Rupe

I've got one of those already to carry the beers!

I was behind my subaru, getting the angle!!

I used to use an old promark one, similar but a bit bigger i think. Lethal. I'de have another tomorrow if I could, awesome kit!

Dunno, I only put them on today! They've been under the stairs for a year at least!!

The idea is thats once its done the new flywheel should last forever and then you just need new clutch plates everynow and then at much less expense.

Yep! Got some fishy fingers here as well!!

No worries, karma and all that!

Thats nice! Do you have employees? I think in terms of offering advice to others with LDV's or transits "get a mate to knick stuff for you" isn't really great advice!

Yes, I think they did that too, but the starter had not been on their long because the old one was clogged up with you know what!! Should have changed the clutch then too!

Hi, no worries. I've ordered an new AL-ko hitch online from somewhere. I also found a triplelock one that should fit but I chose against it.

Any stihl dealer should be able to get them for you, or look out for them at trade shows etc.

No it was the guildford one, same year though I think.

Sounds good! I wouldn't trust myself to get the right thing on ebay, so I leave it the pros. Good for you to have a mate like that!

I remember someone on here sayign how rubbish the dual mass flywheels were and that they should be changed. I didn't really know what a dual mass thingy was. ANyway I have been having clutch troubles on the LDV, and finally it packed up at the end of last week. I could just get 1st and 2nd but not allways and it was hard to get out of second so I kept stalling it! Eventually I had to start in the gear I wanted and just go! I think I have the best mechanics in the world!! 1.5hours, new clutch and standard flywheel fitted while you help yourself to tea and biscuits!! So having looked at the old flywheel I understand a bit more about it. Its in two parts, hence dual mass, and it serves no purpose except maybe making the truck smoother to drive. When the clutch wears down it tends to ruin the flywheel as well, so both need changing but the dual mass one is not cheap, plus you still need a new clutch. There is a conversion kit which consists of a clutch and a standard single piece flywheel and this kit costs less than the DM flywheel on its own. So its a no brainer! My advice to anyone with the DM sytems on their truck (LDV or Transit) get it changed as soon as you have any clutch troubles. Once the new flywheel is on you will only ever have to change the clutch in the future. Costwise, I got charged £327 for the kit, and £120 for labour.

The first pic was the old truck remember, not this one!! Not too difficult to improve on that old thing!! The only really good thign about LDV's is the cost. This one was £2600 for the flat bed truck with 34K miles on!! Bargain! "to the average domestic customer goes straight over their head. " Good!! I don't like the average customers much! But your right, I will have to list some services I think.

Its taken me about 8 months to get round to putting some sign writing on the truck. I still don't know what else I want to put on there but I though I should at least get the basics up! So there is still space for some more, I'm open to suggestions! A list of services provided would be the most likey thing to do. Anyway its an ongoing process, the next thign will be a roof rack......just give me 8 months to get round to it.

The spelling has now been corrected!

Three extension poles in the combi tool is about as long as it get. The hedge in the pictures above has now been felled!! Much easier than trimming the thing every year!

Thats some pair of high heals Rupe Well you know me, any excuse!! You still need to climb up inside to get the tope though, not many tall hedges that can be done off ladders including the tops.

Have you spoken to proclimber? I know they are not on their website but they might still do them or be able to if Nod doesn't/can't. Mines coming out to N.wales this weekend, better than a tent anyday!

Heres one

I've got hedge trimmers that will do 4.75m ! the the ladder is used for bigger stuff. All you need is a triple ladder that wil go into an A frame with an extension. probably more like £169.99 but will do everything.

You either need a portaledge as suggested, or the hammock type that are called "tree boats" some come with a tent attachement. Proclimber used to do them and would be a good place to start. Or New tribe in the states. I think Nod deals with New tribe so he might be able to get them, don't know for sure. Nod is at Treeworker.com Heres a link to New tribe TB home

Lime and a Lime next then? Apple an an apple would be too easy though!

Oh I sent him a graphic with the full logo/text etc. He had to re do it on a different program before he could print it big enough and he types out the text instead of pasting it and missed out the "t". It is getting put right tomorrow. Since I've been asked I'll put up the picture......... it is wrong on all four sides of the truck!!