For Caterpillar enthusiast, Link Club Director and specialist plant mechanic Tony ‘Lastability’ Coates, Caterpillar equipment, in particular a D8K, is the only plant that is built to be rebuilt and rebuilt and rebuilt.

With his specialist skills Tony has rebuilt a D8K, originally built in November 1977 no fewer than three times for a landfill operator and haulage contractor Walton Hill Farm in Cheltenham. Pictured at an exhibition at the Welland Tractor show in July, the D8K is a perfect example of Lastability at work. Read More ...

Responsible for giving extra life and Lastability to hundreds of vintage pieces of Caterpillar equipment across the UK, the newly formed ‘Link Club’ for Caterpillar enthusiasts across the UK and Ireland, has been given an extra boost with the support of Lastability.com from Finning.

In a move that sees the creation of a dedicated page www.lastability.com/Linkclub on the main www.lastability.com site, the 250 member strong ‘Link Club,’ are set to get a well deserved boost to their profile and membership. Read More ...