New replacement 4x4 pickup

[Gary Prentice]

6 hours ago, treevolution said:

I hope I will still be working when I can run an electronic truck and chipper.

 

Electric is the way forward, just need to stop producing it from coal.

We need electric ships to bring woodchip from the otherside of the world to run the power stations. 

[LeeGray]

12 minutes ago, Gary Prentice said:

We need electric ships to bring woodchip from the otherside of the world to run the power stations. 

Or imagine if those ships could be powered by wind ?

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

Just been looking online after reading this thread and seen a Alke ATX 340e 2m long 1.4m wide tipper body 1630kg carry capacity on road with 2000kg towing capacity on the road and 4500kg off road and a 150km milage per charge and looking at reviews they seem really handy and a good selling point towards customers tree surgeons look after trees health and all the carbon monoxide of vehicles and saws the alternative is go electric or run saws on aspen and leave a lighter global footprint behind when finishing jobs surely a lot of people would rather use a professional who has less of a impact on the environment now that its available to? 

[Khriss]

But ! I like my 'conifer cough' ! An my rash off spilled 2/ as cap comes off saw in said conifer!  K

[Mark Bolam]

On 12/12/2018 at 16:31, Gary Prentice said:

I have a sense of irony, in that customers have asked for years "Do you need to plug your tools in?" 

 

Finally we can say yes.  "Just need to charge the chainsaws and the chipper" 

We always say ‘Just for the kettle. Thanks!’.

[Mark Bolam]

Just seen this classic.

 

[htb]

Would have been better if charging whilst towing gennie on trailer

[Acerforestry]

On 02/12/2018 at 01:19, Coletti said:

Take a look at the 3l isuzu rodeo, anywhere from about 2004-2011 will be fine. Old enough not to have too much electrics and a very agricultural engine that's easy to maintain and work on. They aren't the fastest, but pull very well and can return 36mpg on a good run. I've had an 06 plate for around 50-60k miles and aside from usual wear and tear parts I've only had to replace one abs sensor which considering it's on 135k I don't think is bad (the abs sensor is the only thing aside from normal wear and tear parts it's ever had replaced) and many have gone 300k + with out much fuss so they are very reliable and to be honest, they are pretty cheap

I'll second that, I had an 04 Rodeo for about a year and only sold because the double cab buck wasn't quite enough. Engines and bodies are rugged and for the money only Hilux are comparable really

[openspaceman]

On 03/12/2018 at 16:56, LeeGray said:

What’s the problem with it? Have you had it plugged in for diagnosis? If you were near I could lend you my reader but opposite end of the country. A lot of the time it’s a simple sensor and plug and play replacements normally cheap.

@LeeGray I finally got round to starting it today, it rattled from cold and gave a P0011 fault code, which is a mis timed valve bank. Given the rattle I suspect the variable valve timing unit is suspect.

 

Any thoughts?

 

The rest of the vehicle seems fine, 04 plate previously owned by late father in law, has sat idle for 9 months. My nephew says it exhibits a sudden loss of power but I suspect that the fault code triggering a "limp home mode". I'll take it for MOT next week but if the engine is fixable I'll run it, else I already have a taker for the wheels.

[Ratman]

[mention=43717]LeeGray[/mention] I finally got round to starting it today, it rattled from cold and gave a P0011 fault code, which is a mis timed valve bank. Given the rattle I suspect the variable valve timing unit is suspect.
 
Any thoughts?
 
The rest of the vehicle seems fine, 04 plate previously owned by late father in law, has sat idle for 9 months. My nephew says it exhibits a sudden loss of power but I suspect that the fault code triggering a "limp home mode". I'll take it for MOT next week but if the engine is fixable I'll run it, else I already have a taker for the wheels.

You had to jump start it? Could be a temporary voltage issue causing fault code and bad running till battery is back up to norm.