Ty Korrigan

In Brittany, most houses post war are rendered white or cream, it can be a real problem at times but only one that requires water and sponge. Paint though and especially more recently exterior insulation which is über fragile as I found out recently when I tripped pulling a Monkey Puzzle and fell against the wall instantly making a hole in the polystyrene. I had no idea just how fragile exterior insulation is, a liability if your kids play ball games. I'm still waiting to hear about that one. Back in March I stacked a few small logs against a wall as indicated by the customer at the time. They moved them in June and found marks on their wall. They demanded my insurance details saying the wall required re-rendering. Now my memory was of a dirty gable end with cracked render. So I called round with bleach, bucket and water and as the gate was open started cleaning the few insignificant marks left by the logs. This left a few whiter patches on an otherwise grubby wall which had indeed multiple cracks in the render. Another case of a client trying to obtain betterment through insurance fraud by exagerating a situation.

Name dying out, they are not naming boys Ken anymore.

Personally a 10-12 tonner would be excessive given the size of business and type of work we do. I'm rarely more than 15m from a free tip site and run a 6" chipper and don't often remove the wood so no crane required. An 8m3 chip box on a compact 7t will mean I'm never overloaded and can access all the places my current truck can. Local parks dept. runs a 10t hook loader but they often carry soil and gravel.

Not just arbs but every trade. Builders, barely a pallet of blocks and over the limit plus the earlier post about a truck overloaded with a few young trees and a sack truck.

My previous company owner an Iveco 7t about 5 years ago. We've no requirement for an operators licence here fortunately and I recently spoke with the police municipal about parking it up in town which requires permission normally (We currently occupy a family house on a housing project for the elderly) Nothing required if it is the same size as a 3.5t.

Before long he's writing in capital's, cross posting in the wrong threads and telling us about the 'good ole days'...

Luckily, our equivalent of VOSA is not very active in our area. I have been pulled twice at the same rest stop on the N24 both occasions empty but for kit. Then once only 5km from home loaded with chip on a forest backroad. The truck had saggy springs on it which alerted the Gendarmes. Fined €180 but they did escort me to our yard to tip off which was good of them. Any future truck will be 7t though none of my colleagues have a licence for that. A cause of anxiety is getting involved in even a minor shunt whilst overloaded. Not the criminal aspect but a civil action. Some litigious character dragging me through the courts in a civil case over whiplash and stress that prevents them from leading a normal life (whilst still managing to enjoy annual skiing holidays) and having to retire early even for a Frenchman.

Iveco double cab, normal arb kit, saws, ladder, chip box, two crew, 3420kg on the weigh bridge...

My old Dad...

Why does this category exist? Parked up in Ikea this afternoon next to a tasty new arb truck, well sign written, distant competitor from other side of Rennes, guessed the crew were in the restaurant chawing down on meatballs and pickled herrings. I walked around the Grafter, the wife hissing at me because I looked suspicious. Single cab, large wide toolbox and a tipping unit at least 3.2m with alloy plank sides and a tarp top. It was a 3.5t and looked very low despite being empty. Worse than my own saggy arsed Iveco before I put 5t springs on it. It didn't look like it had any legal payload left at all. So just how did this weight category come to be?

"I love trees but not in my garden" is the line I most hear when quoting a birch removal. The seeds drive many people to distraction, the pollen many a young Mother's concern. After Leylandii, birch prunes and removals are the second course of bread and butter.

My Iveco manages 28mpg doing regular tree work towing (had to use an online converter) When towing the tractor on the Ifor it can be 23-25mpg When I look online at newer trucks and cars, I notice little improvement in fuel consumption. My old Kangoo used about the same as my recent one and they were ten years apart.

I might well ask my local garage to plug it in once warm and the EDC showing. I've not the time or experience beyond Youtube and helpful friends. Stuart

I feel burned out this evening.

After several hours of refitting the cleaned parts I took it for a test run around town. No yellow engine light present or red EDC. Once it reached temperature though the EDC light came on and it ran poorly. So tomorrow I'll remove that plate and try again. At least the system is clean.

Didier just made this for me but I'm anxious that fitting it it might just be a waste of time, putting the truck into limp mode.

You are now on his little list....

Right at the back of the engine top right. Full stretch for me standing on a block.

I've just spent a jolly afternoon wrestling it all apart and cleaning it up after it clogged up after only 21 months. Working local and a lazy driving style is the cause. Now, tomorrow I can get a blanking plate made up locally, I have been advised to have a hole about 8mm drilled in the middle to let some gas through to fool the sensor. Has anyone some experience of Iveco EGR blanking? Will it require reprogramming? (nightmare in France) Stuart

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What area of Morocco? Possibly an Argan. Leaves are a match and the fruit can look a little rose coloured at times. My wifes family harvest the fruit near Essaouira. TBH there are not many broadleaf native trees and aside from olives the argan is the only other common drupe.

Film it so we can share your pain...

I once got hit on the head by a pine cone in sub zero conditions. Despite being a Protosser it was an unsettling expererience. I Googled opportunity's at Lidl shortly after but realised there was no Friday cash jobs, free firewood, Kudos, massive erection from starting an 881 and man glitter. I work Lundi-Mardi et Jeudi-Vendredi because I've gone native. That is all.

At what hours do these issues arise? I like the V1505 because it is simple and common enough for any local Ag dealer to fix. Don't need to rely on a slack arsed chipper dealer.