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Running a 2006 transit is cheap motoring but it does always seem to have a problem. Rather handy on the spanners. I never see mogs around these parts. There was some up on the brendon hills that ended up in a farm sale, prices were insanely high! One was an old sprayer with tank on the back. I had seen it parked in a hedge 10 years previously, the chassis had rotted right through in one place, that still sold for a couple of grand! The other, a square cab, cab quite rusty, went inter stellar

Looks good but way off the mark in terms of size.

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@markieg31Unimog is the best offroad "thing" you could buy if budget allows it. Inline six engine, portal axles and smart gearbox/transmission(3 reverse gears) will help you for sure in bad off road conditions. Although ,some say Tatra transmission and independent wheel suspension is superior! Depends what you want ,need or afford! I don't like Unimog because of personal taste ,and prefer Tatra 815 😁 in 8x4 tipper truck. Has lost the v8/v10/v12 air cooled engine or older transmission but kept the independent axles. Coupled with ZF 8 speed(16 with half speeds) and modern inline six engines is a pleasure to drive and it will get you in or out of unbelievable situations. Unloaded or with 50 tons of rocks in it! You must drive both first or at least the truck you know you can afford or need.

@skyhuck has a nice mog and has had plenty of time running it in the UK He isnt on here much these days but hopefully he will chime in.

How close to ground level does the chestnut emerge? I wonder if its seed (and subsequent roots) were/are entangled with the alder and the two stems have grown up in contact with each other - the faster growing alder has subsequently engulfed the chestnut. I think you need to cut it down and show us some cross sections…….. (please don’t - it’s ace!!)

I’d buy a Land Rover tipper and an Ifor tipping trailer before a mog if you have steep, awkward drives to access. More versatility, more capacity, cheaper to run/fix, much more adaptable. A mog is a massive compromise in pretty much everything it might be good at. If you need to winch a fallen tree out of a river and then carry the teaspoonful of woodchip to the top of the adjacent muddy hill then it can’t be beaten. In every other scenario there is probably a better solution.

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I use 9mm stokbroad in 8x4 sheets, ran 21m boom lift over it and 26m spider no problem. Moving it on site is done with long hooks to save my back. Must of had them 10 years and still going.

Nice post. I havent seen that before now, it is moving to say the least.

Some really great advice up there, by Mike Hill. I would add: A Mog is where you might go, once you've outgrown a serious Land-rover/tractor-using habit, rather than a transit habit? Transit with rear mud-tyres do take some beating.. Mogs can be lots of fun -and headaches too. I reckon ours is worth the same as when we bought it, ex German Authority, 20+ years ago (via a well known N Yorks specialist).. There are a few independent/travelling freelance Mog specialist fitters, that might be useful to you.. If we were busier, then personally I'd be looking at an older Fastrack myself -but only because my neighbours rate/use them, and the maim-dealer (and an additional good breaker, too) is a mile away, in South M/c. A 4WD Trantor would be fun too, but much like hens teeth!

I’ve drilled all the boards and strips and peg them down with 6 inch nails. Works well if you are careful on the loader, you can’t razz about like you can in the summer. Yes, I wouldn’t fancy them on a cross slope.

@Dan Maynard The second (very lightly used/cheap as..) batch of mats we bought, were from what's now called Quattto products, just north of Penrith, Cumbria. Call 01768 864 977 -ask the boss, or have a look at similar-type businesses, nearer yourself, Dan ? Ours paid for themselves in the first year -lov'em. I'd not be too tempted to chop up the sheets into strips, personally -I'd be worried they -might- blow away, or start to 'walk' if we were turning, using the skid steer.. but each to their own choice/technique? If there's a cross-slope, you'd definitely peg them down, or want those heavy grippy 8'x4' ground protection mats.

Ceasefire in Ukraine?? Localised apparently 🤷‍♂️

Genuine question, how would that be achieved? They have to be over 50 years old. So no one around to vouch for them. Cut the end off and have a look? Sniff test? Its like Green and Purple Heart. Its falls into folks laps for free and they think its a goldmine.

Yes, agreed he didn’t realise the gravity (no pun intended) of it, but the pompier trying to explain it to him and the father's reaction after and his despair before the rescue is so real.

Nothing good will come of more fighting. England and US have been messing up Iran since 1900's. Operation Ajax, to oust Mosaddegh - who was elected.. was a good example of what the US will do. All about oil and control, its not for the people, that is a huge lie. I believe they are using much the same approach today, stirring up unrest for their own benefit, not for the persian population. Cause of the current protests - mostly as a result of the extreme US imposed sanctions. Iran has good reasons not to like the US! Soon Denmark and Greenland will be in the same boat.

I would want some kind of confirmation that it was a tropical hardwood before forking out.

I think I read that one at the time, brave lad to do that (but maybe also young and stupid enough not to realise his own mortality?)

Gotta be worth £200 to the right person?

Every now and then we get Amazon brought here by the postie, often also 2 other Amazon prime vans n the street too, but it would make sense to coordinate the deliveries I reckon too

Saw an interesting one this week