gensetsteve
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Seems strange since our vito had the most incredible brakes and cornering stability/ traction control and top speed of 125 mph. If anyone goes for a merc vito with second row of seats try to get the travel liner rather than the duo liner ours was incredibly noisey for an extra £150 when purchased new you can have a complete lining kit and insulation.
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I went to see a few large companies a few years ago and at the end of the day they found the most effective way was east europeans and no gadgets just a frame to hold the bags open and stuff them in by hand.
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I dont think thats right. You can get an idea from your tax disc lgv = commercial. Any panel van unless made as a people carrier will be 50mph. Car derived vans same as car.
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We had the reflective stuff and when we came to sell the van at 3 years old had to respray it the stuff just does not come off.
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I thought unless you have a grandad licence it was 750kg gross for the trailer keeping everyting under 3500kg. or do you mean you dont need a tacho.
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I think we have a hamlet made by arda in dorset or devon I think. Good stove that will take a 10" log. Better than our hunter and uses alot less wood.
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Could be simple things like non genuine air filter or running slightly rich. Choke not fully off. poor spark plug even top quality fully synthetic eng oil may be worth a try. Changing blades more often is worth while if it saves you £15 a day on fuel.
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My heart tells me its going to be the best most reliable vehicle for the job. My head tells me 5k for a 1984 vehicle is alot of money. Could be heavy on fuel and slow
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Ours was a 115 good fun to drive but difficult to get more than 30mpg. The more power you have the more you use unless you are very self disiplined ( not me ) 250 bhp disco now 21 mpg gets the work done though.
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Did you ask her what she would like. Is the new toy too big. I have heard the line I bought her a nice merc and she hates it. For around town work a wife mobile tends to be golf or smaller.
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See if you can pick up a spare bottle. When I have finished my welding job I off hire the bottle and the little bit left lasts ages. I hire the bottle back out for big jobs when I need to change it a few times that month.
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There are a few machines like this. Some used ones on auto trader. They would be great most of the time but sometimes you just cant get by without picking up 2 tonnes or 1 tonne at full stretch. I think the jcb 527-50 may be better for us not much bigger but can lift 2.7 tonnes. Wont be dragging it with the disco though
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Does anyone use easystart or is it still frowned upon
gensetsteve replied to predator's topic in General chat
I was shown a picture of a piston ring under a microscope before and after easy start. It was on a cummins kta course in the 90's. You could see the top edge eroded causing loss of compression giving the impression of addiction to not starting as mentioned earlier. I would imagine an old engine with low compression will suffer less. -
Optimist
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I bought 10 draper 5 metre ones from asda about 5 years ago and all still perfect cost a £1 ea bargain at the time I thought
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Mark If you like quality rattys goggle Damar. British made and trying to compete with the chinese. A small top quality strap was about £3. They do 1 metre endless green slings for about £2.
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Had the same email never read past the monday daniel bit. Never click on any links as that could open up a whole world of pain even if you have up to date anti virus they are working on ways of getting round it on an hourly basis. Normally it starts good afternoon my dear.
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I used to hire a newish jd 160 hp and tow 14 tonne behind it was great on the flat but steep hills used to drop through the box like a stone.
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I took a single cab one off a hilux years ago and you could pick one end up fairly easily. I would think 150-200kg.
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We got a duck-pond, where do I claim the expenses?
gensetsteve replied to difflock's topic in General chat
And not that its any of your business but an immediate member of my family is disabled. Looking to the future I have an interest in this benefit not being abused. You only have to open your ears in any town center or pub to hear people bragging about the money they con out of the system. -
We got a duck-pond, where do I claim the expenses?
gensetsteve replied to difflock's topic in General chat
I did not say the disabled should not be entitled. I indicated that it was abused by able bodied lazy people. -
Rake it in September. Your not supposed to do it in spring destroys the side shoots in the grass and leaves it bare for the summer.
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I think it needs to be bunded for road use and under 950 litres otherwise you need an adr licence. If you charge for diesel you also need a licence to account for where it went.
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3500 kg is no problem behind the Amazon. 2500kg was enough behind our old Defender. Exceeding the 3500 may feel ok until a tyre or something else fails then you will struggle to keep 6.5 tonnes in a straight line. The other thing to remember is the Amazon is rated to tow more than 3500kg in other countries
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Bags of Kindling for sale in the south sticks
gensetsteve replied to gensetsteve's topic in Firewood forum
Sorry to bump an old thread up but it does have pics and details. We are taking orders for kindling now for the summer. If you take a load now we will do our best to keep you stocked and topped up through the winter.
