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  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. gensetsteve
    The standard single cab only carries 700 kg so with that lot bolted on I doubt the pay load is great.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. gensetsteve
    Do you have a link to the face book page
  8. 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.
  9. gensetsteve
    We do a top quality tight packed orange net 40x50 weighing about 4 kg bone dry. We now also do a green net which is slightly larger generally tight packed but not as neat 60x45 weighing about 6 kg both the same price. If your not far away come over for a look. Pm sent with price.
  10. gensetsteve
    I think it depends on the species and the age of the timber. I guess we have all been surprised at the weight of the old pallet left out in the rain for weeks.
  11. gensetsteve
    So not far from us then most of our customers specialise in selling logs so are most efficient concentrating on that. We don't sell logs but have geared up just to do kindling. You could do some your self and top up with ours if you can't keep up. You should get 250 in a transit van.
  12. gensetsteve
    I never know what to tell people starting in kindling. Am I going to continue yes I am, would I start from scratch now the answer would be no. If you cut a pile of 6 in blanks and feed them and bag them yourself you will do about 30 bags an hour. I bet you won't be far behind with a hatchet. The kindlet comes into its own when there are 2 people and the stock going in is on the small side. If you have a good local market I would keep it simple. I would not worry about the supermarkets in a week or so the firewood will be pushed to the back of the store to make way for the Christmas toot. If people can spend a million on a house and 140 k on a Range Rover they don't tend to shop round for things like kindling as the price looks reasonable who knows what a bargain price is for kindling or how much you get in a bag.
  13. gensetsteve
    We had the same machine driven by a 3 phase motor it looked like it had the ability to cut the fingers off both hands at the same time. I never bothered and sold it on to some one less cowardly than me.
  14. gensetsteve
    Just take them out and drop them in a glass of Pepsi removes everything apparently.
  15. gensetsteve
    Buy the right size generator and save the 25 k by not having the hybrid. Run the security from a small diesel lister or an off grid system that charges during the day.
  16. gensetsteve
    I put a duct and fan system in our lounge about ten years ago at ceiling height. In these sort of temps of 6 deg outside our 5 kw wood burner near on heats our 3 bed bungalow. Originally it was two bathroom fans from screw fix with two separate 4 in ducts. But upgraded to a couple of better quality fan units from tool shack and some insulated ducting to stop the air cooling as it passes through the loft. One thing that I should mention which I never considered at the time.If the room is well sealed and you don't have the right air brick there is a good chance that you will suck the fumes back down the chimney. when the fire and fans are on you may gas your selves don't rely on a door or window being open
  17. gensetsteve
    I have some 4 in beech which I assume was branch wood about 2-3 years old and put in to nets 18 months ago. I find it not as dense as the main trunk goes very light when dry and not as long lasting on a fire. I always found this timber dried quickly in the length but any thing over 10 in would take a couple of years to season in the middle.
  18. gensetsteve
    I think you hit the nail on the head Bob. We are planning what to do with our 15 year old because the nanny state wants to keep them in education until 18. He is not really mechanically minded or interested in electrics so I don't want to push him into my industry. since the bored seat polishers got a grip of the h&s culture ie just drag the job out make it difficult and produce a mountain of paper work. I would say this is the reason lots of trade people are giving it up and stacking shelves for minimum wage. It may be £5 an hour less but no responsability and less stress. I would like to see him in an apprenticeship doing something he enjoys and is committed to.
  19. gensetsteve
    I worked out if you have logs on tap for your regulars they will never plan ahead. If the weather is mild you will struggle to sell it so the sooner it's gone the better. If it's a hard winter you could have sold ten times as much if you had it.
  20. gensetsteve
    I find 6 sharpens on a 20 inch bar and the new file is fit for the bin. I find some of the cheaper chains can be a bit too hard sometimes and give the files a hard time.
  21. gensetsteve
    And a for sale sign on the corner. If no one comes forward start adopting it after 7 years I think it's yours. There must be little plots of land every where the owners died in the 70's with no known relatives.
  22. gensetsteve
    If the rain covers blow off the 6 in pine blanks we use in the kindlet and they get heavily rained on I would say the weight goes up a third and it takes a good few weeks to dry out.
  23. gensetsteve
    On my woodmizer there was an adjustment of the drive wheels left to right but also top to bottom. Sounds like the pressure of the cut keeps the band in place but as you get near the end you reduce the cutting pressure so the band rides forward. The other thing to check is are the bands tensioned right. I may have completely the wrong end of the stick here as can't actually see what's going on
  24. gensetsteve
    I wonder if the 7% bio in diesel is part of the problem.
  25. gensetsteve
    I run out of diesel this week on the m4 nr the services and was run over by 6 different tree surgeons. Sorry to hear your misfortune vi hopefully you will still be a Good Samaritan in a week or so most people are genuine best to lend a fiver in future.

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