Fings wot broke

[PeteB]

4 hours ago, doobin said:

Should have changed the UJs then! 🤣 No truck is maintenance free. Besides, I’m amazed you didn’t feel / hear the clanging!

At the time, it had had a service not long before, the driver is a time served HGV mechanic and reported no probs. Then bang! I once was half way through a long trip in a Defender 130 and a sudden, massive vibration stopped us. We removed the back shaft, lobbed it in 4H and carried on!

[doobin]

12 hours ago, PeteB said:

At the time, it had had a service not long before, the driver is a time served HGV mechanic and reported no probs. Then bang! I once was half way through a long trip in a Defender 130 and a sudden, massive vibration stopped us. We removed the back shaft, lobbed it in 4H and carried on!

You can do the same with a Ranger. They will still go in front wheel drive in 4H.

 

I'm not familiar with a defender, but I think you would have had to put it in 'diff lock' to keep going, as they are permanent 4D

[monkeybusiness]

1 hour ago, doobin said:

You can do the same with a Ranger. They will still go in front wheel drive in 4H.

 

I'm not familiar with a defender, but I think you would have had to put it in 'diff lock' to keep going, as they are permanent 4D

I did do the same with my old Ranger/Mazda on the way to the APF many moons ago - had to remove the prop shaft in the motorway services en route as it started shaking like a shitting dog!

[dig-dug-dan]

Catastrophic jaw failure on one of my crushers.

[doobin]

7 minutes ago, dig-dug-dan said:

Catastrophic jaw failure on one of my crushers.

How much is a new jaw? What kind of hours has that one done?

[dig-dug-dan]

22 minutes ago, doobin said:

How much is a new jaw? What kind of hours has that one done?

1500 hours. I have to get these made in batches of three.£1200 each. Got one left on stock. Manufacturer no longer supplies 

[aspenarb]

Massey side guard fell off and got mulched, may have lost its newness.

 

Bob

 

[swinny]

2 hours ago, aspenarb said:

Massey side guard fell off and got mulched, may have lost its newness.

 

Bob

 

I did something similar years ago but not with a mulcher..

 

Test driving a mf399 I bought off someone on here and the side panel dropped off on the road Test 😂 luckily wasn't run over so put it back on

[Mark Bolam]

2 hours ago, aspenarb said:

Massey side guard fell off and got mulched, may have lost its newness.

 

Bob

 

 

Is that Aussie welder lad not still with you Bob?

Or it may T-cut out?

[Mick Dempsey]

You may be wondering (on the knot thread) why I’m in the workshop.

Well Friday, the lad put the safety cable on differently and too tight to the back of the truck.

Consequence, brakes came on when turning left, drove home till pulled up by another motorist telling him about the smoke coming from the wheels.

Brakes bollocked, bearings cooked as well.

If I can get the parts, shouldn’t be too bad (or expensive)