Mike Hill
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Its a Diesel in a Toyota Landcruiser,I'm not sure if its the four cylinder 3A,3B etc or the later fiver cylinder.I have heard that the latter engine suffered from poor cylinder heads.
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I am looking at buying an ex tow truck,it has had the head replaced after just 37000km!This seems most unusual to me. I first suspected that the engine may have been overheated and the head had warped or cracked. What else may have caused this?
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[quote name= We are putting a conehead on a tracked D4 undercarriage. Go anywhere ability... The U2450 would be neat with a plant trailer for moving that between sites, but we also have a 14 tonne excavator and blade running alongside to feed the chipper. QUOTE] Interesting!Are you going to be extending the track frame on the D4 chassis?Or won't the chipper's over hang or weight be enough to make it "tippy"? Did you choose the D4 track gear as the machine is American and Komatsu machines are not as popular over there as other places? Good idea though,I'd love to have a look at some pictures of how your are setting up the hydro static drive. Big project mate!
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Looks like Hash to be honest.
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Loverly bit of Splicing there Jamie,I bet its now securely fastened to your ANORAK!
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Not to forget: Propper Rigging Ärboral Tree Technicians They come aplenty!
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Juniper just isn't cool enough for me. But you probably knew that.
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Character building
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Horse's for course's.That truck would probably be the mutts for most things in Europe and the UK.Units like the cone head could be towed into rough terrain behind a Dozer after a bit of bladework to smooth out the humps.I'm not sure I'd want a new Truck mounted unit bing dragged through a bog behind a D7. Well not if it was mine anyway:001_smile:
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Its true! But before the Martians become visable you have to firstly injest another type of fungi.Small blue-ish pointy mushrooms with a little point on the top. Apparantly:001_smile:
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Very good suggestion,thanks!I will score some Reindeer Antler just to be a bit different.There is no shortage of that stuff here,just have to find the peice that "feels" right. I'll post photo's when I'be finnished.
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I reckon you would still have to fab up a frame,as a three point linkage chipper is only for that type of linkage.There might be ones that would fit but,fabing up a frame would be a very simple task.Much,much cheaper than buying the three point linkage setup for your mog.Somebody here might be able to construct somethink for you? Ask about.
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Jeebuz! That was close! I was in a landcruise when it Hydraulicd the engine in a river back home.Never forget that sound!
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Cool thanks.I have a mate that makes all sorts of decorative things in Birch Burl,I'm just a fan of hard woods. I think I'll co with the oak with a copper endcap and copper guard.
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I reckon you could still use those mounts for a chipper?You would then have the ability to swing it either to left or right. Do you have rear hydraulic couplings on that mog mate?
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I recently bought a knife blade from Tromsøin northern Norway.It has a taperd tang and the handle was traditionally hammered onto the tang.I would like to make a handle out of hardwood and this method would probably result in splitting the handle.So I'll make a two peice handle,releive the area the tang sits in and epoxy the halves together.I have some seasoned Oak deadwood that I slabbed,what would others reccomend as a stable alternative?
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Don't know exactly but it looks like you have the hinges only for a "swing away" mount.Two hinges on the left and a latch in the right.If that is the case,you'd need to fab up a triangular mount that the chipper would bolt to,the pto shaft would run through the middle and detatch when the chipper is unlatched and swund to the side for dumping etc.
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I saw this on Ebay when I was perving for unimog parts. Serious money here,but a hell of a nice rigg!
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Here is a picture of my Landy.I have it stored at my sisters farm in NZ.A 1969 SII A guy put alot of money into the project and then his business went bust and I bought it off a receiver for £500 equivalent. He had the following work done by an engineering firm. Chassis galvanised and strenghtend Toyota 3B Diesel engine fitted and wading kit Toyota Lancruiser gearbox and transfer case Rover 90 Diff heads Axel breathers Extended spring hangers Air shocks Roll cage 12000lb Ramsey winch Free wheel hubs Tow bar Bucket seats with harness and seatbelts Electric Fans When I bought it it wasn't running,due to the receiver not knowing it was 24volt and trying to start it with one battery. I have taken this machine into some mental places,drove it 14miles off road without a clutch.Drove it across a Lagoon with water higher than the Door tops whilst being paced by Kayakers from Danemark!
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Very cool! I was expecting the engine to hydralic! "come on Snorkel" "come on Diesel" He'd be digging fish out of his heater vents when he got home!
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I hold one in my mounth and my groundie then kicks me in the knads. My dental inprint is then indellably pressed into the wedge. No need for names
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Now that is what I need! thanks again!
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No I have never heard of one!But,yes great idea!I'll have a scout round the net and see if I can turn one up. Thanks for the sugestion!
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Unimog and Merc 8110.We have also just bought a TK Bedford with a Tipping deck for the princely sum of £1000 equivalent.It has high sides and covered an unbelivable low 15000 miles in 30 years!
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What I find most upsetting is that the chip pictured indicates the operators blades are blunt. Which probably means he has to steal another.
