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That wooden Lego man is super kool, painted or not! If you ever put them up for sale put me down for one! Re the tiger prawns, I'm not sure what the insinuation is but I used to work on a trawler in Australia and we dragged them up out of the open ocean with big old fashioned nets - they were snap-frozen within an hour of being caught and sent straight to the fish market. These prawns were subsequently sold world wide. I have heard of big sewage-filled prawn farms elsewhere in the world, but am not sure if those make it to our shores?

Has it smashed the fans too? Even if they appear complete be careful as they may start breaking up in use and the bits exit at pace....

Get a Greenmech 1928 Safetrak for the job - they are pretty fast tracking and love slopes. We've tracked a mile in and out of jobs before now, it's not too bad...

I've had 2 from new, great trucks and am seriously considering another before the new model comes out. 4wd switches can be problematic but is an easy fix - just because a fault light is on doesn't mean the 4wd system and high and low range aren't working by the way. My only complaint is that first and reverse are a bit high for really heavy towing (the real reason people have experienced clutch problems IMO) but legally you shouldn't be pulling anything that will stress them anyway (even though they are very willing if required...).

Can you remove it and put them back to being good again?!!! Hello by the way!

South cave tractors are the importers now if you need to buy a new one.

That will also work!!!

I've pulled the inners out before with a bit of a home made puller using a long bolt threaded into the inner locknut behind the bearing. This draws the bearing out - you can hear the outside of the bearing housing if needs be to open it up a bit.

Fantastic machinery and awesome operator- thanks for sharing!

Iveco electrics are a pain in the backside - my airbag warning light has come on (and it doesn't have airbags)...

I think the biggest issue will be weight on any 4x4 chassis cab/tipper. If you want to stay at or below 3.5 tonnes you will end up with minimal payload, so you need to be looking into operators licence etc. If it were me in your position I'd give serious thought to keeping your Landy up to date and tidy - bits will always be available and even serious investment such as new chassis or engine expenditure will be less than depreciation on a new 4x4 tipper. Possibly get a tidy second hand transit/cabstar/Iveco tipper as a second vehicle (you'll probably find you use it more than you'd think) in case of Landy breakdowns etc. Just my thoughts.

Sounds like a fair price tbh!

What would you charge for a shot blast and respray like that out of interest (not necessarily on a Bandit chipper)?...

Any big chipper is going to stick out miles on the front of a tractor...

We've got a winchmax 13000lb electric winch on a big GM tracked chipper (it replaced a warn 9000 that wore out) and it is very very good. It'll drag the chipper (approx 2 tonnes) without the engine running and the tracks locked up no problem. Cheap as chips and well made, I can't recommend them highly enough. As already stated, if you are doing a lot of heavy pulling go for a hydraulic, or you will soon find the weakest point in your electrical system (usually battery, then cables and connectors).

Winchmax are also excellent, and very good value IME.

We've had a lot of success planting hornbeam hedges as conifer replacements - looks very similar to beech, grows to a decent size pretty quickly, and seems to do well in poor ground.

I run a hycrack pto cone splitter and oxdale hydraulic splitter off an old Ford 3000 and the tractor loves it!

Dampers blowing are pretty much always down to the brakes not being correctly adjusted IME. If you feel the chipper/trailer bumping when you brake get it adjusted up by someone who knows what they are doing ASAP or the damper will be quickly destroyed. Setting up trailer brakes correctly is a bit of a dark art as far as I'm concerned - I'm not bad with spanners but I always leave this to someone who really knows what they are doing.

Also have a look at stockboard - it's recycled plastic in 8x4 and 10x5 black sheets. You'd only need the thin stuff inside your mesh, cable tied in place. It is pretty indestructible!

Just seen this thread - the picture shows a lovely tree with great amenity value, well worth preserving! Obviously the neighbour is a NIMBY, the parish council are corrupt, and the 'Tree surgeon' doesn't know his arse from his elbow... With luck the tree will be saved, and continue being a fantastic example of a rapidly declining species in a lovely publicly accessible environment! I can't help but feel there is possibly a bit more to this than reported here somehow. What we apparently know is that there is a report stating that the tree has structural defects, and a land owner has requested its removal. The OP suggests that there is a grey area with regards ownership. (Who commissioned the tree report - it would appear to be part of a larger survey?) In reality I would imagine the fate of this tree will be determined by liability - the Parish council are probably trying to exonerate themselves from any future issues (and who can really blame them). It is a shame that this tree might be felled but this is the world we live in today unfortunately. If it is saved from the chop, in 6 months time the local electricity company will be along to cut most of the side out of it anyway as it has grown through the open wire LV overhead, threatening to disrupt the village's electrical supply (not to mention the danger it poses to the local children who could easily climb it and electrocute themselves). Unless one of the included unions fails first of course (rare in Aesculus hippocastanum apparently)...

Agree with Rye oil - great product at a great price!

Yeah, we work for a number of the big players and sing to their tune. As said, I have no issue with training when new information is taught/learned. The assessment you sat in Newcastle I'd imagine was the touch screen health and safety test, which can be sat by anyone without having to attend the ROLO course. The ROLO course combined with passing that test then gets you the green card. I'm interested to know what industry specific info is taught on the ROLO course as £175 plus the day's wages plus lost earnings is a significant investment for an employer. Other trades pay significantly less to get their associated cards, but they sit the same health and safety touch screen test...

That's alright then - I was under the impression that it is an overpriced box ticking exercise (and two course providers basically suggested it was to me as well)... A good tutor makes all the difference to be fair. Out of interest what was covered that NPTC training and assessment doesn't touch on? From an employers' point of view I don't have a problem investing in training if it benefits my staff (ie they come away with new skills/knowledge). I am frustrated by what appear to be an increase in barriers to work that are occasionally nothing more than revenue generating exercises concocted by training providers. Recently we had to do a manual handling course as the last one we completed (12 months ago) had a 12 month expiry date on the certificate! One of our clients picked up on the fact that the certificates had effectively run out - if there was no expiry date they would have been happy as their box was ticked (we had proof that we had completed the relevant course).

The firm whose number I gave above are called mwmac - big thumbs up from me (super helpful and got the job sorted!).