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  1. gensetsteve
    I have pulled 3500kg of generators around for years. I never really mastered the changing on the fly with the landrover especially with a big trailer get it wrong and there are lots of noises underneath. If stuck in traffic on the motorway I used to stick it in low box if the traffic cleared you would have to ditch it in the hard shoulder for a minute. Any slight slope when fully loaded would mean putting it in low especially the TD5 stuff. The jap stuff is ok in low box on loose gravel but will damage the transmission if screwing a big trailer round a corner on tarmac.
  2. gensetsteve
    Our old 150 bhp vito run sweet on shell, two tanks of morrisons and it sounded like a bag of nails. Next fill of shell back to normal. I think I pay about £1.10 + vat on the shell card at the moment.
  3. gensetsteve
    There are so many machines that would benefit from a push stick. It takes to minutes to find a stick but how often do you see people taking a risk for hours on end because they are too busy to make a stick. Loose a few fingers or worse and you will be slowed down for life.
  4. gensetsteve
    At the right price someone in ireland will buy it they have alot of small farms. The cost of collecting it will kill the deal for u if it even excists. The best way to flush a scammer out is only communicate through ebay. Ask to view and offer to pay cash on collection. Ask for more pictures that really upsets them often you can spot the two sets of pics dont line up.
  5. gensetsteve
    I would have thought a machine that size would need two people to feed it anyway so no one is idle on site. I would go as far as have several radio controlled emergency stop/reverse switches on other personnel including fitted to any diggers etc. If you are loading with a digger and see your mate go in the big red button is on the dash.
  6. gensetsteve
    I like the 627 cab is low to ground so easy to jump in and out which I think is important in our job we dont travel miles with radio and air con its used around the yard to move bulk bags. I think it will come down to finding something tidy in budget and close to home.
  7. gensetsteve
    There is a man on the film that goes into this and explains it quite well. I think the idea is the top layer starves the weeds and the layers underneath have rotted down. The garden in the film has been going at least 15 years and some areas 30.
  8. gensetsteve
    No but I see people just starting out had problems I think you need a good base of compost then the following years fresh chip is ok as the levels underneath are doing the growing. It looked good and made sense.
  9. gensetsteve
    It was 1hr 40 mins about an hour of that was religion. But basically he puts down layers of woodchip as the years go by the stuff underneath composts. The fresh stuff on top suppresses weeds. The whole effort is rich in nutrients and retains moisture. weeding is easy as they pull up easily. Dont rotovate it. It copies what happens naturally in a forrest. Looked good for the garden
  10. gensetsteve
    I think it works well in a garden especially if you gently ease away the chip to find the compost but may be difficult in a 200 hp john deere
  11. gensetsteve
    But if its so obvious why dont farmers grab all the chip and plough it in. It would be alot less offensive than spreading human crap all over the place in a heat wave. Oh yeah I remember we eat the stuff so we have to put up with it
  12. gensetsteve
    For the last ten years I pile the clippings from the hedge flail then 2 years later bobcat it into a veg patch. a Year or so ago I stopped as we sold part of the land and no longer have the space. This year planted veg straight in the soil and so far a waste of time. Planting in chippings I think works a treat as I found without even realising. I am the laziest gardener ever. If you play around with this idea please be very careful of the white mould and dust that comes up after a few weeks as it can make you very ill.
  13. gensetsteve
    Good pics and ideas. I have got some big pops and a woodmizer. I cant get the woodmizer to plank nr the root plate just wont have it. If I cut the end off will leave butts about 6ft long ? so a bit short for cladding but may still be worth a go. Does pop weather ok I have some 12mm studding so may use that to screw together.
  14. gensetsteve
    I need a big shelter and 6 telegraph poles have showed up and I have a heap of large long square timber. No idea how to join square to tele so any pics would be much appreciated. I am thinking cut poles in half and have roof about 9ft high. Steel single sheet on top. Not decided if I am going to clad the sides depends on what shows up in the next few weeks. Anyone else doing the same
  15. gensetsteve
    I think I would swap the disco 4 van for one like that.
  16. gensetsteve
    When it comes to carrying weight and 4x4 you can only really go the defender route. Just a shame they are so uncomfotable to drive and can be unreliable.
  17. gensetsteve
    The hilux single cab is a great pickup but if you look on the specs it only carries 700kg the double cab carries 1085kg. With a driver and 2 cu metres of green beech logs you would be over weight.
  18. gensetsteve
    I had one of those with 3 phase motor when I joined arbtalk. Evil looking thing never used it did not trust my self and sold it on unfortunately. I remember mine was much taller more like 6ft and seriously heavy. I bought it from a family in Wales with a massive wood processor with 4 ft chainbar. I think the husband had recently been killed in a road accident.
  19. gensetsteve
    Dont do it or if you do make sure you film it so we can see it on u tube. This icon is nearly tongue in cheek
  20. gensetsteve
    Next they will be telling us we cant gaffer tape an 088 to the fork and tie off the throttle.
  21. gensetsteve
    Hirst and sons have gone. Brian owns the bit with the weigh bridge and the other bit at bank top is cleared and shut. Brian may have stuff around but he is no hoarder its in and out or squashed.
  22. gensetsteve
    They need somewhere to put the ipad, the ipod, the game controller, the ds, the holed blanket, 10 cds, and the fruit shoot and several soft toys.
  23. gensetsteve
    The load area of the dc hilux got bigger in the mark 6 and the latest isuzu ( under a year ) is a bit bigger. The rear seat in most of the double cabs is a bit upright for going long distance especially when you kids get older. I am currently running an old Amazon and an 11 plate vito. I am planning to out the 60 plate discovery disaster.
  24. gensetsteve
    I think there is or was a tidy looking massey on ebay. I did not know anything about massey telehandlers so did not pay much attention . The merlos look a bit quirky and italian. I seemed to remember they did not meet regulations because the hyd oil pipes ran through the cab. This also made them hot in the summer. I am thinking a jcb 527-67 cheapish to buy basic to repair and the parts should be available for years. What do you think of the bobcat telehandlers ?
  25. gensetsteve
    The defender has the edge for towing due to the low box for manuvering large trailers.

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