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  1. dig-dug-dan
    Really pleased you didnt give in. It sends a message out to people like this that they need to pay up same as everyone else. I recently refused to give up whe the local highways refused to pay for pothole damage. 6 months on, not only have the coughed up the money, but also the court fees on top, so in the end, the small guy can win against the big guys!
  2. dig-dug-dan
    An update for you. Eventually got hold of an engineer at vfs. My goodness these guys are hard to deal with, they never get back to you! Anyway, after a few tests, he has confirmed i need a new ram. They have quoted around 600 plus vat, fitted, on site! I was quite happy given the fact i was quoted 800 to repair locally, and i would have to have removed it and put it back on again! Plus i can sell the old ram on ebay.!!!
  3. dig-dug-dan
    Thats a good post! Makes a lot of sense
  4. dig-dug-dan
    Interestingly, when i decided to buy the biggest avant available, i opted for the 750, rather than the 760i, simply because the latter had a kohler engine. I wanted the kubota. They are bringing out an 860 in feb, and if its got a kohler engine, i wont be interested. They are not good powerplants imo
  5. dig-dug-dan
    It doesnt matter how much you save buying a petrol chipper, you are going to end up paying more for petrol. One thing thats not been touched on is the reason behind this legislation. Lots of talk of saving the environment, but this will do nothing to help global warming. Its purely about air quality, and that wont improve sith the likes of china and america carrying on the way they are! Its co2 emissions that need to be addressed to combat global warming. Anyone who has a dpf on their vehicle knows that lots of short journeys will clog them up, meaning you have to drive at 40mph for half an hour to clear them, which the exhaust then spits out in a lump in the environment anyway!
  6. dig-dug-dan
    Agreed, although once we are out of the eu wont that change?
  7. dig-dug-dan
    Took on a massive connie reduction at a school. A weeks worth, two groundies, chips left on site, and genie mewp. Mewp was late getting to site, then it got stuck but it was supposedly 4wd. Already behind, i rushed to start cutting the tops out, fearing the deadline looming, i forgot to put on safety trousers. As i was cutting, i looked down to see some of my trousers going round the chainsaw chain, i then looked further to see i had cut a chunk out of my shin bone. Came down, called an ambulance, lads panicked, i remained calm. A week in hospital and 2 operations later, i was back home the night before i was moving house! Had the cut been a few mm above,it would have been my tendons gone! Lesson learnt. Always wear trousers, and dont rush
  8. dig-dug-dan
    That my friend is one scary miss! Not only certain death, but a costly bill!
  9. dig-dug-dan
    Sounds like the same crowd that were called chipperfield garden machinery, who actually were in chipperfield, amd have gone. Not heard good stuff about them, i never went there to buy anything even though it was local to me.
  10. dig-dug-dan
    Spoke to the guys at vfs, who have said its either the power pack(unlikely as it goes up fine) , the ram or the lowering valve. I favour the valve, and they have said they will send one, but are not keen on me fitting it as the body will come crashing down. I was thinking about propping the body up and holding it with the avant first! Not actually sure where the lowering valve is located however!
  11. dig-dug-dan
    Agreed. They should clamp down on these fastracs towing non farm related equipmemt with dodgy trailers, driven by teenagers on red diesel! Fed up with it round here, farmers using governmemt grants and subsidies to,undercut those of us who have to do things by the book
  12. dig-dug-dan
    Not really. We cannot direct him to suppliers in the uk that wont supply him
  13. dig-dug-dan
    Judging by your name and language, you are not in the uk and will be better asking on a website more local to you
  14. dig-dug-dan
    Both are tricky. One thing that may or may not be related, i couldnt tip the other day and heard a funny noise from underneath, drove round the yard over a few bumps, tipper worked, and discovered one of the wires that bolts onto the cut off switch was dodgy, so i cleaned it up witha wire brush, connected it back up and it was after that that i got this new problem!
  15. dig-dug-dan
    I discovered that if i tip to maximum height, it comes back down as far as the bottom section, then stops. Pressing the up a bit then down makes no difference, it still stops. Once its fully lowered after jumping up and down on the back, if i raise the tipper up past the bottom sdction, the lower it, it goes all the way down. Have yet to remove the pipe as no sure i can get underneath to connect it back up again as the body will be down!
  16. dig-dug-dan
    Hemel hempstead
  17. dig-dug-dan
    Will try that. Slacken off The pipe that joins the ram at the bottom?
  18. dig-dug-dan
    I read that, but wasnt the same sort of problem.
  19. dig-dug-dan
    Got an annoying problem just developed. My scattolini tipper goes up, no problem, comes down ok, until it gets to the last section of the ram, and then it stops. The only way i can get it to go back down, is to jump up and down on the body while pressing the lowering button. Its fine if there is weight in the back. Vfs are saying i need a new ram. Truck is sold once my new one appears so i dont want the guy who is buying mine to have a problem. Also, its only 4 years old, so whilst out of warranty, should be covered by some sort of consumer rights or another?
  20. dig-dug-dan
    Digbits. They will have a rake on the shelf that will fit. A riddle bucket is good for sorting rubble, not good for roots especially if its wet
  21. dig-dug-dan
    not knocking their dumpers, but drove one of their diggers and it was no where near the feel of a kubota, but i can see the temptation at those prices! You have to consider resale value too
  22. dig-dug-dan
    Yes, but its not a kubota!
  23. dig-dug-dan
    Not having a dig at all. Can see why its been a ball ache of a job! Fair play taking it on
  24. dig-dug-dan
    Thats some serious climbing out to do that. Can see now why it looks like nothing been done.
  25. dig-dug-dan
    Whats been done to the tree exactly? Cant see any difference

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