Well said uk 104, and ttb above all this is a great place to learn things.
I think one piece of context we need to remember when we talk about missing log books and unauthorised parts is this. Mark used his gazelle like a land rover. He was constantly running round with spare parts for diggers and generators (the mine had no mains electric)... day in day out. Now can you really see youself filling in a log book every time you nip to the shops in your car, or checking that the brake linings the garage fits are genuine??? I don't support what he did, and don't agree with it. But if you consider the context of him using this machine day after day i hope it gives a broader understanding of the man.
The work his family are doing to maintain his legacy is outstanding and would thoroughly reccommend a day out at the mine. RIP.
Last edited by stringfellow; 15th Oct 2012 at 15:57.