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PeteB

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  1. Dean got out of tree work some years ago. He is still contacted now and again and doing well in life.
  2. He does a bit of social media and stuff - I did see the big Jensen on ebay.co.uk
  3. Alan Oldfield is saying that he has a handful of Jensen tracked units for sale at bargain prices. Not sure if they are 540 or 530 units. He also has a big, site clearance/crane fed unit for close to £60k. Some of these are new or have a handful of hours only. Alan is on 01759 372552 or 07976 825420 and they are at Stamford Bridge, by York.
  4. I just notified the Facebook group for GreenMech Owners just asking them to report any sightings to the Police.
  5. Ash is setting up a network of worthy, recommended and suitably interested and qualified folk to service and repair machines in regions local to you whilst maintaining the good the good reputation that he and the rest of his team have built up in the last few years.
  6. Nope. We still got tier 3a engines to use, both in our Arb200 range and the Evo165 Limited Edition. We are also looking at Tier 5 Diesel engines and petrol engines to go in the Arb200.
  7. Can you turn it by hand? If you can then it isn't siezed! Oil warning may be low pressure from dead oil pump, or faulty sensor.
  8. Best to maintain a chain of responsibilities IMO.
  9. Well spotted Wayne! I'm sure Jase will tell to the bottom 9f the job!
  10. My accountant used to say, "if it lasted, then buy it! If you lease it, then watch out for the additional costs...
  11. I never had a problem getting CS100 blade blots out as long as you take care to clean out the grunge for good Allen key engagement, give them a sharp hit with a good Hammer, use and impact driver if you have to even. My son goosed one several years ago in error and as you say, clean it up, puddle weld a nut to it a bosh! Job done.
  12. 5Shires' new 165 with the inverted paint job, red SafeTrac, QuadChip petrol and the sub 750 Evo 165 demo unit.
  13. The stories that we get to hear about the circumstances of stuff being pinched is long and sorrowful. Even had stuff stolen and not reported to us! As so little gets recovered, we would still think that most of it leaves the country quite quickly. Some is sold or brought by legitimate people but that is rare. For those who are offered anything 'right cheap', there is usually a reason behind that price, and that could be because it is knackered, not theirs to sell or not a genuine product. There is no thing as a 'steal' - it has been stolen! The people who feed the flames of this crime are as guilty as those that did the act. Do not buy stolen equipment without checking the provenance first.
  14. To be honest, while we do the 'round robin', I doubt it will be found as is probably far away by now. I can only recall 6 or 8 that have been recovered/discovered, identified and or returned in 2dozen years! I can recall some 20 years back of one being buried in the South East as too hot! One of our staff saw one on the side of road in Mexico while on holiday. It had been an uninsured loss at the turn of the century! The other year, a traveller brought an old one off of a mobile based selling platform, I was suspicious and discovered that the theft had not been reported to us. They went to the nick, no record on the PNC or with the regional force so it stayed with them!
  15. Not sure, a call to Col or message through Facebook might reveal the location. We have done a Round Robin email to our dealers and their Service/Parts people but it is a vain hope!
  16. This very distinctive Safetrac was stolen off of a Network Rail site in Aylesbury last night. Please contact Col Bachman at Chipper Hire South West on 01404 598283 or 07581 050441 if you have any information.
  17. My people don't. They checked mine and decide on how long I need to go before next one. Maybe a year, maybe two. Just depends on the degradation forecast. They think my one eye is actually getting better too! But yes, go to an optician, the cheap reading glasses can make your situation worse! Besides, they can forecast other things health wise by looking into the back of the eye!
  18. I would ordinarily do a simple deflection test. On the long side, can you push one belt inwards with one finger to reveal the inside wall of the adjacent belt without busting a finger? That should be good enough...A belt tensionmeter is reliant on the belt cross section, belt length and distance between the fulcrums is it not? All a bit of a palaver to be honest when a simple push test would suffice. What does it say in the Owners Manual?
  19. I've seen it done. We have seen a few large 4x4 type trucks powering a wood chipper. You need a power take off output on the gearbox as well as some rear end black smithery and away you go! In fact, I know of one sat in a yard not far from Leeds. All you need is money, imagination and necessity.
  20. Is there enough to see if anyone wants to come along with a biomass set up? Brash bailer? Mulcher? Some of these guys work nationwide and with the right kit, will get the job done pdq. Kingwell Holdings spring to mind.
  21. Still got some 'John Wayne's bog roll. Takes shit off no one!
  22. I'll try a get that off my bucket list! How do we think it will end? Lightning strike blows a big chunk off and a disturbed wide/sail area starts the decline until she cannot feed herself?

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