Chris Sheppard

Funnily enough, nope, they're not AJP brakes I don't think they're the same AJP. The aircooled ones are, I belive, honda copies built under license for AJP in Taiwan - though seem to have no problems with longevity and parts are cheap! The watercooled ones in the PR5 are the same as what's in the GasGas Cami I think. Still not had chance to go out on it yet, worst case there's a hare and hounds the day after boxing day.

That's very true. I suppose the XR was current when it was first released, whereas the CRF was old fashioned before it was released. Mine's got Sachs forks and shock, but I think they have marzocchi forks now with sachs shocks. Earlier ones had Paoli conventional forks.

I've not had a V8 Defender, but did have a V8 Discovery 1 and found that on gas it was no dearer to run than a Tdi Discovery, but had a lot more go about it. Towed really well too, but mine was the 3.9 EFI so something like 180hp One thing I did notice though with mine, was that it had a bit less power on LPG than it did on petrol - it might have been the type of LPG system but on the whole it didn't bother me much as you could always flick to petrol briefly if you needed full power. The biggest thing I found was a PITA with the disco and the LPG'd subaru legacy we had, was that the tanks get in the way and generally are quite small (or really take up space).

Know exactly what you mean. I wanted the handling and suspension of a modern bike, but didn't like the idea of the maintenance heavy engines they usually come with. The CRF 230 could have been great, but I'd say there's very little difference between that and the original XR 200's, despte the massive age gap. Quick pic of old and new

Just got back from collecting my new one Never thought for a minute I'd want a modern bike but there's getting less and less Vinduros to ride so figured it was time to give it a go. The AJP's not going to be everyones cup of tea, but it's pretty much a modern version of my XR 200 and it's the Enduro version with the adjustable suspension, race exhaust and big pegs. Only a year old, less than 400 miles and cost less than a 10 year old "proper" enduro bike Finding the new bus quite good too - couldn't have done that with the old 90...

I'd not really worked with any other set up before that, so knew no different, but am pretty sure you'd soon get used to it. The very rare occasisons I've had to work with a tow behind, I've wondered why anyone would want one.

Small mini digger trailer and cut the ramp down so the hopper can go over the top. The ramp's a little steeper, but it works well. It was very rare we'd ever take the chipper off to work, unless it meant we could wiggle the chipper in a bit closer without the trailer.

Could it be a bit of Robinia? Had some that looked something like that.

If it's a 5 door, check where the rear doors shut as any rust there is close enough to the seatbelt mounts to fail the MOT. Though that piece is a doddle to replace, it could be a good bargaining point. Driver's footwell seems to rot out too, or did on at least two I had.

And then when you don't get the job for being 10% too dear he might realise he's being greedy. If you have a good working relationship with other companies/trades they'll ring you anyway, not because they think they'll get a bite out of it.

It all depends on what you need it to do. I started out with an old Sierra Saphire - highly inappropriate, but I already had it, and all it had to do was get me and my saws onto site. Upgraded (if that's the right word) to a fiat uno for a while then started with 4 wheel drives of all shapes/sizes and costs. If I needed 4wd and was just starting out, then I'd probably be looking at something like a Jimny as they're cheap, reliable and can tow a reasonable size trailer for what they are. 4wd pickups are OK but tend to be expensive when they break. Landrovers are good but usually quite expensive to buy (in comparison to other stuff) but cheap and easy to fix when they break. Never had a lot to do with transit type pickups but they look like they get stuck really easily and sound like they're no better on fuel than a 4wd anyway.

What always gets me with these threads is how many people jump on them when they have no interest in actually going for a position - it's no wonder the Employment section was made "read only" Clearly volunteering's not for everyone, but food and accomodation in return for some exerience might just be the first step someone's been looking for for ages. I think the main thing though is not to expect miracles - they are volunteers, not contractors so there's half a chance they're not going to be of the most trained/qualified (though of course there's always exceptions).

The parting shot from the landrover was to make the Delica keep blowing the fuse for the fan - 10 minutes and £20 for a second hand one and it's sorted. Thought selling the landy was going to be a rght carry on, but it was on ebay for less than an hour before I'd taken a deposit on it, it was picked up a day later and I didn't have to deal with any of the usual ebay buyers

Well, it's official, after years of being surrounded by them in one shape or nother, I've no got no Landrovers at all. Was a bit surreal watching my little old 90 riding away on the back of a lorry at 6am this morning, but not half as hard as I thought it was going to be which makes me think it was the right time. I'd been putting it off for longer than I should have been but it just didn't do all that I needed it to any more - I've gone Japanese again (a delica of all things) and so far it's been going well, it was susrpising just how quickly I got used to being warm, dry and comfy

I quite like heated handles on wet days, but find that unless it's really cold they get too hot to use all day. I dont know if they help with the vibration or not, but if anything find my hands more tingly after using them than I do without.

Funny that, last 110 tipper we used would legally carry a full box of chip and drove fine. Yes it was sat down a bit but nowhere near the bumpstops. That was a 3 cube box from memory. As far as I've read on here, 3 cube's about as much as any other 3.5T tipper's going to legally carry. The only thing that the 110 was a bit of a pig for was not having anywhere to store gear. For versatility it was by far the best vehicle I've worked with as it would do everything it needed to, admittedly not great at everything, but it did it.

Probably. I liked the new version someone on here came up with (think it was maybe Peter) - Wood burns; Water doesn't

550's physically a bit smaller and more flickable.

Reckon that's very true Hodge. I think if you're a big enough firm and do enough milage where you can use a little car/van as well, then great, but for the majority of people I'm not conviced it would be worth it. It's not just the fuel, there's all the other bits like tax,insurance, mot, bt most of all - unexpectd repairs. A few years ago I used to run a Hilux and an LPG converted Legacy (the legacy worked out similar money to fuel as a small diesel van) and that worked really well, but only because the Legacy just ran and ran and ran and had been seriously cheap to buy in the first place. When it got to the stage it needed more spending on it that was worth doing it went and didn't get replaced. I think heavy fuel use is just part and parcel for most of us and just needs accepting - I decided I'd rather have 4wd and know there's a good chance I'm going to get where I need to rather tthan running the risk of a long walk to find a friendly farmer or some phone signal.

If it's the one I think it is, it's not moved far from that shed for a while since I've been passing it.

Dunno how the eagle compares price wise to the other saw benches, but they are a great little machine. The only criticism I have with them is that the log falls a long way for picking up (whether to then put it through the splitter or into a trailer/bag etc) and there's not enough room to make much of a modification either. However, it's versatility and ease of use otherwise makes up for that I reckon. I'd be surprised if there was any noticable difference in production speed compared to a normal rocking saw bench when just using it as a sawbench too

I think some of the larger Pinosa machines do. Might even have been Pezzolato

Same here. We spent pretty much all of 6th form just playing goldeneye multiplayer on the N64.

Same here, mainly on thorn scrub though Brush it on instead then