirty-six thousand Empire ladswho arrived but never left.

Of these, nine thousand wereidentified and buried in markedgraves. Thirteen thousand wereburied without being identified,explaining why the cemeterieshave so few tombstones. But thelargest number, fourteenthousand, were obliterated on thebattlefields and simplydisappeared, never to be seen orheard of again.

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Equally, looking back to whathappened in the nineties raises a similarrelative attraction for banking shares.After peaking in 1989, and reaching asecond lower peak in 1990, theAustralian share market hit bottom inlate 1990. Once the market recoveredfrom its lows, it subsequently languishedin a sideways trading pattern (as theAustralian economy went through arough patch) only to dive again two yearslater. Only after this second fall did themarket commence a recovery that wouldturn out sustainable.

(Everyone can observe this pattern bygoing to Yahoo! Finance and requesting achart for the All Ordinaries index for themaximum time period possible).

Regardless of whether one has apositive or a not so positive view on bankearnings in the years ahead, fact remainsthe banks have first come under themarket's scrutiny because of the globalcredit crisis. As a result of this, currentmarket forecasts for the banks arearguably less off the mark than for mostother sectors.

Since companies will start issuingprofit warnings as the economic realityof a downturn in Australia and elsewherebecomes increasingly visible, this isbound to further raise the relativeattractiveness of bank dividends.

Whether you are hoping the next bullmarket has already started, or you arepreparing for several tough years aheadfor the local economy and share market,it would seem all roads lead to the banksthese days.

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Leighton Holdings andMacquarie Group have wonthe $4.8 billion contract for

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The BrisConnections consortium,made up of Macquarie and Leightonsubsidiaries Thiess and John Holland,will build the $3.4 billion AirportLink, plus the next section of theNorthern Busway and a new fly-overto ease traffic gridlock on the airportroundabout.

The project will be funded througha combination of debt and equity,according to a statement fromBrisConnections.

Leighton was a member of two ofthe bidding consortiums, with itsLeighton Contractors part of thelosing Northern Motorway group, inpartnership with ABN AmroAustralia.

The other losing consortiumcomprised Baulderstone Hornibrook,Abigroup and Bilfinger Berger Civiland Babcock & Brown.

The Queensland premier saidBrisConnections would build tworoad tunnels and a new airportconnection—the seven kilometreAirport Link (mostly underground)toll road, the 3 km Windsor to Kedronsection of the Northern Busway and a750m fly-over above the airportroundabout.

Of the cost of the airport link,taxpayers would contribute $47million because of the fundingagreement, she said. For the totalproject, which includes land costs, thestate would contribute $1.5 billioninstead of the $2.37 billion for whichit had budgeted originally.

Construction will begin later thisyear and all three roads are scheduledto be completed by mid-2012—sixmonths earlier than plannedoriginally.

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China’s Hangzhou bridge, the longestcable-stayed bridge in the world,recently opened for traffic.

The project qualifies for two records. It’s agiven that this is the longest sea crossing by abridge. But it also rates as one of the mostcomplex engineering challenges in recent times.

An essential link in China’s east coastsuperhighway, work on the thirty-six kilometrebridge began in 2003. But the start ofconstruction was itself the culmination of adecade of planning by designers, engineers, andscientists who undertook no less than onehundred and forty feasibility studies before theyreached a final design.

Hangzhou Bay itself has long been a populartourist attraction—visitors come from far andwide to see its spectacular tidal flows and surgingwave conditions. The gulf experiences extremelyhigh winds and tides that can reach up to threeand a half metres per second. At times the wavesare higher than nine metres and they changedirection without warning. In short, the localityis a bridge builder’s worst nightmare.

To add to the complexities, there were anumber of geological concerns. The project sitewas located right over the top of a number ofshallow natural gas pockets that raised theworrying possibility of an eruption duringconstruction. A special study was conducted toassess the distribution of gas, and the property ofthe soil during and after a gas release, to avert anyproblems whilst pile driving was underway. Lastbut not least, the bridge design had to withstandearthquake conditions of up to seven on theRichter Scale, and be typhoon proof.

