monkeybusiness

Hang fire for as long as possible - they are generally disappointing/crap!

I’d think the main reason for it would be to prime the turbines when they are being used as pumps - it would take some drawing up the tube to get the initial ‘bite’ on the water otherwise!

Not everyone, but at least one person apparently.

Fondmetal Evo Corse wheels with 255 65r17 tyres Pete. They ‘just’ fit with no clearance issues - no mods to the van/suspension etc. Load rated too (lots of aftermarket wheels and other makes/sizes of tyres aren’t actually technically up to the job).

If you want to take it for a spin etc give me a shout mate.

Nothing exciting inside I’m afraid - will take pics tomorrow if I get a chance but it is still essentially as-delivered (with a smattering of my crap chucked in!). I’ve got a ply-lining kit sitting here waiting for me to fit it but want to insulate first, and I’m going to stick a back seat/rock’n’roll bed in on rails so I can jam it right to the front and keep load-space when I don’t need to carry the kids. I want to sit/lie on a few before spending though as they are strong money and it’s my back that will be sleeping on whatever I buy!

If it was my own kit on my own jobs earning money for me I’d be considering running without a tacho in the knowledge that the vehicle wasn’t a hazard as was running within its design parameters. Probably different if sending others out knowing they are running bent though….

Apparently there are people regularly converting the crafter/tge vans to 4.1 (I think) tonnes as when converted to campers they are generally overweight. You can order the uprated front axle from the factory to 2.1 tonnes (I think that’s what it is from memory, I’m not checking vin plates now!). I’m not sure of the legalities and general hoops of doing this for commercial use though, but the vehicle is technically designed for it.

If you want to stay under the tacho radar I think you are knackered then (if running legally)… I’ve not loaded much weight into this but have towed plenty, with some really heavily nose-weighted trailers pushing 4 tonnes gross(!) and the suspension still looks ‘right’ (if that makes sense?). I spec’d it with uprated suspension/axles on the dealer’s advice (2.1 tonnes front and rear according to the vin plate). I’ve no doubt that you could put your big mower in the back and it would look fine (even if legally too heavy). I've been dragging sheep around in it, took a chipper on a 400 mile round trip to do a job down south in it in a day this week, have slept in it on a site next to a traveller camp for a couple of nights so my other kit didn’t walk, taken my kids to school/parties/football matches etc - it is fast/comfortable/relatively economical/comfortable. It’s genuinely better in every way so far than my Hilux (which was top spec new in March all-singin-all-dancing etc) - I’d get rid of the Toyota before this van. I absolutely love it!!!

How heavy and how wide is the machine? I’ve just bought a 3.5 tonne MAN TGE (same as the Crafter) and it’s max payload is approximately 1 tonne. There is a 5 tonne version but not sure if it’s available as a ‘normal’ panel van (might just be chassis cab).

And take a battery angle grinder with you on every job!

Put it on a tractor you aren’t in any way precious about if going into anything other than clean virgin woodland, they will find every bit of wire/rebar/old mattresses/chain-link fence/fire extinguishers/wheels and tyres and use them to beat the living daylights out of whatever is powering them….

Followed your link - where are you going to do your shopping now eggs?!..

PM me the details of the chipper and who the insurers are - I might be interested in buying it off you/them depending upon what it is.

Sell it after you’ve bought it off them obviously. But yes, I’d imagine there is also a good chance the claim is being investigated…

You don’t have to keep it though, could always sell it on for profit.

I’m sure I had a set of top trumps with one of those in years ago!

I’d offer them a low-ball figure for you to buy it back off them (a price that’s a no-brainer for you to buy it). They’ll either say yes and you come away with a cheap chipper, or they’ll make a counter-offer and you can decide if it’s worth buying or not. They will obviously incur costs collecting it and sending it to auction (with no guarantee of getting a decent return) so may well be happy to sell it to you cheaply…

Lee - I’ve got a hydraulic Oxdale splitter you are welcome to borrow to see if it works on your Sherpa before you spend your hard-earned on one mate.

You spelt moronic wrong…

If you want a dropped kerb then it is time to get the spade out…

I’m about to install a large flat roof on my house and am going to follow this thread with interest. TATA have a product called colourcoat urban (I think) but it doesn’t work on the limited pitch you are aiming for apparently.

I had these (for a couple of hundred miles before I sold it) on my last Navara, so couldn’t comment on the current availability. They’ve been sitting in my shed for 12 months… Warranty-wise, the truck has been into Toyota twice (once for warranty work and once for a 10000 mile service) and they’ve not had an issue. I do think they hurt economy tbh (it is very thirsty, but it does a lot of heavy towing and I’ve probably got a bit of a heavy foot…). Lift-wise I don’t think it’d be more than a couple of cm max. I’ve still got the OE tyres - if I think on I’ll take a pic with them against these tomorrow to show the difference in overall size.

Saying that - I’ve just had a look and spacers will mean that the tyres will extend a bit beyond the mudflaps (which would inevitably lead to a dirty truck even more quickly!). hi

I plan to, yes. Spacers should actually help the fitment as the tyres are currently closest to suspension arms (not touching though!).