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  1. gensetsteve
    I just bought one with one Cree led very bright last 3 hrs on full brightness 6 on half which is all I need. Best bit is £12 plus vat. I will find the link if your interested. It's obviously Chinese but feels quality and if it gets crushed or lost its cheap.
  2. gensetsteve
    I would assume if you damage something while tipping it will be on your vehicle insurance. Pl would be useful these days to prove your innocents. If a thatch catches fire u will need to defend your self. If someone trips over the pile of logs you just delivered. If someone feels the woodworm eat there house in a week from your logs.
  3. gensetsteve

    Prices

    gensetsteve replied to Bird's topic in Firewood forum

    I used to wonder if you got more logs in a 2 cu metre tipper body than you do in 8 240 litre wheely bins.
  4. gensetsteve
    Not really a regulation but in our area the competition ring up on a with held no and ask questions only someone in the trade would ask. When you have had enough fun ask them where they live and how much they use in a winter the phone will go dead.
  5. gensetsteve
    Yeah I agree totally. When I look for a vehicle closer to 30 is better than closer to 20 . Keeping an eye on the real mpg shows up the odd binding brake or jammed egr. Even changing the oil regular makes a difference to the mpg. I notice our old mk 4 hilux did not seem to get into 5 th as often and the oil felt gritty between the fingers changed it and away she went. Never even touched the fuel filters.
  6. gensetsteve
    I reset the mpg read out on my disco 4 and drove the tank like a granny to see what it could get to the gallon. The dash said 40 but I knew that was wrong so worked it out and it was 24 mpg. Some computers can be adjusted by the dealer to give a truer reading. They are set optimistic most owners will not question it and buy another truck on the basis the last one was good on fuel. The other thing to do is make sure you calculate that there is 4.5 litres to a gallon not 5 litres.
  7. gensetsteve
    I can see where you are coming from but with a weight ticket you can't go far wrong. Where it can go badly wrong is if there is no weight ticket and it's worked out by measured volume. Especially if there are lots of twisty sticks and gaps between the stacks on the lorries. Although I think most arctics get 4 stacks of 3 metres or 5 stacks 2.4 m
  8. gensetsteve
    Wife got a oral b 4000 electric toothbrush for £10
  9. gensetsteve
    Two cows one each no vegetarians in our house.
  10. gensetsteve
    If I need furniture or appliances best time to buy is when everyone is on holiday with the kids in July august. The sheds are dead and they are desperate for sales and commission. The lemming event on Boxing Day is amusing to watch and now Black Friday. People killing each other to save an inflated amount on a cheap Turkish tele
  11. gensetsteve
    It's a Landrover john be grateful it goes Probably a combination of warm fuel getting through the lift pump better and moving through the filters easier. Warm fuel burns easier and better.Possibly breather restricted. As said less weight of fuel.
  12. gensetsteve
    Because she'll fuel floats on top of tesco. So when you get low the proper fuel you bought two years ago starts getting used.
  13. gensetsteve
    Racor do one that actually separates out any water and allows diesel through.
  14. gensetsteve
    An alternative view point and a good one. How often have we past miles of road works and cones only to find no work going on. People are probably sick of the over top h&s nanny state. Unfortunately what they don't realise is sealing off a drop zone is absolutely essential. On a building site a brick might fall in the next month. In a drop zone a chop will land every few seconds. Eventually you will have to erect 6 ft heras fence just for a few hours work.
  15. gensetsteve
    Winter grade has additives to prevent waxing. Summer grade does not but has additives to help protect pump and engine in hot conditions. Fuel is critical now days with £100,000 tractors and combines running common rail engines dirty fuel is deadly and expensive.
  16. gensetsteve
    I service dozens of big generators and we have very few problems. Not saying this is your problem but good house keeping prevents problems. Normally the problem is already in the bottom of the tank. Drain your fuel tanks and get the steam cleaner in there. Your bulk tank should have an inspection cover drain it then tip it up to see if there is water and gunk in the bottom. If there is get the last bit out with soak mats. Fuel bought now is winter grade and will stay fresh for at least 3 months. After that time the solvents are evaporating and the veg oil starts to separate and mix with any water. White and red is exactly the same fuel and will behave the same. The reason road vehicles are less prone is good storage conditions and it is used quickly. Try to run your tanks down so you don't mix too much summer and winter grade. Fresh fuel in a dirty tank will absorb the moisture very quickly.
  17. gensetsteve
    The heaters they are looking at on here can be set off by a timer or remote control to preheat the engine. The old sprinters were set up with the heaters because the engine was set up to be overcooled to give a safety margine. All makes have problems with dpfs but I have not heard of rising oil levels. The other thing to investigate is whether the regeneration is actually the problem or is the injection pump leaking is the head cracked. Is the injection timing correct.
  18. gensetsteve
    The temperature of 600 deg is in the exhaust not the engine. Your engine will run at about 90 deg. Starting off in the morning may not cure your dpf problem but it will go along way to help it as most of the clogging will be when the engine is not up to temp ie 10 minutes every morning. These heaters are more useful to common rail than they are to old 90's diesels hence the reason the disco 3 and 4 have them fitted and they run on start up at temps below 6 deg. Any engine 1920 or present day will benefit hugely when starting from 60 deg the reason merc taxis do a million miles and biddy cars are often clapped at 60 k
  19. gensetsteve
    I have not heard the hilux having these problems and I drove both vehicles in my opinion I could live with the hilux not the dmax. The hilux draw back for me was the 2.8 tonne tow limit but that does not bother you. I think if you fit a heater you could be throwing good money after bad and trying to polish a turd.
  20. gensetsteve
    I think what he was getting at was if the engine was at running temp there would be less crap for the dpf to deal with less regenerations and fuel dilution. Also nice warm cab no scraping windscreens with the engine running. Could be worth a thought.
  21. gensetsteve
    The standard single cab only carries 700 kg so with that lot bolted on I doubt the pay load is great.
  22. gensetsteve
    You might need a different vehicle you definately need another garage. If they are stupid enough to lower the level they are not bright enough to look at the software and get to the bottom of the problem. If it's in warranty peck their heads until it's fixed. If it's out of warranty get rid. I had a disco d4 commercial a year ago heap of crap with the v6 ford engine never out the dealer had to go. Nothing worse than a work truck you can't trust to get you home or you are constantly listening for the next noise.
  23. gensetsteve
    I can see the logic in this. Especially if someone in the past tried to add a bit of extra tension to the band and bent the frame. It may just be a case of bending back until things are in line when tensioned. Then realeasing and adding some extra webs and strengthening to the frame so it does not happen again. Bit of a long shot but it sounds like you have tried all the obvious.
  24. gensetsteve
    Do you have a link to the face book page
  25. gensetsteve
    If you don't ask you don't get. To some tree surgeons the timber is gold because they have the time to turn it into logs. To other more busy tree surgeons the wood is a curse and someone offering to collect in a decent large trailer is a god send especially if you are buying the whole crew kfc or similar.

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