Because of the challenges that the sea andtidal conditions posed, a unique concrete mixinvolving a large amount of coal ash and slagpowder was developed, producing an unusuallyhigh—density concrete. This mixture providesthe one hundred year life-span sought in thisproject, and is now recognised world-wide as the“Hangzhou” research model for corrosion-resistant concrete.

Since construction started the bridge haswithstood ten typhoons, enduring thepunishment and resulting in only slight delaysand re—work. Now opened to the public, theHangzhou Bay bridge represents one of the mostimportant construction elements of the massiveChinese superhighway system that stretchesthousands of kilometres from the northernprovinces to those in the south.

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Caterpillar 953C Track Loader, 2000 model with3,277 hours. Fitted with GP bucket and ROPS A/Ccab. New track chains fitted. Undercarriage standsat approx 70% life remaining. To be fitted with aCat rear ripper. 4:1 bucket available (extra cost).

$195,000 + $19,500 GST = $214,500 (with Ripper Fitted)

CAT D5H Bulldozer, Powershift, 1,900 total hours.Fitted with PAT blade, ROPS AC cabin and new rearripper. Excellent condition.

$130,000 + $13,000 GST = $143,000.

Multipac VP200 Multi-tyred Roller. 1997 model,twin seat, A/C ROPS cabin,Ex shire. ExcellentCondition. Available for sale or hire.

$35,000 + $3,500 GST = $38,500

Frank Fleming & Sons (Earthmoving) Pty Ltd.

88 Mallee Drive, Tanah Merah, Qld, Aust, 4128.Phone: 0418 719 299 Fax: 07 3801 4480 Email: [email protected]

Caterpillar D8N Bulldozer, 5TJ Series, 1993 model.Fitted with differential steering, twin hyd pumps,Semi-U blade, single shank 4 barrel ripper, ROPS A/Ccab, fast fuel, fire supression system, full mine spec.Multi-shank ripper available for extra cost. Extensivecomponent history. Undercarriage stands at approx60% life remaining. New extreme service grouserplates have been fitted. Located near Emerald centralQld. Can be seen working. Good Condition.

$250,000 + $25,000 GST = $275,000


Choice of 3, Kobelco SK259 6E Excavator complete withQ/Hitch, standard GP bucket, Aux piping. $110,000 Inc GST

CHESTERFIELD - AUSTRALIAACN 001 654 762 ABN 42 001 654 762

1141 Beaudesert Road SALES: Walter Kreis 0418 728 624Acacia Ridge Qld 4110 Michael Royle 0417 300 545Telephone 07 3277 1000 Matthew MamminoFacsimile 07 3875 1713 0447 475 450Email: [email protected] NTH QLD: Steve Argent 0417 744 593Net: www.chesterfieldaustralia.com.au CAIRNS: Ron Kloprogge 07 4035 5093

Kobelco SK013SR, with rubber tracks & canopy, 300 &450mm GP 1000mm mud, knuckle boom, hyd blade, halfhitch, expandable tracks. $21,000 Inc GST

Kobelco SK135SR, complete with blade, quick hitch, GPbucket, Aux piping, one owner operator, ExcellentCondition. $93,500 Inc GST

Daewoo 130LC, 2000 model, Hydraulic QH, Hammerpiping, Standard GP bucket. $44,000 Inc GST

Kobelco SK80MSR- 1 Unit, 2003 model, 3,200 hours,undercarriage overhauled, N&B lines, swing boom, new hydhitch, 650mm GP bucket, Worth a look. $86,000 Inc GST

Sumitomo SH300. 2004 model, needs pins & bushes, newsprockets. Selling as is where is. $93,500 Inc GST

