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The trailer ramp would need to be sufficiently high off the ground to allow the unwinding handle to operate. Then allow ground clearance for your knuckles. The closer to the ground the last bit of vehicle that the chip falls off the sooner you'll get chip falling over your arm too. But if the trailer bed was high enough from the ground and you chocked the tailgate off the ground I suppose you could use the sheet on a trailer but not with the conventional setup where the trailer tailgate lies on the ground: watch the vid on page 1 of the thread and you'll see what I'm on about.

Any idea how that would work? The classic way to promote lateral growth of course is to remove the tip of the branch, the source of the auxins, but here lateral growth is being asked of the tree with the tips in place.

Thank you!

DMF? - Dodgy Metal Flywheel? Distinctly Masculine Four-wheel drive? What is it?

...and he's still going! Enjoy mate.

Good ole Wikipedia... 'Mells holds a daffodil "fayre" on Easter Monday.' Mystery solved I think but Jon's obviously been at the cider a day early.

Then I'm hopeful: I await an e-mail from navara.net helping me log in. Can't remember username, password or anyfink. Ta for the reply.

Did you get this fixed? What was it in the end? I'm not convinced that the warning light staying on and the gearbox switch issue are the same. I had the switch replaced under warranty - a 20 minute job. The symptom was the vehicle putting itself into 4WD and staying there - on the road on one of the hottest days of the year. The warning light wasn't involved in that. Recently the dash warning light has been coming on intermittently and can usually be put off again by flicking into/out of 4WD. I think that delayed 4WD engagement is involved too. I've looked at a couple of forums (fora?) and seen explanations ranging from a goosed transfer box to a worn/rubbed loom that Nissan diagnosed but were too coy to explain in detail, though perhaps that was because that example was in South Africa and they didn't like the idea of locals' idea of repercussions! If either of the above was your problem at least we could get some idea of a trend and perhaps know where to start looking as one forum member paid several visits to Nissan and they couldn't find anything wrong. I should add that there seem to be no physical symptoms; 4WD isn't (dis)engaging on its own or anything untoward like that. Cheers, Jon

I think there are two sizes made so when/if Mr B ever answers his telling bone go for the bigger one. Good luck.

Don't think I can help you any more - I've said everything there is to say. Yes, the sheet's narrower than the bed but it still drags out most of the chip. Don't know any tips for getting someone to answer the phone either. Sorry.

Mis-selling then surely; the Ombudsman would not support them in the event of a complaint. If you push hard enough for some/all of your money back you'd stand a good chance I'd think. Or does your opening comment about the small print mean that it was there all the time?!

Ha; memories from a looooong time ago. The annual school cross country run used to go along that bit of promenade, the finish line being by the Martello Tower cafe. We also used to do shuttle runs on the big shingle between breakwaters; I'll take the cross country any day. Great location but you probably didn't feel the heat too much as there always seems to be a breeze off the sea. Jon

One size fits all. The clamps for the tailgate are adjustable and the bit that goes on the bed is just a sheet unwound from a roller. If one pickup has a bed 14" longer than the next you just unroll an extra 14" of sheet; there's plenty on the roller.

Wow. His other stuff is great too. Thanks for posting.

True; I got that from a beekeeper. Rape makes decent honey but does make the critters very hormonal. It is recognised good practice to keep rape-feeding bee colonies well away from civilisation.

Jack, contact details for the UK seller and approx. cost are on page 1, post 6 of this thread. The vehicle in the vid is a Navara King Cab with a Custom ridged plastic bedliner but the floor doesn't matter as long as it has a smooth finish. Jon

Yup, boards 'n' all. On page 2 or 3 of this thread I put up a really interesting (!) short You Tube vid of it.

What?! You've only just got here. Exercise some self discipline - don't cop out; you'd regret it.

You really shouldn't have a problem. A turner well known in the South East looked in the back of my pickup a while ago, turned his nose up at the 20" rings of Monkey Puzzle I had, asked how much for the laburnum and nearly threw £25 at me in his haste to grab two 4' lengths of 6-8". I assume the wood's in good condition but the one thing that may put them off is the heart; the thicker and darker it is the better. Just put the word out - you'll have no trouble once that's done.

Billy, stop worrying! A load of wet chip just ain't a problem. The hardest part is starting off the unloading: the grip the sheet has on the load means that as you turn the handle the tailgate lifts instead of the load moving but as soon as the chip has some weight holding the tailgate down you're off and running.

Tuck your hands in your pockets to stop them getting bitten off - I hope. Worth e-mailing local clubs with that quantity. I even manage to get money out of them for lab!

The sheet's in perfect order; not even a tear. The open end frays a bit but gaffer tape or some nylon stitching would easily sort that. A lump of wood won't pin the sheet down. The only thing likely to stop it is a rough bed underneath it but my corrugated plastic bedliner is fine. I paid £176 inc VAT about a year ago so I'm guessing £180.

I use it for chip and logs. The only issues (which the seller John Blevins pointed out to me) lie with the vehicle rather than the loadhandler; stuff does get caught a bit on the front of the wheel arches. On average I'd say the handler clears 90% of the load with the vehicle pulled forwards a few feet halfway through. You do get the odd sticky one though (!) where a lump sits at the front of the buck but that's life. Jon

Can't help you there; I've got a pickup, not a muckaway! But I have no problem with a full load of chip or logs. Still liking it.