Jonny69
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My defender is done. It makes loads of torque but it tows heavy every day so is worth doing. EDIT: It's a 2.2 transit engine. They design the engines for horrible humid environments and with porridge for fuel. We don't worry much about that here, so its pretty safe to make more use of our climate a bigger intercooler and some colder air.
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I am very competitive with price, quote against two others regularly with Council and school stuff. Just get the work done quickly. If earning a decent income couldn't be done then i'd give up and do something else. Flogging a dead horse is not the thing to do. Also, you are a poor example of the reason this thread has started. Being the only self employed climber that has done more than two days with me! The rest were useless and I just ended up doing it myself anyway, so judging what you want per day in comparison to what the guy who started the thread wants is almost impossible.
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DPF removal, intercooler and custom map. Will see it over 200bhp and boat loads of torque. Depends what you are doing with it though. If not towing a lot then I wouldn't bother doing anything. Plus making more power and torque on those engines does the dual mass flywheel no favours at all
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Without being rude, that was the point of my last post. I couldn't put that manpower and machines on site for the kind of money you were quoting. Not without coming out with £50 at the end of the year. So the next question is..................... if the theoretical third person who priced the job at £900, because he wants to earn a half decent living came on here moaning about you, pricing it at about £600 and the other bloke at £450. Which one of you has the correct price?
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Out of interest what sort of margin do you think you have in that. After all the costs on the people, machines and vans for a day that you mentioned in the previous post. What is left for you?
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Every time we attend construction sites I am asked to show a CSCS cards. We then get the NPTC cards out, some photocopying and muttering happens whilst drinking tea. Then the trees get felled. Completely pointless and I refuse to comply on principle, unless the money was right then the course would have to be done. The idea of Health and safety courses is lovely. As is refresher training, why can't I get someone to come out on site for a day. Watch the climbing, chipping, rigging, saw use, felling, stump grinding etc of everyone on site. This would be the assessment for our refresher training. sign us all off in one go and done for 5 years. I'm sure most people could muster the spirit to work to NPTC spec for at least an hour, which would be enough to show working practices are still correct. Then in the afternoon he/she can teach us some first aid training/aerial rescue practice/change the oil in a machine or something else that might come in useful.
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I ve just realised I put shim the knife off the drum. What I meant was shim the anvil off the housing.
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How do you go about and adjusting the anvil and what are the correct settings? As close as you dare, you'll have to make something if there is no obvious method of adjustment. Maybe shim the knives off the drum or make slotted holes for the anvil bolts so you can slide it. How often do you lube the bearings on the drums and by how much? Every few hours. I do them every day on every machine regardless of hours except the stump grinder which gets done multiple times a day. and how do you tension the belts as there is no obvious bolts to tighten / slacken the bolts? Does the engine move, if so then that's probably the belt adjustment. If not them you'll have to attach a tensioner somewhere.
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Ring them again, ask to speak to Andy in service. He should be able to sort you out with a phone number.
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Did they not recommend anyone? Derby isn't a million miles from Grantham. You should be able to weld up and lathe the shaft back true.
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I have a very lightly used M400. Probably 3-4 years old, not many hours and its really good. Apart from a couple of cracked welds and the little front tyres constantly going flat it is a great machine.
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Mr Haironyourchest, Those pictures make me cringe. I suggest you go and employ someone who knows how to climb and watch them for a bit. May be an eye opener, but could save you a lot of time and make you a lot safer from the start. Perhaps invite Joe for a holiday, soak up some of that incessant rain.
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I wear a Montane smock on cold mornings, sometimes start working without changing and immediately regret it. They are to hot for physical work in the UK. Maybe in north Scotland it would be okay. One day it got down to -5 and it was still to hot. I now tend to wear it before and after working as its really cosy.
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If you earn more than 40K per year now. Your 50k investment wont get you that income without running very efficiently. Also you will need the quantity of work, which may be hard to come by for the first couple of years. Expect a pay cut for a while, the grass may be greener eventually.
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Cycling is almost exclusively aerobic. Are you confusing anaerobic and aerobic? Professional cyclists tend not to live to a ripe old age. I suspect the concoction of blood transfusions, drugs and running at 4% fat for long periods stresses the body a lot. Maybe the newer generation of professionals, none of which dope , will last longer
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Oh, that changes it then. Aspenarb suggested that older ones are okay if you are handy with spanners. Probably his version of "handy with spanners" and other peoples is very different. Having looked at his pictures it would appear he is good at machine and vehicle maintenance. That kind of money will buy you a world of pain and trouble unless you have access to and know how to use the 'spanners'
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How much do you have to spend? I wouldn't want to run one without the 6 speed box, which means probably 18k+ for the base truck then 4-7k for the tipping gear. Saying that, the TD5 engine is lovely. I just really like the newer ones
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Defenders do a job and they do it well. Gearing is good for heavy towing. Air bags in the back will sort out the ride when fully laden. They are also surprisingly reliable, I believe most of the issue comes with what people expect. A Hilux that's done motorway miles from new and maybe towed a little trailer every now and again is likely to have received less parts than a Defender of the same age and mileage that has been worked hard. Almost every defender I know is worked hard with heavy towing and regularly off road. The life of most double cab pickups and vans is definitely easier, from my personal experience. Mine has towed full weight from brand new on almost every journey (nearly at 40000 miles now) and has been excellent. Is it comfy? not especially. But i have a car when comfort is a requirement.
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On a similar note. I have a BG86 little blower in the yard with half a tank of fuel in it, petrol with fully synthetic oil. It can't have been started in the last three years, possibly longer. I found it the other day whilst looking for something else, thought I wonder if that still works'. Three pulls later off it goes, will take it to site this week and finish the tank off to see how I get on. I'm willing it not to seize.
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To work that back, if three people (assuming you are not paying yourself in that) 600-275 is 325. Allow roughly £150 per day operating costs leaves you with 175. Looking at your wage bill i'd say you are earning about the same as the lads working for you. Except they get to go home at 4:30! I couldn't get near £600 for a three man day. Although it's not directly comparable as I have neither a transit or timberwolf.
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Hello, Can anyone help me with some details on the clutches fitted to Bandit 75 chippers? I am on 417 hours and the 3rd clutch has just shred its friction plates. Currently I am following exact procedure for engaging, disengaging, not allowing to idle for long periods. There are only two people who start and stop the machine, me and someone shown by me how to use it. Previously the clutches have been noisy, rattly at low revs and lasted about 120-130 hours. This one has been very quiet since install about 160 hours ago; and without warning stopped working earlier today! Correct greasing and lever tension procedures have been followed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Jonathan
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I mean, you end up doing more work when a skid/digger is on site.
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Difficult to know whether that's good for you being subby climber
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Can you even buy boxers any more in the UK? Yes they are handy for building work, spreading gravel and just generally knocking materials around on site. Also good for pushing out stuck vehicles and trailers, ramming brash into bonfires etc.
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That is a bargain price. The engine conversion on a landrover 110 to make 350hp and loads of torque is not cheap. Plus the cost of the portal axles (10Kish), inboard brakes, independent adjustable suspension (I've never seen on a landrover), proper locking differentials etc etc would be a lot more. After watching the factory tour video I would say they are making a pretty special vehicle, there is nothing currently in production that would come close to the Bollingers off road ability. Without spending an awful lot of money and time modifying something.
