Justme

Remember this will be going to a pen pushing government employee. If you dont say what type of trailer they might assume its a lorry trailer. When a sub 3500kg trailer is unhitched and unassociated with a tow vehicle is it classified as a "vehicle" in its own right and subject to road traffic laws / Highway Code. If not, is there any other regulation which would preclude it's being parked on the highway?

Thinned it down for you to the only solid bit that def applies to trailers. It also implies that a trailer is not a vehicle or it would not need to specifically mention trailers as well as vehicles. A quick straw poll on a vehicle trainers group resulted in it being down to local council bylaws re blocking the road which could result it it being removed via a removal order. I would guess that one of those would take time to get. If you want to pen your question in a clear & concise way I will forward it on. Replies tend to either be quite quick or take weeks & weeks.

If you want it from the horses mouth I can pass this on to tech sup at DVSA (the new VOSA) for the real answer.

You can pull a single acting ram out easily when its set to power extend. I am positive that this is what is happening. All that is stopping the saw falling into the log is the spring. Its not getting to the stage that the ram is pushing the saw into the wood. Its being pushed against the spring pressure till the chain bites then its pulling in to the log. Change to a double acting ram (it even looks like it is one with a blanking plug in the port) & fit a spool block for it so you can control the decent. Try it by pinching a service off another item to prove it. The flow needed for that ram is so small it wont be the issue. That ram only holds around 0.5L full range.

It looks like the bar is pulling itself into the log & not being controlled by the ram. Is the chain ok? Is the ram set to push the saw down into the log or hold it up? IE if your pushing the the saw can pull its self into the log. If holding it up then all you need to do is control the ram emptying speed. Edit to add, Just looked again at the videos. You have the ram set to push it into the log. Problem is it can move out further under its own weight or the chain pulling it into the log. Use a ram with power in & out so the decent is controlled.

The above is what I would do. Trying to have the speed of the bar lowering fixed will be a compromise if you do get it working. Too slow on small logs slowing you down and to fast for big ones causing it to stall.

Not that I know about. GTW is up to the manufacturer to spec. There is a recommended 80% real car weight to trailer weight that caravaners use but its not law.

Er your numbers dont add up. vehicle MAM is the weight it can be inc its load. vehicle GTW is the vehicle & trailers MAM's added together. you vans pay load is 1300kg Your trailers pay load is 2050kg Non of that helps work out what you can tow as you have not specified your GTW. If your vehicle does not have a GTW on the weight plate then it cant tow at all.

Spotted this & wondered if it had a place in tree work? Auroco Epic - Portable Auto-Belay for Lead Climbing Not just for the actual climbing but using it for rigging / lowering via the remote control.

Could be the valve spool block. Try swaping the connections over so the lift curls & the curl lifts & see if the problem moves.

Dont put a strap against a strap. Under load they cut each other.

I was close its 2300L. Under that & its 5% for all users. Over & commercial pay 20%. This is boiler juices notice.

Under 2500L (I think) it should be 5%. I know when I buy 1000L I only pay at 5%.

I cant even book a driving test at my local centre. The other one 35 miles away is about 3 months +.

Yep thats standard. I have just booked up to the 15th March & if you wanted me then the next test would be the 20th or 21st March. The issue is two fold. One the DVSA are short of examiners & also want to run at an 85%+ capacity. So no unused tests. Two, the big companies can buy up the tests in advance, hold them & if they then dont use them drop them just before they would loose money on them (5 days before the test date). I can also buy up tests & hold them but it ties up a lot of capital & I am not allowed to buy as many as the big companies as a % of how many I do. Each week they open up the next week at the end of the line. Our test center has 20 trailer test slots per week. The two big companies can buy 16 of them. The other 4 have to be shared between the smaller set ups. I think there are 4 or 5 of us who use that test centre. Ideally I want two tests per week, but at least one. As it stands I am lucky to get 2 or 3 a month. Add in that most people dont want to book & pay for this 2 months ahead & the system really screws up the small guy. Would be much better if the wait time was about a month. The tests they drop some times get picked up my smaller units like me if I can get a customer who can do the training & test at short notice & I dont already have a prior booking. So for me its about the 2 month lead time or 1 to 2 weeks short notice.

Your domestics dont need to go up by 20%. Remember your can claim back the VAT that you pay out to do the job. Realistically you would be looking at a 15-18% rise. If you still add on the full 20% for the commercial you will actually be making more money on those jobs. Prob time for a price rise anyway.

Added the UK Cats to that for you. So we have just 2 Cats for LGV now both with the option of E for trailers. C 3500kg-7500kg inc trailers up to 750kg CE upto 12000kg GTW but trailer cant weigh more the vehicle or C Over 3500kg inc trailers under 750kg CE over 3500kg inc trailers over 750kg with no restriction re vehicle or trailer weights.

Yes as you are reselling it. If you are VAT registered (and you should be in the firewood game) you sell it with 5% on it.

If you meet all the requirements of the exemption. IE is the drivers main job driving? So cut & chop one load & deliver would be ok, have a team cutting & splitting with one man doing all the delivery would not. Do you go over 100km from your main base? What weight vehicle are you running? Are you carrying other goods at the same time? Also look out for O licence compliance. Combinations over 3500kg can need it.

Just remember "hire & reward" is not defined by making money. Its about courier or delivery work where you are carrying other peoples goods.

100km radius.

None of the people that I have contact with cover that area. Sorry.

Just a bit to far for me lol. Looking into it now.

Just watch out as its easy for the payment to be clawed back.

Once its lit will it make any difference?