Chris Sheppard

The only problem with going from 90 -110 or 110 -130 on a chassis swap is the paperwork to go with it (if you want it to be 100% legal) - technically it would become a new vehicle in the eyes of DVLA (which is stupid). But £600 is a very good price for the work indeed.

They are chinese but not that bad for the money. If you work on the basis that the hydraulics are almost disposable and then replace them with european sourced parts as required it could be a feasable investment. If it was getting used commercially I'd tend to spend a bit more and go for something a bit more robust. What you looking to tow it with?

What he said - that's what I want to end up with - currently got similar but in a 90. (it just want's stretching!)

Hadn't realised that I think the Massif is actually not bad - it has the smae engine as the turbo daily I used to use at Riko and that was awesome. Also, for carrying loads I still think leaf springs take some beating (I realise the coils on a LR are for articulation androad manners so don't all start ) Still think Land rover need to get there head out their arse and start putting a proper 6 cylinder diesel (with no electrics and a mechanical injector pump and everything) in the defenders

Could have been an Iveco Massif or a Santana PS (i think )

All I do is take the valve out, brim it with water, leave it an hour or so for any bubbles to finish coming up and then empty it - they do stink after still though. Once did a 50kg one without using water - just left it stood upside down for a couple of days - my thinkgin was the gas is heavier than air and it would all come out. seemed to work that time anyhow.

lol - I just tipped the lot into a bag and be done with it - the little bits can get tipped on once BBQ's going Haven't got any plans to go into production - just fancied having a go and yes, found it really quite satisfying. Doesn't matter how many times I do it, it's always that first cut into the gas bottle that's a little nerve racking

Didn't know if to put this in pictures, firewood or woodland so here it is anyway. Been saying I was fgoing to have a go for ages but finally got round to it last night (figured the neighbours couldn't complain on bonfire night ) It was only very small scale but what I did was cut the end off a 19kg gas bottle, welded a hinge and catch on it and was goign to try the retort method rather than the conventional way. Loaded the drum up with a few seasoned oak logs and some fairly green sweet chestnut (more as a test than anything else), stood the drum inside an oil drum and lit a fire in the bottom around it. The idea being once the wood inside the drum gets hot enough, the caases escaping round the crack in the base ignite and help keep the fire going without wasting too much additional timber. It took a little while to get going but once the gases took it was roaring like a good un with flame about 8ft high! About an hour and a half later it had died down so I left it to cool down. fished it out this mornign and was really surprised how little volume it had lost and there were only three bits partially not burned and they were all bits of chestnut that were at the top. The billhook is to give an idea of size. Quite please for my first try

I never had to lay a spanner on it and it was fast. Good on rings with the table and four way and good on logn stuff for bilelting or just to make small enough to go through the processor - we did a lot of elm with it one year, even some stuff that had been dead for as long as anyone could remember - that was almost like concrete. I only sold it as I was packing up first time round and going employed and it was sorely missed (as was the County)

I can say that Stevies splitter is a beast as It was mine before Deans - I used to crane huge lumps under it when it was on the back of the county and it would cruch its way through pretty much anything

They are a great thing on the right timber but are designed purely for straight grained timber as, as far as I'm aware, there is no hydraulics involved so it kinda relies on momentum. Unfortunately I think you'd have a hard time getting it CE approvedas there's no way it can be set for two handed or alternatively guarded up to not require two handed operation.

I reckon it would have made a good one man machine with a simple harvesting head on quick release so you could swap between harvesting/processing and forwarding.

it seems fixed here now

Same here too - but think the "today's Post" button never used to be there?

I think the answer was in your own question unfortunately - green versus seasoned - irrespective of species - what would you choose?

Absolutely

thirded (although mines a 353 not 346 )

Not in the UK as it would need that much guarding to get round the not having levers to get it CE approved for sale

Absolutely - it only takes two people to want it and up it goes

Another site you'll need no doubt too Discovery The discoveries are a great introduction to LR's they'll go pretty much where a defender will but still are nice to drive - our V8 still stands in at the most miles in one day - chamonix to our house was around 950 miles and super comfy. MOT ran out in May and it's been sat in the garden waiting for some welding - looks like it's going on ebay soon

Google LR Series and it's the top one - best bet is to email them thoug has they are dead busy. IMO don't bother with a steering guard as it increases the chance of bellying going forwards and acts as a plough going backwards - if anything go for HD steerign bars but I've never bothered with either and the only time I did bend a drag link was on the 130 at a trial and if the bar hadn't have bent something else would have broke I reckon. there's far too much blingy stuff out there to tempt you away from your cash but and unless you're goign really extreme ,all it does is cover up driver error

For that sort of money I'm guessing it was a snatch-back and it got put into some generic auction not normally associated with that sort of stuff. bit like the insurance company auctions. I'd almost be certain it'll be spotted up for sale shortly for much more than that

Welcome to that slippery slope that is Land Rover ownership For parts, speak to Dom at LR Series at Shiptonthorpe - they can get everything, no matter how small or obscure!

chances are the squeaking is most liekly the alternator belt tensioner - yo ucan replace the braering if you're aptient but it's as easy to junk the whole tensioner and put a genuine LR one on - not a pattern one as the bearing won't last very long before it squeaks again. It's a 5 min job to swap - it's only one bolt but torque it up right and not to tight. If it's not squeaking a lot you can sometimes quieten them down with a liberal dosing of spray grease. Mechanically the 300 tdi are pretty good - the worst thing with discoveries is the bodywork.

If you buy one to do one metre lengths and it only costs hundreds, it's either going to be slow, not very stong or not very powerful - or all three. If you could drop to half a metre and go tractor mounted then chances are you'll get sub £1000 but still have a decent machine - a lot depends on the timber too. When it comes to something like a splitter, get the best you can afford and buy it once.