OTHER UNITS ARE AVAILABLE. PHONE 07 3277 1000 or CONTACT WALTER KREIS 0418 728 624, MICHAEL ROYLE 0417 300 545, or Matthew Mammino 0447 475 450

Dieci 40.17 Telehandler, Ex demo, 60 hours, complete with Iveco128hp direct injection engine, pre-arrangement, 3 way man basket

& forks, 4.ot 17m capacity, Aust Std A/C. $170,500 Inc GST

Kobelco SK13SR - Ex Demo Australian build, expandable rubbertracks, B&N lines, half hitch, 350mm GP bucket. $37,000 Inc GST

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BT EQUIPMENT PTY LTD6 FERNGROVE PLACESOUTH GRANVILLE NSW 2142PHONE 02 9780 7200WWW.BTEQUIPMENT.COM.AU

Daewoo 290LC-V Excavator, 2002 model, 8,000hours, Quick hitch, Hammer piping, Digging and

mud buckets. $60,500 Inc GST

Sumitomo SH120-3, 2003 model, approx 4,700 hours.Comes with 2 dig buckets, 1 mud bucket, hammer piped, hydraulic hitch.

Very clean and well maintained machine. $78,000 + GST


BT EQUIPMENT PTY LTD10-14 ASHOVER ROAD, ROCKLEABRISBANEPHONE 07 3277 5422WWW.BTEQUIPMENT.COM.AU

Volvo L120, 1992 model, ex council machine, GP bucket. $75,000 Inc GST

Yanmar Vio 50-2, 2004 model, ROPS canopy,3,800 hours, quick hitch, near new rubber tracks.

$36,500 Inc GST

Sumitomo SH200-3, 2003 model, 7,100 hours,quick hitch with hammer piping, new chains

& sprockets. $85,000 Inc GST

Yanmar Vio 50-3, 2004 model, 2,800 hours, ROPScanopy, full set of buckets including 1200mm tilt

bucket & ripper. $47,300 Inc GST



McCloskey International arrives on the Australian Scene.–First machine in Australia proves a winner for Boral.

Not widely known in this partof the world, but afforded astrong international

reputation, McCloskeyInternational screens have arrivedon the Australian scene distributedby George Barr and the team atMobile Screening & Crushing.

McCloskey, operating for overtwenty–five years, has beenmanufacturing high performancedurable products that offer innovationsthat have become industry standards.Based in Peterborough, Ontario,Canada, and recently opening a facilityin Northern Ireland, McCloskeyproduce trommel screens, vibratingscreens, and stacking conveyors thatsuit an extensive range of industries.

At work at a Boral quarry in SouthEast Queensland for over a month theMcCloskey S130 screen (picturedabove) has won a good deal of acclaimfrom operators and especially fromBoral’s production manager DanielRamsden. “Put simply, this is by farand away the most superior mobilescreen we have operated on this site,and I reckon we’ve used almost allmajor brands over the years. This

machine beats them all hands down,”He commented.

Boral have been using the S130 fora variety of materials includingaggregates, raw feed, sand andrecycling concrete wash–out.According to Ramsden the screeningperformance on wet or dry materialwith this machine is exceptional.

The S130 operates a high energy 14x 5 screen box offering both adjustableshaft speed and vibration from 10mmat 950RPM, to 6mm at 1,130RPM, afeature no other competitive machineoffers. Other features that appeal toBoral are the very sizeable engine bay –allowing ease of access andmaintenance, caterpillar engine,excellent service points, fuel fillers on

both sides of the machine, andimportantly the safety aspect ofguarding that the McCloskey designteam has taken into consideration.

Further, the S130 offers fixedgalvanised travel–out walkways thatdon’t require disassembly for transport,meet transport width requirements, andafford maintenance crews a more stablework platform and excellent visibility.The main conveyor lifts away from thescreen box allowing easier screen clothreplacement and fitted screen blanketskeep material feeding evenly onto thescreen box, eliminating spillage onto thewalkways or falling into the screenedmaterial stockpile.

