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  1. Peter
    That extra 60 kg will be my Lab and my lunch then!
  2. Peter
    Find the weight plate, I think its in the drivers door frame area? There will be 4 numbers stamped on it. One will be gross vehicle weight - 3500 kg one will be gross train weight - i thought it was 5500 but I could be wrong The other two will be max axle weights, so both smaller than 3500, the lowest one will be front axle, higher one rear axle. You cant exceed any of those numbers, so subtract the GVW from the GTW and that gives you the max towing weight.
  3. Peter
    Put it on a weighbridge. Include driver and whatever tools/passengers/dogs you normally carry. My doublecab smiley face transit with ply chip box and kit etc weighed 2660kg empty.
  4. Peter
    So your quite happy to double the rated capacity? What about the hitch on the trailer?
  5. Peter
    Very true, and the same principle that artics work on, however many towbars are only rated at 150kg nose weight....
  6. Peter
    You could still be overloaded on one axle without exceeding the GVW or GTW.
  7. Peter
    Loading and decent brakes. A longer towing vehicle will compensate for other shortcomings, but won't cure them. The best towing vehicle I have ever driven is a Volvo FM12, much shorter and lighter than the 45 foot triaxle trailer it towed, but seemed to work just fine!
  8. Peter
    At a guess I'd say you file the chain with it?
  9. Peter
    I suppose so, didnt read it that way the first time. If its just lop and top then burning it where it falls is going to be cheaper than chipping, extracting, and loading, all for a measly few £ a tonne.
  10. Peter
    On the radiator of the Jenz? Would it not be possible to sell the timber for firewood?
  11. Peter

    3ATC events

    Peter replied to RobArb's topic in Climbers talk

    Did the one at Jonesie's last year, as you say a good laugh!
  12. Peter
    Thats the short guide to towing trailers, you need the long, complicated and very boring guide to towing trailers.
  13. Peter
    As long as you don't exceed the original design weight, or th vehicles max towing capacity, plate it at whatever you want as long as its no less than the trailers unladen weight. Clear?
  14. Peter
    Yes, I know several people who have been stopped, issued with prohibition notices, and had to fit tachos in pickups or transit sized vehicles. It seems the majority of people choose to ignore the law until they get caught. However, since Richard is collecting a tractor for pleasure purposes and not for work, then this doesnt really apply to him.
  15. Peter
    Plated weight on the trailer is the one rule your breaking, by 200kg. As Andy says, quick diy derating and your good to go.
  16. Peter

    Poplar

    Peter replied to corylus's topic in Firewood forum

    Unless you have a good stove and you can shut the airflow right down.
  17. Peter
    Who do you use for pallets Justin?
  18. Peter
    I do that, but I just put a fig 8 type device on above my vt. In fact, I normally tie a bowline with a long tail in the spliced eye end of my climbing line, (long enough tail to reach the ground), put a biner in the eye of the bowline and choke off my climbing line, then descend as described, then use the long tail to retrieve the system. Not the best setup but ok for infrequent short descents, imo.
  19. Peter
    Why do you want to descend a single line? A figure eight on a sling works well with a short hitch too.
  20. Peter
    Its also quite hard to even get the hitch to move on a single line if you are hanging on it, as its difficult to unweight it and open the hitch up. A mechanical device works much better, and the hitch is just there as a backup really.
  21. Peter
    I'm sure they have a SOLA for it.
  22. Peter
    Looks like a boxer to me. BOXER 300 Series
  23. Peter
    Can you take some pics of what you are doing? Someone will be able to give you some pointers.
  24. Peter

    Poplar

    Peter replied to corylus's topic in Firewood forum

    Splitting into billets and stacking works really well. As above, air flow is crucial. I don't know anyone who has trieed making charcoal with it, but I think you may be on to something there. Lime apparently makes excellent charcoal, so worth a go I'd say.
  25. Peter

    Uk/i tcc

    Peter replied to Craig Johnson's topic in ISA

    Where do climbers from other countries where loler does not apply stand then? Do they have to book an inspection just for the comp?

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