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Evening all,I'm looking at purchasing a "damaged" 1995 Defender 110 - not an insurance write off,but an economical one - rolled as a fire tender! The vehicle was apparently upgraded from 3050kg to a 3500kg when converted to a tender - but the chassis plate still says 3050,and the revenue weight on the V5 says 3480kg! I reckon that the chassis plate will take prededence over the V5,but would be more than happy if someone could tell me I'm wrong! Don't know whether I can be bothered with the replating malarky if the news is not good Cheers Steve
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heard lots of good things about HPS - mainly after buying a tractor battery for twice the price elsewhere !! Might also be worth trying Camon in Burgess Hill as they do Lombardini parts for their plant Cheers Steve
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Johnsie I had a delivery from you that I chased up after I thought that it was late - turned out the delivery driver had braved an assault course of trailers,chippers and dogs and dropped it of securely in the back garden,but hadn't left a slip saying so!! Felt guilty about dropping the driver in it as I thought that he had gone above and beyond,apart from letting me know!
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Cheers Tommer9,I'll do just that Thanks Steve
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Can anyone carry out,or recommend someone to carry out, a Bat Survey on a tree in the Ashdown Forest area of East Sussex. Many Thanks Steve
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Yeah,it was good fun mostly,actually it was like "The Good Life" a lot of the time. Good point about the services,I installed mains water and electricity as we were only 100yrds from the main house. The van had a shower which was actually quite good,rather iffy gas boiler under one of the seats,which eventually conked out and was replaced with an electric unit. Had a "porta potti" in the awning for liquids only - still honked a bit after a couple of days! Luckily the main house had a outside loo for number 2's,i can imagine this could be an issue if no alternative is available. Think that I forked out £1700 for the van and sold it for £500 four years later - so no real complaints there either and yes - I can be painfully upbeat in hindsight!
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I lived in a touring van for three years,about 12 years ago on a friends smallholding in order to save up a deposit. it was 5 berth,which was useful as you could leave the main bed set up rather than tidying it away each morning,but getting clothes etc out of the storage lockers all the time was a pain. I wouldn't have wanted to wear my outdoor working clothes indoors to change into/out of as everything would soon get very grubby,so had a awning up - which lasted two years! a bit tatters this time of year,all the water froze up until I fitted the 50mm insulation and fitted side skirts to keep the breeze out,changing gas bottles became an active pasttime reckon one of those well insulated scandinavian ones would make life a lot easier,pay for the privilidge though, all in all it wasn't too bad at all,nicer in the summer!! Cheers Steve
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I'll second this - been wearing a pair of these today and am well impressed,pleasantly warm with a good grip,think that they will last a couple of weeks at least,only in a hedge today,but think they could be pretty good up a tree. Brought mine at Toolstation and payed an extra pound for my trouble!
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The Lavaho's do come up nice and big - I've got the "one bigger foot" syndrome,and find mine really comfy all day long.
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Excellent - hope it's not metric bar,just wouldn't be right !!
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You could try Eweleaze Farm (check website for contact details) it's in Osmington,which might be a pain if the Weymouth traffic is the usual palaver ! No idea who tips there,but there is alot of unchippped cuttings when we camp there in the summer. Cheers Steve
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The one that I was looking at used the hydraulic oil to lube the chain as well,presumably the hydraulic oil is cheaper. I was wondering about the effect on the bar without the non-fling properties of regular chain oil.
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I know what you mean,looked at all sorts at the woodfair,really liked the look if the Farmi/mastersplit one - but there seems to be a lot to choose from and they aren't cheap!
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Win a Chainsaw in the Climbing Comp at Weald Woodfair
smiles replied to BatiArb's topic in Climbers talk
there has been a fair bit for the kids to do the past couple of years,mainly in the woods,making up different types of goo and either eating it or daubing it on something!mine loved it as Defenderjack says,the entry is a bit steep though -
Excellent website Justin ,very easy to get round - nice to actually see the goodies. Wish you'd mentioned it this morning though, suffering goodie withdrawel now!!
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King cabs definately the way to go,coverted my 110 CSW to one last year and am well pleased with it. Mind you I managed to find a radiussed (!) fibre glass section for the rear of the roof ,so keeping the streamlined aerodynamic shape intact !!! just waiting for the sickening crunch when out in the woods.
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ahhh.. looked like something more interesting going on in the picture ! not that it's not interesting as it is,some fine kit on display there,must have been a good days work.
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very tasty - how is that trailer being held on?
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I've had the pleasure (!) of IOSH and it was really just risk assessment dressed up into a thicker book than usual, with lots of roles and responsibilities thrown in . I think that NEBOSH is the big one,I'm fairly sure that the way we did it IOSH was like a required entry to go onto NEBOSH,But that was for a multinational that had rather taken the whole safety thing hook,line and sinker!
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Dosn't look even vaguely guilty !!
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RIP..Heaven and Hell - great album,might just have to dig it out again..
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Just burnt some green Eucalyptus - burns a bit like green Holly,but dosen't last as long,not sure what the effect on the liner will be until I sweep it though!!
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Not managed to get to any open days or shows there,but spent a day with the horses about five years ago,great people, very helpful and knowlegable. Spent most of the day learning about the horses and the tack,but the short time that we spent out in the woods was astounding,I'll never forget shackling a very large pole to a fairly small Ardennes - it just walked away as though we'd tied a broom handle to it ! Great day and wonderful beasts - recommend it to anyone who gets the chance
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Very true this,alot of jobs seem to pay you well for the inconvenience of being there (shift premiums etc) whereas if it's a vocational thing the money is certainly less at the begining because you don't need to be drawn in - you're already running towards it anyway!
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Been the past few years and it's always good,not cheap,but good. The dog thing is a bit odd,as you can visit all the bits you want to without going anywhere near the wildfowl. Dog creche !!