The final word. Ramsden claimsthat with the S130 he can have itpacked up and ready for transport inless than half an hour–significantly lesstime than the average two hours otherscreens take to get ready for transport.McCloskey currently offer sevenmodels of vibrating screens, and havejust announced additional screenmodels, complimented by a range ofmobile crushers, all will be available incoming months. For more informationcontact MSC on 1800 803 657.

Kirwan Barr of MSC (left) and Boral’sDaniel Ramsden (right).

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over 12,500 contractors nationallyover 12,500 contractors nationally

who arwho are looking for your machinerye looking for your machinery,,

parts and services.parts and services.

The ANDRA championshipdrag racing series certainlykeeps the Ham Family busy

on weekends. If not at work at RDWilliams Excavator Parts, you willfind them maintaining their racecars or competing at a race tracksomewhere in Australia. ThroughTSP Racing, Steven Ham is nowpiloting a new alcohol funny car.

TSP Racing has been involved withchampionship drag racing since 1999.From humble beginnings with streetcars, the natural progression has seencars campaigned through groups twoand three, and the teams group onecategory campaign will start after the

Winternationals this year. All cars havebeen built and maintained in house bySteven and Ian Ham, and aresupported by RD Williams ExcavatorParts, Lubricants Australia, D&MPlant Hire, Cargo Transport Servicesand BMI Engineering.

Steven completed hisapprenticeship as a diesel fitter withRD Williams Excavator Parts and isnow their Sales Manager with fourteenyears experience. At RD Williams theirwork motto is “Strength throughQuality”. TSP has adopted the sameattitude in the race team. With strongsponsor support and “Kendall” oilprotecting the 3,000 HP supercharged

engines, success has been forthcoming,but hard fought amongst a very toughfield of competitors.

After winning the Winternationalslast year, the team travelled to Sydney,Perth and Willowbank raceway. With awin and runner-up at Willowbank, atop qualifier in Sydney and a win inPerth, Steven is now ranked numbertwo in the overall championship forcompetition eliminator. With theWinternationals being the seasonfinal, held from the 5th to the 8th ofJune, Steven and his crew will befocused on trying to win thisprestigious event and claim thenational title.

RD Williams Excavator Parts and the Ham family (TSP Racing) –A FORMIDABLE FORCE in the ANDRA championship drag racing series.

Penrith Office: (02) 4773 8733Fax: (02) 4773 9014

Alan Burns: 0418 237 674Clinton Burns: 0418 268 451

Russell O’Brien: 0429 920 494Website: www.alanburns.com.au

Email: [email protected] Box 23, Wallacia NSW 2745

www.alanburns.com.au

Phone: (02) 4773 8733

Caterpillar 14H Graders x 2, 11,000 & 14,000hours, 16ft blades, big rubber, History Available.Tidy. From $295,000 + GST

Caterpillar 140H Grader, 1999 Man, 4,700 hours,17.5 x 25 tyres, Tidy. $235,000 + GST

Caterpillar 615C Series II Scrapers x 5, 1994-1995 manufacture, 5,500-8,000 hours.

From: $195,000 + GST

Caterpillar 966H Loader, 2006 Man, 1,000 hours,ride control, supp steer, Suit new buyer.

$360,000 + GST

Caterpillar 950H Loader, 2006 Man, 50 hoursonly, CAT quick hitch, forks and GP bucket. Asnew. $285,000 + GST

Caterpillar D8R Dozer, 1996, 9,500 hours, singletyne, semi u blade, U/C at 85% new, Very Tidy.

