Chapter Twenty Nine
Surf to Summit Tractors
Phil Rye
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Phone:
Phil: +614192650982
Meredith: +61409155764
We comprise the lower half of the state of NSW, covering 430,000 square kilometers or 165, 000 square miles. We are a new chapter and held our inaugural meeting in January 2019. Our members are knowledgeable, enthusiastic, are committed to the preservation of antique caterpillar machinery, and have a fine range of tractors. Our president Phil Rye has several historic caterpillars from construction of the Snowy Scheme, as well as many other antique CATs.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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What's Happening
National Diesel Dirt and Turf Expo
Chapter 29 had a great weekend at the National Diesel Dirt and Turf Show, supported by Gavan Handley from WesTrac. Andy Divall brought along our club owned D9H from Veolia. A shout out to Glen Slocombe and Chapter Nineteen for their support and merchandise display. Thanks also to Kieran Sullivan, our Cleary Bros supporter who brought along the expertly restored Cat Sixty.
Together with Caterpillar, WesTrac launched the new Gen CAT 255 Compact Track Loader at the event. The first of its kind in Australia, the new Cat 255 replaces the first gen 259D3 and is powered by a Cat C2.8T engine offering 74.3 horsepower (55.4kw)
Five hundred competed in the RC model excavator challenge at the Lego construction site, 40 managed to complete the job within the three-minute time cap, well done to all who participated. The winner was Nathan C from Buronga NSW who managed a perfect run with zero mistakes in just 57 seconds!
Credit for the two Lego construction sites goes to WesTrac team member Neville, a legendary brick builder!
