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I have found a nice one bodywork and interior virtually unmarked and one owner from the time it was 12 months old.But even so previous mots have picked out a bit of rot over the last few years. Need to get underneath and see what and how well it's been repaired. Generally I only tow for 7 miles twice a week on country lanes so not trying to haul 3 tonnes across the country. I did have a low mileage 6 year old one but that was 16 years ago. I did like it then.

Found a very clean genuine 1999 one owner. But mot says seat belt anchorage rot etc over the last few years. Don't think they have abs. Always thought they were a bit light for big towing. Need a reliable workhorse with out too many lights on the dash.

Flicking through tonight on eBay the merc ML is cheap and it tows 3500 kg. Even as low as £1600.00 buys you something on the road with a 2.7 diesel lump. Same thing with an Amazon badge 15 k

Something that did take me a while to realise is if I hire someone who is not vat registered looks as if I am loosing out. But in reality although you have no vat to recover on there invoice the whole lot off sets your tax bill so closes the gap on the difference. Hope that makes sense if someone can explain better please do

Useful information I might try this with the last of the Amazon 100 series. I need to tow 3.5 tonnes. As a commercial it would also reduce the road tax and get rid of the scale fuel charge for vat ? . I can register a new one and reclaim the vat with out removing seats so in theory could be same for a used one. Claiming the vat makes a new one the same price as a 3 year old one. But I am not spending 65 k on a work horse lol

Or my way of looking at it The landrover will break often but there are loads of other broken ones about to rob bits from

Working is about more than just money. One of my trades pays 50 k a year but I don't enjoy it a lot of the time. The other is minimum wage but love it. Learn something you enjoy and send the wife out to work.

I had an independent years ago. They are rated for towing 3500 kg and with their low gearing punch above their weight. They suffer a bit from the rot especially now. Not sure how spares supply will be in a few years.

Nearly 200 posts loads of good advice. Did he buy any logs ?

Ok I look forward to reading how you got on after you order from a local arbtalker. Hopefully it will be a positive long term experience for both. 👍🏻

When we supplied logs I had a new tipper body made for the hilux. It was made just over 2 cubic metres so our advertised 2 cu load did not bounce over the sides. We then heaped it up in case it settled on route. I did this so I was not ripping myself or the customer off. In most cases the customer got 2.5 cubic metres of loose logs. 90 % beach cut to 10" unless requested larger. Seasoned for 18 months but I would say 50% of my customers would still shop round to save £10-£20. I would say tk has some good points but talking to the wrong people as most on here will be supply top quality product and will take offence at being tarred with the same brush as your beer money unemployed chancers.

I seem to remember the government added a tax of £10 a tonne to cord extracted from forest commission sites around 2010. Many other land owners then chucked an extra tenner on. I am no expert on Poland or Latvia but I do know minimum wage is around £25 a day and they have the cheapest diesel in Europe. I would imagine their health and safety is lax so you don't need to spend an hour writing 4 sides of a4 to wipe your arse. I doubt they test their lifting equipment or have mots for their vehicles. I bet they don't pay £28,000 + vat for a hilux pick up Does the government hand out a whole raft of eu grants so the country keeps exporting one of their few raw materials. I know the average price for a three bed house is not £278,000 and cost of living is much lower. With all these things I found we were £10 more expensive on 2 cu metres of 3 year seasoned beech logs and even the owner of our local fish and chip shop bypassed us to buy from Latvia. Luckily he is not the only chippy in town.

Part of the problem as you say is there is not a lot of difference between the cost of cordwood and the cost of processed delivered logs. Unfortunately most log suppliers will be trying to live on that margin. Not directed at yourself in any way but there is that old saying Doing the unprofitable for the ungrateful. I appreciate you have found your purchase abroad but still wish to give the business to your fellow country men but I don't know an answer as to how that is going to be done. Hence the reason we stopped processing logs 5 years ago and don't regret the decision one bit.

Glad we don't sell logs anymore in every area there will be a few people doing quality dry logs honestly. But they won't be the cheapest and that's where the problem starts. Competing with goods from less developed poorer economies your on a hiding to nothing. We are fast becoming a country that just moves stuff about and manufactures nothing.

If your valves are blocked could be too many eggs 😊

You and the tractor are in a tree

Talk to mike at mc Kingstone nr Winchester You don't need a machine the rolls come with handles built in you just walk round the pallet. You only use about a third of the material and due to the stretchy nature of the net the pallets tighten up during transport. Mikes net wrap is made from a different material than the rest which makes it better to use.

Good information but needs to be read carefully. If your wife or husband is narsarsistic you are already carrying enough guilt as it is. It's almost a chicken and the egg scenario. Did his depression drive her to drink and worsen her personality disorder. Or was she or he a narc from an early age due to a child hood trauma etc. If someone ticks all the boxes for narc behaviour it won't be long before their partner is suffering low self esteem and eventually depression.

We stopped using shrink wrap. Once you use net wrap there is no going back . You only go round about 7 times so don't need a machine. The pallets don't fall over on transport it's a tenth of the cost and the logs or kindling don't sweat.

I didn't believe in Friday afternoon jobs until I had a disco 4 from hell. A lot of people get on very well with them. It's strange how some vehicles have problems and others with same conponents never miss a beat. I think the hilux is still one of the best trucks out there and hopefully will now give you years of trouble free service. If the the wiring loom was faulty may be this affected the injection and damaged the injectors. At least it's under warranty and Toyota are picking up the bills

Cognitive therapy, mindfulness , wellness, meditation all sounds like a load of mumbo jumbo for wimps but I tell you what it works. You are often being told the obvious but we lead such busy stressfull lives we over look the simple things. If your business is failing you need a holiday. If your business is doing well you can afford a holiday. Basically look after yourselves 🙂

I have never suffered depression until two years ago. But thanks to my wife's increasing drink problem and personality disorders the verbal abuse caused my problem. I managed to shake it off in my home gym much to my wife's annoyance but when I injured my knee water skiing that went out the window. As I progressed into a messy divorce my doctor strongly recommended happy pills. Which I have been on for a year. I would say they are a huge help especially if you are injured or severely depressed. I found Italk was a big help some councillors better than others. The right healthy food and good diet are a must. Excercise releases the same chemicals in the brain the pills do so well worth doing. Alcohol is a depressant leave it alone if like a good drink and regularly it will take a few months for the cravings to go. Take time out to treat yourself. Don't feel guilty and stuff the work get off on some mini breaks we are only here once

We have a new green monofilament net . To get them out there and moving we are going to offer the first 800 at £1.60 per net. First come first served. The bags weigh 3-4 kilos and measure 38x48 new clean biscuit dry pine. 105 bags net wrapped to a pallet ready for collection.

Bedmax and Verdo are both made in Andover Hants and they both have reject stuff. Not sure if it's to far but a good van load may be worth while.

My hand sharpening skills are ok but if my skills get a bit rusty I tend to file too much one side. Then start cutting bananas. My way round this in the past is tickle the chain 5 or 6 times then if things start going pear shape get the bench grinder out. As you can see there is a lot of fruit involved with my sharpening.