POA

Penrith Office: (02) 4773 8733Fax: (02) 4773 9014

Alan Burns: 0418 237 674Clinton Burns: 0418 268 451

Russell O’Brien: 0429 920 494Website: www.alanburns.com.au

Email: [email protected] Box 23, Wallacia NSW 2745

www.alanburns.com.au

Phone: (02) 4773 8733

Caterpillar D8N Dozer, 1990 Man, 12,000 hours,undercarriage at 85% new, equalizer bar and ramsre-sealed “0” hours, Very Tidy. $220,000 + GST

Caterpillar D7H Dozer Series II, 1994 Man, clutchsteer, transmission, heads, track frames and bladegroup “0” hours, U/C at 90% new. $225,000 + GST

Caterpillar CP56E Roller, 2007 Man, 340 hours,blade, As new. POA

Caterpillar 815F Compactor, 1997 Man, 12,000hours, feet / scraper bars at 80% new. Very Tidy.

$245,000 + GST

Komatsu PC200-7LC, 1,900 hours, quick hitch, two wayflow, Australian delivery, One owner. $155,000 + GST.

Caterpillar 322CL, 2006 Man, 700 hours only,quick hitch, two way flow, Australian delivery,Suit new buyer. $185,000 + GST


COASTAL EQUIPMENTSALES PTY. LTD.

ABN 38 068 178 9696 OWEN CREEK ROAD, Phone: (07) 5445 2166FOREST GLEN, QLD. 4556 Fax: (07) 5445 6505Website: www.coastalequipment.com.au Mob: 0417 555 295

Email: [email protected]

Caterpillar IT38G, Air-con ROPS, ride control, quick coupler,GP bucket & forks. Machine fully serviced & ready to go.Two units available. $200,000 + GST = $220,000

JCB 3CX, 4x4, 2001, Air conditioned ROPS cab, 4:1 bucket,sideshift, extendahoe, manual hitch and 3 buckets. Tidy ex Govtunit. $63,000 + GST = $69,300

Komatsu GD405-2, Air-con, 10’ mouldboard, scarifiers.Machine to be serviced. $80,000 + GST = $88,000

CASE 90XT, Open ROPS cab, 4:1 bucket and pallet forks.Unit operated only 850 hours, lifts 1150kg. As New.

$55,000 + GST = $60,500

Caterpillar D6R, Air-Con cab, ROPS bar, straight bladewith tilt, 4,400 hours. To be serviced and have new chains,sprockets and rollers fitted. $200,000 + GST = $220,000

Terex TA 40, 6x6 Air-con ROPS cab, 6,000 hours. Thismachine has been fully workshop prepared and serviced andis ready to go. $250,000 + GST = $275,000

www.coastalequipment.com.au

Phone: (07) 5445 2166

COASTAL EQUIPMENTSALES PTY. LTD.

ABN 38 068 178 9696 OWEN CREEK ROAD, Phone: (07) 5445 2166FOREST GLEN, QLD. 4556 Fax: (07) 5445 6505Website: www.coastalequipment.com.au Mob: 0417 555 295

Email: [email protected]

CASE CX240 Hydraulic Excavator, Air-con cab, auxillarypiping, hyd quick hitch & GP bucket. Machine to be serviced& prepared prior to sale. $100,000 + GST = $110,000

Hitachi ZX120 Hydraulic Excavator, Air-con cab, and tobe fitted with hydraulic quick hitch and GP bucket.

$100,000 + GST = $110,000

Caterpillar 928G, Air cond, ROPS, GP bucket. Unit onlyoperated 800 hours from new. $145,000 + GST = $159,500

Yanmar Vio 15 Excavator with blade, rubber tracks,quick hitch, grab & 3 buckets. Ex Govt unit operated1,300 hours. $17,000 + GST = $18,700

Sumitomo SH125X-3, Air-con cab, blade, to havehydraulic quick hitch and 1 bucket, 2,150 hours. Tidy.

$95,000 + GST = $104,500

John Deere 570B, Air, ROPS, 12’ mouldboard, rippers,good tyres. To be fully prepared.

