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  1. monkeybusiness
    I'd just take the fold down hopper and control bar off if you're feeding with a mini digger. It would be handy if you could come up with a radio control system to switch between feed and reverse.
  2. monkeybusiness
    I was told by some experienced old boy recovery chaps with a big (10 tonne? More possibly?) winch built into the back of a Major to always secure a double line to another anchor (big tree stump etc). You risk damaging the winch and carrier if not apparently.
  3. monkeybusiness
    This is exactly what happens. Fuel cards are fantastic from a book keeping/convenience point of view, and can be pretty good value too, but in my experience if you don't keep on top of it the prices sneak up and they fleece you. Definitely have 2 and use the cheapest - as has been said this soon gets the expensive firm in the phone asking why you aren't spending any money with them....
  4. monkeybusiness
    The best way is to have 2x fuel card accounts from different firms, and go with the cheapest week by week. Also bear in mind that the weekly prices they send to you don't include VAT. I'm using Keyfuels as one of the cards at the moment and their price on Friday was 99p/l, which looks good but is actually nearer 1.20p/l when you include VAT (not the best deal in the world in reality...).
  5. monkeybusiness
    I've yet to meet anyone who has successfully run anything relatively modern (ie with an ecu) longish term on veg/bio diesel. It seems to be fine in the short term but is plagued with stories of new fuel pumps (which are never cheap!)
  6. monkeybusiness
    Great first post on this thread - thanks for taking the time to put it together. I think anyone reading it will certainly reflect on it. Sad times for the fisherman and those he left behind.
  7. monkeybusiness
    Can't see the pics but it all sounds good in theory. I think you would need to get them CE marked to sell though, which I would imagine isn't particularly cheap...
  8. monkeybusiness
    You'll need to up-rate the rear anti roll bar if you go +2" as the standard LR one won't sit right. It's the front axle lift that causes the handling and majority of UJ issues (particularly if you stick with the original radius arms). Raising the rear and not the front shouldn't cause too many issues other than the anti roll bar, headlight levelling, and the appearance of driving around in a top fuel dragster when unloaded.
  9. monkeybusiness
    If the standard height works for you then I wouldn't advise lifting it personally. It will eat ujs and will not drive as well. As for springs and shocks, I think they are all much the same. Decide if you want them firmer/softer etc and then get the best deal you can. Have a look at your bushes too - wear in these can give the false impression of shock/spring issues.
  10. monkeybusiness
    Great find, thanks for sharing!
  11. monkeybusiness
    It isn't removable but you can get a replacement boss (basically the end bit with the splines inside that is visible on your pic) from Greenmech. You need to cut the old one off and have the new one welded on - it needs to be done by someone good at welding though as you want it dead centre and set to the correct depth. You'll possibly find that the motor splines are actually ok - they may look slightly rounded off but the shaft is harder than the roller boss so can normally be reused. Complete new motors aren't particularly expensive online - they are pretty much disposable items really.
  12. monkeybusiness
    Have a look at a 1928 Safetrak as well - a bit over your budget but mega useful machine.
  13. monkeybusiness
    We've had loads of those single Ifor springs fail Bob, they're crap imo. Once the bump stop breaks off they snap for fun! I always replace them with the double leaf springs off the 3.5tonne trailers now and we haven't had a problem since. Those barrel pumps are good too, but don't seem to last long pumping super thick chain oil unfortunately.
  14. monkeybusiness
    It'll probably just be the splines - you can buy a replacement weld on boss from green mech (but it needs to be fitted accurately!)
  15. monkeybusiness
    £150 (as long as I can have a racing-snake waist sexy long leg combo)....
  16. monkeybusiness
    It will be very very hot - get a job by a pool would be my advice (avoid anything to do with trees or physical labour)...
  17. monkeybusiness
    Gotcha.
  18. monkeybusiness
    Common fault on them unfortunately, I've had them go on both my vans. Easy to swap but pretty poor design obviously!
  19. monkeybusiness
    That's what I was saying to them at the point of sale, but they weren't interested. They run their own billing system so I never actually gave them an invoice for my truck (although they obviously took my VAT and Company numbers) - it might just be a peculiarity to that particular company as you say.
  20. monkeybusiness
    It can have a relevance if you are VAT registered and come to sell it on to another VAT registered business - they need to be certain that the vehicle they are buying is actually an asset of your business to be able to subsequently claim the vat back. I've just had this with a pickup I sold to webuyanycar (unbelievably they gave me more money for it than anyone else would!) - the truck was registered in my name but owned by my ltd company and it nearly scuppered the sale.
  21. monkeybusiness
    Consultant. Mr Evans?
  22. monkeybusiness
    Was it Keith?!
  23. monkeybusiness
    I was warned off higher-houred CVT tractors (6000 plus) by an ag mechanic (regardless of make, but he was originally talking about Fendt which is the same as Valtra AFAIK) as they are susceptible to wear and are a big job to repair. I can't imagine the back end of a Fendt is going to be a cheap thing to open up and pour parts into...
  24. monkeybusiness
    I've had a 2005 ranger (same as the Mazda) for 3-4 years, it had done 100k when I bought it, is pushing 160k now. It regularly tows north of 2.5 tonnes (not fast mind, but it doesn't complain) and has been thoroughly abused by a multitude of drivers. With a set of mud terrain tyres it goes pretty much anywhere sensible - it's first winter was spent on a very steep wet Welsh moorland and it went everywhere the defender did. They are very basic (especially when compared to your Navaras) but I can't fault mine. I don't have any Mitsubishi experience though, so can't comment there. People go on about hilux's but my only personal experience of them hadn't been great tbh - they have their weaknesses too. Clarkson has a lot to answer for there!
  25. monkeybusiness
    St Anton if there is snow or not - the apres is different level s**t!

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