Treewolf

You're sure it's not a left hand thread? I am not familiar with the LM162 but many commercial vehicles have LH threads on the NS wheelnuts. Fooled me completely when (as a 17yo) I bought a twin wheel Transit! If the nuts really are that tight you're going to need to replace the studs (at least) anyway so shearing them off really isn't such a problem. I'd go for a 3/4" or 1" drive socket and breaker bar and just go for it.

These are what you need, the original and best. They come up on Ebay from time to time. They are fairly heavy, and if you run anything wider than a 245 it won't fit.

It does sound unlikely but it's true. Imagine two identical cars travelling towards each other and hitting head on. Both cars will crush identically and equally and each will absorb exactly half the energy of the accident. In fact the result will be exactly the same as if the two cars hit opposite sides of an indestructable wall at exactly the same time.

This is impressive - if you have to have a serious accident it's a pretty good place to be:- It is interesting to compare it to the previous version:- I have never seen a Defender crash tested in this way, but I bet the result would be terrifying and the chances of survival very small indeed.

I presume you tow that with the Landy? Is it air-braked?

1/2" drive impact wrench. There haev been problems with bearings and triggers on some of the recent Snap On ones, or so I have heard. Personally I think the two makes are neck-and-neck on quality and durability but Milwaukee wins on price (no doubt this is why the Snap On are so often on special offer). Milwaukee was hardly known at all in the UK until it took over Kango a good few years ago. Recently Milwaukee seems to have really upped the quality of its tools to become a serious contender.

Anyone thought of ringing the five (?) Scottish Stihl dealers to ask about a warranty repair? SDS is probably the one who treats you like a nuisance rather than a valued potential customer.

This makes me think of the spoilt child having a tantrum "it's not fair"! The internet is here to stay, internet sales are here to stay. That is progress, just like the axe being replaced by the chainsaw. You either adapt your business model to make maximum benefit from the potential that the internet provides, or you will fail. Throwing a tantrum and blaming your customers is frankly pathetic. Ultimately your business depends upon you having customers. Customers like internet sales because of the many advantages that they offer to the customer (price, convenience). Get with the program or lose customers! Stihl can try to deny the existence of the internet by imnposing restrictive terms in the contract it requires dealers to sign, but ultimately will lose both customers and dealers by doing so. Warranty is a manufacturer problem, not a dealer problem. A manufacturer who is perceived to offer lousy warranty support (whether this is caused by a dealer like SDS putting legitimate claimes to the back of the queue - and it doesn't matter where the saw was bought, the dealer represents the manufacturer has has an obligation to sort warranty problems - or for any other reason) will lose customers. The bottom line in my view is that unless Stihl changes its policy radically and soon its position in the UK is seriously in doubt. If I was a Stihl dealer, I would be giving very serious thought to giving up my dealership and allying to another brand. I would certainly not be whinging and blaming my customer base for moving elsewhere. It may well be that the UK market is so small in global terms that Stihl doesn't care if it loses its share.

You'll also need the lower rear cab panel, with the bulkhead ... won't you? As seen about 2/3 the way down this page: Keith Gott Land Rovers - Worldwide Specialists in Land Rover Products In fact, all the parts you need are shown on that page and in stock, roof, rear upper panel, rear lower panel, and full trim.

I have recently bought a Milwaukee 18v cordless impact wrench and have to agree it is a brilliant tool. The battery life is amazing, it is as far as I know the most powerful battery cordless impact wrench in the world (though not as powerful as my Master 35 petrol wrench!) and the build quality seems to be very high indeed. Everything about the tool seems well-thought-out and well built, it is just feels "right". On the basis of this I have already decided that as other cordless tools need replacing I will be going over to the Milwaukee 18v "FUEL" compatible tools.

Hell will freeze over before I tell a customer what I pay for parts and materials! It is commercially sensitive information and nobody's business except mine and the supplier's. Can you imagine taking your car for servicing and asking for details of what the garage pays (rather than charges) for parts, or for copies of their suppliers' invoices? You'd be laughed off the premises! The potential customer is either an idiot with no idea how business works or a bully trying to manipulate you. Just quote as you normally would and do the job on your terms if at all not his. As had been stated already I predict hassle with this one. Good luck anyway!

