Alban

27 minutes ago, Ian88 said:

58 minutes ago, Alban said:

Is that Curr wood in the photo?

It is indeed, great spot to spend a few weeks . . . if the weather is kind!

Thought so, it’s about a mile from my house. We’ve done some Pine Hoverfly habitat creation in there for a few years now working with the national park. 

Is that Curr wood in the photo?

The plastic fuel tank on my stc 150 has developed a slight leak where the fuel line exits the tank. There is no damage and it appears to be the sealant that is allowing fuel to seep out.

Does anyone know if it is repairable or what sealant to use?

Many thanks.

Silver Birch, like Scots Pine, have tap roots. From about 15 years of age they send down a tap root.

Therefore they tend to break out rather than uproot.

A combination of crown reduction and thinning can have very good results.

I own an entec (old timberwolf) - 6 inch capacity weighs 750kg and apart from the non-greaseable bearings I have had no problems at all in 4 years of ownership.

Due to it's age I have been thinking of renewing, that greenmech being one of the possible candidates to replace it. A couple of weeks ago I was helping out a friend who had said Greenmech and so I was looking forward to seeing how it performed.

I have to say although I liked a lot of the features, it was a fair bit slower (blades were sharp) than my entec. It seemed to lack power with the anti-stress kicking in all the time when it was only small Leylandii branches going through. My machine doesn't have anti-stress and I don't think we would have had to stop/start the rollers at all had we been using it on that job.

The other thing I am loathe risk losing is the excellent support I get from the local Timberwolf dealer and Steve at Timberwolf on the few occasions I've needed.

I renewed my 130 tipper policy with Trust Insurance, they were the cheapest for me.

Good luck!

346XP

I've always been a Stihl man but had the same decision to make a while back, got a 346XPG and haven't regretted it at all.

Huskys are cheaper and come with a 2 year warranty too.

A year and a half ago I had to fit new rotor & shafts due to wear, I was told it was the older style with fixed shafts so had to change whole lot and, had it been a newer model then it would have been possible to change just the shafts?

Having looked after the machine, changing blades and correct maintenance I have the same problem. Apparently the bearings are fine but the shafts are worn.

However, I've been told by dealer, the older style rotor with fixed shaft is no longer available and so need newer style parts. I asked my mechanic to go ahead and order the parts to which he was then told by the dealer that they would need to press the shafts in and charge an hours labour. I okayed this and waited to hear back from my mechanic, I discovered this week that the dealer is now saying that they need to do the entire job as it requires precise calibration.

I just need to get my chipper up and running ASAP but the dealer is 3 hours drive away.

Should the bearing not wear before the shafts and has the older style rotor been discontinued?

I used to have a Mitsi Challenger, it did the same and I knew of at least 2 other L200 owners who had the same issue. I looked into the issue to discover it is just letting you know the sensor(s) have failed.

Something that seems to happen a lot but nothing to worry about.

You'll get the switches from your local timberwolf dealer. Entec became timberwolf and the machines are still very similar.

The original switches died on my entec and were replaced with the control panel you get on the current timberwolfs.

I'm looking to buy and fit a new tipper on my 130 has anyone any experience of these guys? Land Rover Parts, Accessories, Repairs, Spares, and Servicing in London and Hertfordshire

I'm looking for a nice light aluminium construction.

All sorted now with the NFU!

I had the same problem with Adrian Flux, been with them for years and no claims yet the premium went way up.

Hi there you say the veh docs says it's a 1984 110 v8 converted from new to a 130 by spe veh that dont sound right why would l/r convert a 110 to a 130in 1984 there was no such veh as a 130 it was a 127. and if seb wanted a larger veh surly they would of asked for a 127 chassis in the first place .

if land rover converted the veh as a factory veh it would of left the factory as a 127 and not a 110 as you say thats what is on the docs ? if this is the information the insurenc companys are working on then you may have the reason the would not tuoch a veh that does not tally up . do you know the history to be correct

 

a 127 is the same chassis as a 130 it just sounded better when the defender range came out so i presume as only the chassis was changed it should still be classed as a 127 ?