$75,000 + GST = $82,500

www.coastalequipment.com.au

Phone: (07) 5445 2166


OPLINE

ACHINERY


Phone: (07) 3274 3678Fax: (07) 3274 3604 Beatty Road,Int Ph: (617) 3274 3678 Archerfield AirportInt Fax: (617) 3274 3604 P.O. Box 152,Alan Thomas 0412 745 093 Archerfield Qld Ray Murphy 0418 154 467 Australia 4108Jim Chainey 0431 027 625

OPLINE

ACHINERYEmail: [email protected] – [email protected]

Komatsu D 85EX-15, 2005, 2,000 hours, SU Blade,Ripper, A/C cab. $425,000 + GST = $467,500

CAT D6RXL-111, 2006, 1,400 hours, SU Blade, Ripper,ROPS cab with A/C. $375,000 + GST = $412,500

Komatsu D275AX-5, 2001, 6,000 hours, SU Blade, 4Barrel single shank Ripper. $585,000 + GST = $643,500

Komatsu D155AX-6 Dozer, 2006, 580 hours, Sigma Blade, MultiShank Ripper, Lock up convertor. $600,000 + GST = $660,000

CAT 824G, 1998, ROPS cab with A/C, S Bladewith twin tilt. $290,000 + GST = 319,000

Komatsu GD655-3, 2006-07, 10 hours, ROPS cab withA/C, Rippers & Push block. $280,000 + GST = 308,000

Nordberg LT 1213 Impact Crusher, 2005, 1,900 hours,side conveyor, magnet. $650,000 + GST = $715,000

Terex Pegson Premiertrak, 2005, 3,100 hours,magnet, side belt. $475,000 + GST = $522,500


A MULTI-TASK ATTACHMENTTHAT DELIVERS ON-THE-JOBFLEXIBILITY, LOWER COSTS,

HIGHER PROFITS ANDA TOP QUALITY FINISH

engcon ab of Sweden is the world’sleading manufacturer of the mostadvanced Tiltrotator on the markettoday! Its low weight, low mountingheight, compact design, build quality,durability and attractive pricing havemade this innovative attachment anoutstanding success in Europe.

Best described as the ‘wrist’ of anexcavator or backhoe loader, theTiltrotator is, in effect, a connectingjoint that allows continuous andcomplete 360o rotation along with amore-than-useful ±40o of tilt.

For further details call 07 3277 1000

Matthew Mammino 0447 475 450

CHESTERFIELDChesterfield Australia Pty Limited

ACN 001 654 762 – ABN 42 001 654 762

engconengconTILTILTROTTROTAATORSTORS

GIVE YOUR EXCAGIVE YOUR EXCAVVAATORTOROR BACKHOE AOR BACKHOE A360o ‘WRIST’FOR GREAFOR GREATER TER FLEXIBILITYFLEXIBILITY

AUSTRALIAN PACIFIC MACHINERY(W’SALE) PTY LTD.

ACN 099 882 88116 YASS VALLEY WAY, PO BOX 253, YASS NSW 2582

PH: (02) 6226 3434 M: 0418 679 783 FAX: (02) 6226 3424QUALITY EARTHMOVING, CONSTRUCTION & MINING EQUIPMENT

email: [email protected]

VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.earthmovingsales.com.au

NORMBOLITHO

Bomag BW225D-3 smooth drum 25 ton Roller. This ExGovt machine is one for the new machine buyer at massivesavings on new price. $135,000 + GST

Cat 773B Trucks, 4 units ranging from 1983 to 1989. Allin Excellent operational condition & excellent tyres andbodies. Priced from $150,000 + GST

Komatsu PC1000 Excavator currently working incoal at Lithgow. Bargain. $98,000 + GST

CAT D9N Dozer, A/C ROPS, SS ripper with pin puller, SUblade, currently working in Northern NSW, Excellent buying.

