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What did you get prosecuted for? Incorrect driving licence or towing a trailer beyond the vehicle’s capacity? I’d imagine the former, but the thread is regarding the latter.

Get it bought, you know it makes sense!

You can have whatever you want if you don’t have to justify it commercially, that’s why!

Ah, bugger. I’m there Friday mate, would love to have caught up with you and Mac. Send him my regards!

Are you going Jase?

A mate had one on demo and unfortunately dismissed it for being underpowered and having a really noisy slew ring (which is obviously not right in a new machine). He is a ‘Buy British’ stalwart but ended up keeping an old (but owned from new) New Holland (actually Kobelco I think) 13 tonne zero as he reckons it still digs better than the 131 he demo’d. He put a muck pit in with the demonstrator so gave it a decent workout, and was all set for having it before he drove it. On paper it looks great though, and hopefully he drove a duff machine.

Yes, but be warned, it could get very expensive very quickly!!! Great day out even if you don’t do any shopping though, it’s a fantastic show.

I’ll be there on Friday - a mate has organised a bus so it may be a good excuse for a couple of cheeky pints....

I bought an ex military Rotzler hydraulic winch to run off my tractor’s hydraulics (180 bar). It wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding - when I finally got the specs from Rotzler it needed 300 bar (excavator pressure). New pump and it runs great - I wouldn’t be surprised if your military DAF pump is delivering too much pressure for the MEWP though.

Doesn’t look as heavy as a TMK either, but obviously that might not be the case! Do the blades ever bend on this style of shear in your experience?

How does that T-Cut 25 compare to the TMK Eddie? For both cutting and holding onto what it’s cut?

Exac-1 had one at Hillhead that looked decent and didn’t require crazy flow.

From a reuse/cross-contamination point of view I wouldn’t personally worry - 25 litres of petrol will happily dilute a few teaspoons of kerosene dregs without issue. However, if you are talking about a run-of-the-mill 25 litre disposable plastic oil/diesel drum, they aren’t the best for storing or carrying petrol. They swell up and leak through the cap at the slightest rise in temperature, and I don’t think are in any way safe for that particular use. Get a steel Jerry can from Screwfix for about £20 and don’t die in a great ball of fire!!!

Would that not just move the issue a bit further downstream, to the edge of the concrete pad? Not trying to be a smartarse, genuine question.

Bought 2 of these earlier - just had an email from Amazon saying the transaction has been cancelled and I haven’t been charged. It’s obviously a phoney listing to get people interested (it’s worked to be fair - there must have been a lot of views of this thread alone, some from people who wouldn’t previously consider looking on Amazon for a chainsaw).

Have you weighed it with the Engcon fitted by any chance? What size hitch, and is the tilty direct mounted? Have you got a price in mind?

It’s great stuff, but not sure if it would work in tubes.

Do you need the tubes? Have you ever tried OKO?

Just use the string with glue, or is it tubed?

If you are looking at going down the tilt rotator route you could do a lot worse than reading through this huge thread of Eddie's from the now largely defunct CEForum - there is an incredible amount of info in there that may help inform decisions. http://ceforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=357&highlight=Wideboy He has been massively pioneering with his various set ups and done a lot of research (and invested heavily in his ideas) along the way, and really is the person to listen to with regards different specs and future-proofing your investment. It is very difficult to get your head around the multitude of setup options available at the beginning, but one thing I would definitely recommend if buying a new machine is to spec it with s-type buckets and hitch (even though UK machinery dealers might look at you with a glazed look of incomprehension when you mention these). They are a much better design than the traditional UK quickhitches, and make a future transition to a tilty much more straightforward.

Decide what spec you want/might want in the future before getting prices, and speak to a few manufacturers (but be careful that you are comparing apples with apples!). Do you want to operate a grab/hydraulic hitch/anything that requires oil under the unit? I would recommend that you spec any unit you go for with that functionality (however it is controlled) as you greatly limit the benefits a tilty can bring if you omit that option (and that isn’t really an economical retrofit later).

We are just back from a 2 week driving holiday across France, for my cousin’s wedding in the Alps. I love Britain and I love my little piece of it, and have always missed it wherever in the world I’ve found myself. However, this time France blew me away to the point where I had regrets about returning home (and I’ve been a bit of a Francophobe in the past if I’m honest). I totally understand your nostalgia with regards our fair isle, and I would definitely miss everything you described in such a colourful way. I’m not sure I would be rushing to swap an outdoor French life for a British equivalent nowadays though!

Get an electric Winchmax - really good, great value for money. Keep your engine running when using and for a while afterwards as they will quickly drain a battery.

Why wouldn’t you tell them (unless you love loud bangs!)?

If you can bypass the tank filter just put the plastic inline filters in the fuel hose (away from any heat source!...) - they are pence so just chuck them and replace when blocked would be my advice.