So what do you do about the plate on the vehicle?

Can you take the test with a ring and pin coupling, or a pintle and lunette (NATO) coupling, or does it have to be a ball hitch? Congratulations on passing, brilliant job! It gets easier from now on because you don't have an assessor with you.

Brilliant answer, concise and absolutely spot on! It's also just caused me to blow coffee all over the computer!

Defender TDCi (Puma) doors, bonnets, and seats are stolen very often now, also late TD5 doors. It is well worth fitting (at the very least) security hinges on the bonnet so it can't just be lifted off, and filling the heads of the screws that hold the doors on with epoxy, or simply glueing a ball bearing in the heads. I have even heard of a Puma bonnet being stolen in a traffic jam - two large ugly blokes jump out of a transit, pull the bonnet cable through the grille, lift the bonnet off and drive away, leaving the now terrified female driver of the landy quivering in her seat, too shocked to get the number. Apparently the loss of all four doors and the bonnet from a Puma 110 is enough to write the vehicle off unless it is virtually brand new. It costs something like £15k to replace them by the time you account for the glass, door cards and fittings, painting, replacement harnesses, etc.

If that's 86-year-old Patricia Campbell when she's so upset she "can hardly speak about it" I'd hate to meet her when she's in full flow! It must also be observed that her "successful campaign to save the tree in December 2012" actually wasn't that successful since the tree is now gone. As for 200 years old, well no comment needed! I can remember a long time ago when I was a member of a cave rescue team, we had a (rather pointless) competition going amongst ourselves to see who could get the most outrageously wrong facts reported when the press was taking an interest. I wonder if that has happened here. Terrible reporting but a first class job!

Euro sockets are of course now tested at MOT time. Old style seven-pin sockets are not.

Thanks for the heads up, Matt. I use that road and others nearby all the time and it's going to be a nightmare - all the diversionary routes are equally unsuitable!

As far as I know, if they are used for lifting, then yes. If only used for pulling and not lifting, then LOLER doesn't apply. However other regs eg PUWER require tools and equipment to be safe and fit for purpose so a regular inspection regime is highly advisable.

That is known as "Adverse Posession" in law and the law has (fairly) recently been tightened up to make it harder to claim.

If you have to transport something heavy in the boot, fasten the rear seatbelts over the empty seat.

Sorry, but I am really not sure what point you're making! Yes, it's hearsay because I don't know the person concerned, and yes, knowing how to search on the web I can find out a disturbing amount of personal information about this particular person, probably far more than he realises. The person who placed the tracker on the Landrover probably hasn't (or at least hadn't) the first idea who owns the vehicle in question though. But that isn't the point. The point is that for around £200 lowlife villains can, if you're not extremely vigilant, now find out exactly where you live/keep your equipment without hoaving to follow you. It may be that it isn't happening yet, but it is a possibility and one which I feel those of us who work hard for a living should be aware of. For the avoidance of doubt, it is illegal to track a vehicle without the driver's knowledge (and this extends to the fact that if you have a hidden real-time tracker fitted to your vehicle you must make anyone you allow to drive aware of its fitment). The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Surveillance and Property Interference: Code of Practice) Order 2010 stipulates that a tracking device may only be authorised by an authority empowered by the Police Act 1997 and may only be used for the prevention and detection of ‘serious crime’.

Any chance of a photo of the digging head? I think I see how it works.

This appears to be the same as the one the guy found on his Defender > Live Personel, Pet, Vehicle Tracker + Surveillance Tracking - GPS Tracking Apparently the matter has now been referred to Northumbria police who are taking it rather more seriously than Durham police did, which can only be good news. If you want to fit a tracker permanently to a vehicle of your own you are much better off with a wired tracker carefully hidden. There have been very good reports on some of the cheap trackers now sold on Ebay, which provide a very cost-effective option. Fit it yourself and use your imagination and it is likely to be harder to find that many professionally fitted ones.

As far as I know legally you can, but you could be in a very dark place if it comes off and hurts someone. Your insurers might have issues with home-made as well.