POA

Cat 12E 17K Slopy cab motor grader. Rebuilt engine,new starter motor, almost new tyres, an above averageexample of these great motor graders. $35,000 + GST

Westrans Bogie tag float, 2000 build, hyd ramps, pintalhook coupling, 7m deck with 1m beaver, bucket box.This unit is in excellent condition. POA


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QUEENSLANDQUEENSLAND ROCKBREAKERSROCKBREAKERSQLDQLD && NTNT

AGENT FORGENERAL BREAKERS – HYDRAULIC BREAKERS

HAMMERS TO SUIT 1–50 TONNE CARRIERSWE SPECIALISE IN REPAIRS & FULL REBUILDS

FOR ALL MAKES OF ROCKBREAKERS& HAMMER PIPING INSTALLATION

CHISEL SHARPENING

26 Smith St, Capalaba QLD 4157

Phone 07 38232480Arthur Lewis Mobile 0419 717 546

Fax 07 3245 3944Email [email protected]

Queensland’s ONLY FULL TIME Hammer Repairers

GENERALGENERAL BREAKERS NO. 1 INBREAKERS NO. 1 IN QLDQLD

ALL QUIPALL QUIP IMPORIMPORTS.TS.07 5528 805507 5528 8055

Prices Include GST, Exclude on road costs. www.allquipimports.com email: [email protected]

Check out our website for over 50 vehicles. If we don’t have it, we’ll get it.

1988 Tyota Dyna triple cab, seats 9 witha 2 ton carry capacity, 2.5m x 1.6m drop-side tray, 3.4D 5spd, PS, 175,000km,Very rare truck. $23,950

Vacuum Tankers, all shapes & sizes from 1,800litre to 7,000 litre. Tipping tanks with openinghatch for discharge, Rootes blower system withwater filters, will suck any material wet or dry. 6 instock from: $29,950

1986 Hino GD D/Cab, Ex-Fire Dept, 6.7D6spd, 16,000km, PS, tilt-Cab, full pumpingsetup, 9 ton GVM, Good Cond, Will sell ascab-chassis. Vin#0126

$21,000

1988 Isuzu FSR 5.5 ton Trayback, 6.5D6spd, 150,000km, AC, PS, 6.5m x 2.2mdropside tray, Ex driving school truck -Never had a load on it! Absolutely Mint.Vin#0061 $23,000

1988 Isuzu 4,600 Ltr Vacuum Tanker ‘SuperSucker’ with opening rear hatch & tipping discharge,Rootes blower system that will suck anything, Raresize truck that will not last. $79,950

1994 Nissan Atlas 1m3 ConcreteAgitator, 4.2D 5spd with only 34,000km,PS, PW, Tidy truck ready to make $$’s.Vin#3246 $24,950

www.allquipimports.com 12 Sinclair Street, Labrador, Qld 4214.


ALL QUIPALL QUIP IMPORIMPORTS.TS.07 5528 805507 5528 8055

Prices Include GST, Exclude on road costs. www.allquipimports.com email: [email protected]

Check out our website for over 50 vehicles. If we don’t have it, we’ll get it.

1988 UD Condor Service body truck with PTO driv-en pump & water tank, 6.9D 6spd, 80,000km’s,plenty of lockable storage compartments, greatroadspeed, tinted windows. Very tidy & lookedafter truck. $29,950

1992 Nissan Atlas 3 Ton Trayback, 3.1m x1.8m dropside tray with checker plate deck,4.2D5spd, AC, PS, new tryes. Compact workerthat’ll carry the weight! $16,000

1994 Nissan Condor Pantech, 19m3body, 4.6D 5spd, 90,000 km, rated tocarry 3.2 ton but can be de-rated for carlicence. Very tidy truck. $23,950

Isuzu Elf Tipper/Crane Combos. 2Available, 1.5 & 2 Ton carry capacity, 1 with2.6m x 1.6m tray & other with 3.1m x 1.7mtray in very good order. $19,950/$24,950

WE HIRE TIPPERS2 & 3.5 TONNERS

AVAILABLESHORT OR LONG

TERMSINQUIRE NOW!

