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personally im thinking of a new jimney, not a older one. Cheers

im running a 2015 dodge ram. took it to 110mph once on private land , scared the hell out of me lol. not the right vehicles for higher speed! nowadays im getting old so slow is fine! Though the commercials are manual and im getting used to a auto. as said getting old!

yes i read about the tow limit but recommendations is more like 900kg for safety. But all the other things sound good to me coming from a large american doublecab Though it does have every mod con going where as the jimney barely has a radio thats from this century from the pictures ive seen!

Hi All With the soon to be here tax change for pick ups what are those of you going to do as a replacement? Ive a crew cab pickup but the additional tax will make it not viable to keep. Its used predominately for pricing and the odd tow when i hire in platforms or tracked chipper (probably 10 time a year if that). I have a personal family car so it doesnt get used for family duties. Im stuck in the mind set that if im going to get a useable van for work (like stump grinding) then it needs to really be a bigger van. A mid size (MWB) transit for example looks to me like a bandit sg40 would really struggle to fit in. Let alone a connect or courier sized one. So a small vehicle thats a lot easier for day to day traveling about. So then i can look at the commercial vans. Toyota landcriser, defender or even a suzuki Jimney. I am actually leaning towards the Suzuki as its a lot cheaper, smaller etc. Down side it doesnt tow much compared to the bigger ones but then again i have 2x 3.5 vans so they can take over that duty. Part of the other reason for thinking about it now is that come close to the time wont the market collapse as everyone comes to swap out to avoid the deadline. Where as now the values are probably pretty good. Just seeing what the rest of you are thinking if in the same boat. Cheers

ha you definately own one! door panels fell off in about a month! ad blue regen is on more that it is off! sitting there for 15 minutes every time idling away, stinking out the neighbourhood. No way thats better for the environment! tow hook is low, use to lift the chipper off by hand, this one no way will hurt your back in no time if tried. gear selection, got to be the worse i think ive ever encountered, EVER! had better gear selection on my old car when the clutch had worn out and needed replacing. all for £50K new. but yes ad blue is the biggest load of crap ever invented. might have to look at the ad blue delete. I heard any of these trucks that go abroad to say the middle east, first thing they do is rip it off as its so problematic

no thats cool. Tbh id never heard of the issues until it stopped moving. Apparently i got lucky as it can rip off the hydraulic line and that would have been a disaster due to been on a posh driveway! All well in the end though. Cheers

Problem i see it as more in reply to the last couple of comments is its the ever stricter emission levels forced onto manufacturing. same with cars and vans. They are not built like the old days, highly strung and often thinner materials to save weight. chippers (like grinders) have a tough life! must be hard to get the balance right for sure. i had a timber wolf 230 before and it also had its share of issues over time. My point was it broke, they fixed it in a few hours. Every day im not working (and so my team ) we lose thousands as all other bills still keep coming so i was very pleased with them getting me back to it.

Hi All. not sure if this is the best place to put it but my chipper broke down today Forst st6P. Called Forst and they had a technician out within 90 minutes and had me back up and running by the afternoon. i know ill pay for it when the bill comes in but super quick, polite and efficient service, i cant argue with the service i received. weight it up against the headache of getting parts in, time off work and hire in costs. it made sense. And handily did a service and blades at the same time so save me a Christmas job. So all in all very happy. Just to note it was the main bolt on the top hydraulic pump sheared off. Luckily didnt damage the pipes which apparently is common result. apparently they can work loose over time so worth checking if you own one. Cheers

i had a DMax, tbh hated it. Looked good but wasnt particularly good at much else. Got a dodge ram now. Love it. Does everything effortlessly. Only down side is poor MPG. But 5.7 V8 so to be expected!

b22 is a good machine. so this should also. Be interested to know if the bearings on the b22 could be upgraded to these?

am i the only one thats never heard it called a scrench? Isnt that a combi tool? cant see how your one beside it ia used? if plastic would it be strong enough to undo the nuts? Im probably missing something here. Often think some kind of box stacking system that could slide into the tool box compartment of the work vans. Make it simpler to load and unload at jobs as they are quick to slide out.

Thanks guys Ive used both metal and plastic and had issues with both! bootlace ferrules i'll give that a go as its going to get me pulled over one of these days for them not working! Plenty of slack for turning but cant say the boys are using the correct part to connect/ pull from but surely its common sense?! Cheers

Thanks guys. We split the majority with the cone splitter that is attached to the chipper. That with the aid of the crane to move it. but even that has a limit hence why we had to cut the last few sections up. Yes it was a shame but transport to remove was more expensive and as mentioned it will all be reused onsite so everyone was happy in the end. But that chipper was amazing the speed it processed the timber. Filled my 3.5t van in70 seconds! even the built in crane was great. Had a 14 t digger also but that didnt do much in the end as the chipper crane and actual crane did all the work. for me this is probably a one off job that i doubt i'll ever get to do again but it was a great day and the kit for us was awesome!

Evening all. I am no electrician but for the love of me i cant seem to have the light cable for the chipper last more than a moth or so before coming apart internally and not working! The wires all end up ripping off from the connectors (where screwed in). This is on the truck end. The chipper end never comes off but that seems to be always loose and also creates a bad connection. added together its a real pain in the ass! Has anybody come up with a better solution? Anyone run the wireless ones? or any advice/ products that last? Many thanks

btw was 8m circumference in the end at the base. That last lump in the top picture 9T in weight, last pic 5T lump.