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Hey y'all, I'm Alex 😁

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog, I appreciate it! 🎉

I'm an engineer working as a fitter for a heavy plant and mining equipment company in the midlands, UK.

That's me in my hi-vis waterproof on top of a ridge between Mam Tor and Lose Hill a few weeks ago (Jan '21). It's in the Peak District, not far away in Derbyshire.

It was a glorious walk in the wintery conditions, such amazing views!

But it was also flippin freezing!

My job allows me access to machines that most people don't get up close and personal with.

The machine in my cover picture is a Caterpillar 771D dumper truck. A truck designed for open cast mining and quarrying - carrying the rock out for processing.

She weighs in at around 35 tons, and will carry the same again in payload.

It's 12 feet high and 27 feet long, powered by a 500 Horsepower diesel engine.

We were there to remove the engine, transmission, torque converter, differential and axle housing, rear suspension, and both rear wheels. *

All in it took 3 of us a week to complete.

I wanted to share some of the cool stuff I see and do with you - combining it with my love of science and the world around us seemed natural.

So here we are!

I'll be posting fascinating and fun things, so stay tuned, you may even learn something!

Science and engineering particularly can be pretty heavy subjects - hard to understand at times. So I'm aiming to explain some of the more complex principles in easier to understand terms, making it more accessible 🤓🔍🔦📖

Please like and reblog anything you like, I'd love more followers so I can spread more delicious knowledge!