CALL 07 5528 8055

1988 Toyota Dyna 2 ton tippers, 2 in stock, 1 with 3.4D& 40,000kms, other with 3.7D & 90,000kms, both havePS & 3.1m x 1.6m dropside trays with underbody hoists,Very tidy trucks, done little work. $16,000

www.allquipimports.com 12 Sinclair Street, Labrador, Qld 4214.


HAUL TRUCKHAUL TRUCK Phone: (02) 4577 6577Fax: (02) 4587 7560

Mobile: 0418 627 120Email: [email protected]

PO Box 20, Windsor, NSW 275626 Fairey Rd, Windsor, NSW 2756

www.haultruck.com

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Euclid R60, ROPS, GM 16V71, Disc Brakes,Personal staircase, currently in workshop (notactual machine). POA

Volvo L150E, serial #6679, Year:2003, Hours: 12,000 approx,ROPS, Air-conditioning, Scales,Auto Greasing, Rotating Beacon,Reversing Alarm. Available forany test in our demonstrationyard.

$235,000 Inc GST

Logging Forks(1) Quick hitch forks to suit Volvo L90 & L120Series. $14,000 Inc GST

Volvo L120E NOW DISMANTLING, 2003 model.Used Tyres. *23.5R25 Michelin, *23.5x25 Bridgestone, *25/65R25 Michelin, *1800 x 25.

Volvo L150D, serial #5200, Year: 2000, Hours:18,000 approx, ROPS, Air-Con.

$119,500 Inc GST

Volvo 540 (36 Tonne), ROPS, Air-con, scaniaengine, Allison trans, UHF radio.

$57,000 Inc GST

1998 Caterpillar 320B Hydraulic Excavator.Serial #5BR01657. 8,232 hours, fitted withenclosed ROPS, Atlas hydraulic quick hitch, Gtex1500mm hydraulic tilt bucket. Includes a Leica2D excavator system. $73,000 + GST ONO

Contact: Shaheed MuhammedPhone: 07 3891 9772

Or Allan ArchboldTechnical Support Manager for Machine Control

Australasia & Indian Sub Continent.Phone: 07 3240 1969

Mobile: 0419 645 910Email: [email protected]

Komatsu PC30MR-1 Hydraulic Excavator. Serial#16049. 787.4 hours, fitted with enclosed ROPScanopy, mechanical quick hitch, auxillaryhydraulic piping, 1 x mud bucket, rubber tracks.

$30,000 + GST ONO

Includes Leica 2D Excavator System

Phone: 08 9259 67119 Woodthorpe Drive, Willeton 6155.P.O.Box 1373 Canning Vale 6970.Email: [email protected]

ABN 50 689 753 066

ALLTRAKMACHINERY

CAT 320 DL Excavator, 2006 model, 1,253 hours,air con cab, steel tracks, GP bucket.

$165,000 + GST = $181,500

Kobelco SK70SR, 2007 model, 284 hours, air concab, steel tracks / rubber pads, dozer blade, GPbucket. $87,000 + GST = $95,700

Komatsu PC 200 LC-8, 2006 model, 2,267 hours,air con cab, steel tracks, GP bucket.

$160,000 + GST = $176,000

CAT 320 DL Excavator, 2006 model, 1,239 hours,air con cab, steel tracks, GP bucket.

$165,000 + GST = $181,500

Komatsu PC200 LC-8, 2006 model, 1,361 hours,air con cab, steel tracks, GP bucket.

$165,000 + GST = $181,500

Kobelco SK70R, 2007 model, 753 hours, air concab, steel tracks / rubber pads, dozer blade, GPbucket. $83,000 + GST = $91,300

ALLTRAK MACHINERY

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