Sorry I should have said 127, which is what it was converted to and which it still is with the new galvi chassis. As far as I know Land Rover only started making the 127 Chassis from 1986. Any longer vehicles had to be made up out of factory up until 1986.

The current owner has been very helpful and supplied me all the docs he has on it. There is even a letter from the DVLA confirming that there is no need to change the details on the V5.

The reasons I have been declined quotes have been for reasons other than this. It's been really frustrating as there is no single issue that keeps popping up.

Reasons vary widely: won't do 4x4 tippers, 4x4 commercial policies, age, non-landy engine, winch.

Probably the most common response is actually: "we can't insure a Land Rover with a Tipper body":confused1:

Thanks for the replies, I'm building up a new list of insurers to try tomorrow including a couple I found in a landy magazine.

So far Adrian Flux are the only ones to give me a quote and that is for it's present set up which is a dropside. On telling them that as soon as I buy it, it will be converted to a tipper they say they can't insure it.

After several calls to Trust they are still working on it, but I'm not too hopeful.

Hi all

I have been trawling the posts regarding insurance issues and have tried all the usual companies for a quote and thus far been declined every time.

I have tried:

Footman James

Adrian Flux

Sureterm

Peter Best

Post Office

CVD

Autonet

Swinton

Call Connection

Trust

A-plan

Sky

Lancaster

NFU and maybe a few others I've missed.

The landy in question is a 1984 110 v8 on the ownership doc, it was converted to a 130 for SEB from new by Special Vehicles. It is now a single cab tipper. Recently restored with a galvanised 130 chassis, winch, winch bumper, ss exhaust and a 3.5 litre mazda engine.

I've tried all the companies mentioned on here but all have declined for different reasons. Sometimes it is because of the engine or the winch and sometimes because it is a tipper. I never thought it would be so difficult!

Any advice would be much appreciated as I'm about to give up on the idea.

Thanks in advance!

Alban

Hi Scottish

I studied at the Scottish School of Forestry in Inverness which is part of the University of the Highlands & Islands.

I got an HND in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry and decided to stay on to do the degree, Sustainable Forest Management with Arboriculture & Urban Forestry BSc.

Like your course it was very much theory as the aim is to train you to management level. All I got was job based experience during college and had to get all my tickets after completing the degree.

I was up in Nethybridge over new year, lovely place. Although the minibus battery didn't like the cold :sneaky2:

 

Watched a branch come off a tree by the post offfice due to the weight from the snow. Awesome sight. There was a lot of snow on the roofs though, with the gutters being dragged off by the weight from it.

 

Awesome site walking up the river.

 

Is life as idealic as it seems up there?

 

R

There's been lots of snow damage alright, got an emergency call out today for a tree falling onto a house due to snow loading.

If you walked up the river you would have passed my house, we lost a few trees on the river bank. A couple of Alders and a Bird Cherry have snapped out and landed in the river. I'll be winching everything out once the snow clears.

It is a great place to live but like anywhere else, work gets in the way of getting out and enjoying your surroundings.

We've had snow for about a month now and temperatures of -10 and below through the day, -22 last night.

It's difficult getting to the work and then the chains are freezing to the bars and ropes freezing to the tree!

Been called out to clear snow of roofs last couple of days as it's 3 foot deep.

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Count me in! Nethy Bridge in the Cairngorms National Park.

From what i've learnt at college they are called adventitious roots, and can form from any dormant bud if the conditons are right (dark, wet)

Good call, the buds develop according to the conditions as far as I know. First time I saw this was way up in a poplar. There was a 2 metre long tear out wound which had started callusing but with roots coming from the callus to take advantage of the damp decaying wood.

I've just completed a Bsc in Sustainable Forest Management with Arboriculture & Urban Forestry at the Scottish School of Forestry.

Really enjoyed the course, comprehensive & up to date. Now I'm trying to decide which route to take, something like Eco consultancy.