Dosco Road Header, See How They Run 2012

[@Geordieschords]

I used to work with these machines in the past, I like the way you have added music to the video.

[@chriscars3578]

This was a fantastic machine

[@punkers1]

Is that brand new or has it been restored

[@sicks6six]

3rd north heading Ellington. 1982. Flonked girders in for them.

[@greg5639]

when I drove one it was known as a Dosco road header. started on a Mk 2, then Mk 2A then the Titan Road header.

[@gooks]

brings back memories.... fixing these things. Wish they were this clean and had the aprons removed ready.., The paddle chain was always troublesome and the track motors and hoses. Spent many an hour underneath these replacing hoses or elbows that had sheared off in a mix of coal, slurry and aquacent.....

[@greg5639]

Even better fun when they're buried half way up the Aquacent oil tank and and we had to dig the things out . stuffing split bars and chock nogs under the tracks. Oh the fun times hey lads. Still go back tomorrow though.

[@altinkum03]

Yeah me too at the notts pit, we knew them as drcl (dosco roadway cutter loader ) the older of the machines , the mk11a took over from this but these were still being used great machines doscos

[@bazrobb6242]

THAT'S SET UP FOR RING SETTING NOT CUTTING .

[@karencarroll1324]

Someone's obviously shorted the water out!

[@charliemcgee9803]

Looks like Dr suess got into mining machines.

[@charleskay1663]

still have a mk2a and mk2a 2.5 m wide complete hardbacked parts catalogues in my loft