gensetsteve
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What was wrong with your lt40 in the end. I like the look of the Lucas I think we may be better off with one like that for our application as we can breakdown the larger stuff and selling our mizer.
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If you mean lube oil I have two Samoa pump delivery systems. I tend to buy 3 or four big barrels as its cheaper than getting a bulk delivery. I recently bought comma semi synthetic multifleet 15/30 for £1 a litre.
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I used bio in our wood processor once. You dont do it twice.
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It might not be as good off road as a defender but it has a honda badge which will make it more reliable. Most of these little soft roaders are surprisingly good off road.
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My stuff does well on shell fuel and regular servicing. Treating it to an extra oil change and blowing the tyres up will help mpg more than potions and lotions.
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I would tend to put in what has been designed to do the job as said in post above. I know my engine has lube oil in the bottom of it so Getting it in the top should be less of a problem than 2 stroke which will not have been tested for use in my engine its for petrol engines. 2 stroke may be fine but has it been properly tested in diesel engines ?
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When you use the bog on a train guess where it goes.
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I have in the past put a drop of clean engine oil in with ea full tank. No idea if it helps but never given me a problem. No idea if 2 stroke is any better never dried it.
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Listening to people with the landrover Puma engine I think you have made the right decision. I still think Toyota make an excellent product. I have a disco d4 van fantastic to drive but I dont think there is a component on it that is not a know weak point
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Most pick ups unless common rail will do 20-25 to the gallon. Common rail electronic engines may do 30 mpg but will probably require a set of injectors at 130k for 1000's of pounds so the fuel savings go out the window. I buy a truck and drive around gently for a week checking the fuel consumption still in love with the new toy. Give it a few weeks and a bit of work stress the foot is down a bit harder and the fuel consumption goes out the window.
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We did have a hard frost a week or so ago and it stayed most of the day. From memory take the pipes off unbolt from block dont loose the shims under the pump they set the injection timeing. Might be worth talking to woodleigh power in Fareham see if they can test the pump and injectors. Once the pump is out there should just be four roller cams that work off the camshaft ie nothing to fall in. If there is no lift pump it has to be getting the fuel from the injectors.
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20-25 mpg
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for most tippers you can halve that and that would be a good day. They are heavy on the way home as well. We had a non turbo defender tipper that did 16 mpg. I only average 40 mpg out of our bmw diesel car
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It could be an injector take them out and pop test them. I have replaced loads of those pumps on generators. The main reason is a small amount of water in the fuel then hangs around the pump first frost expands and splits the pump have a look for the hairline crack.
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I have an old eco combi just for use in my garden. I use the shredder as much as the chipper we have lots of prickly native bushes. The shredder pulls stuff in that would otherwise not go through the chipper. Well made reliable bit of kit.
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If anyone else gets them selves in this position and gets lots of people chasing you may not have time to ring everyone back. But it takes two minutes to put up a post saying all now sold.
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I would check the rakers are at the right height. I have same saw but have 325 bar semi chisel and some dead standing oak hard as nails cuts like butter even with carlton chain. I find a new chain cuts better than one that is nearly worn out aswell.
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As timber cutter says Birch good firewood but dont keep it. Beech ok but be careful if left outside. Oak last for years and takes longer than that to season. Most of those buildings were made from oak. Softwood gate lasts 15-20 years and oak gate 40-60 years.
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I have had several accountants over the years. Two of them originally worked for the the inland revenue unfortunately they forgot they left . I had to explain to both they were working for me now. Its not about tax avoidance its about getting one thats bright enough and has some balls to find enough legitimate business expences.
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I went in to Toyota and drove a new hilux double cab in October. Thought yeah nice have one of those if its less than 20k . Then found out its 26k and does not include a towbar or cap on the back or VAT. I looked on line and you can get a basic 2.5 litre for about 16k plus vat. Looked today that seems to have shot up to 18k aswell. yet to actually see a basic one
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Landrovers dont come with difflocks unless fitted after market. If you get two wheels diagonal of the deck they will just spin the wheels unless it has traction control. Alot of the jap stuff like the amazon is packed with all sorts of difflocks. What makes the Landrovers good off road is the suspension travel they can drop a wheel down 300mm and find grip.
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That is a good way of putting it. Also forests tend to grow straight with fewer branches and therefore less knots. They tend to be sought after timber like Beech and ash. Rather than arb waste which is often Willow more willow and some syc.
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After the last couple of weeks anything not made in Europe would be top of my list. Hilux is very good but if its the D4D engine before 2008 make sure its had the injector washers changed and oil pickup checked on recall. I think they made a revised injector but they are £700 ea
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What additions would you like to see on Arbtalk
gensetsteve replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
A little bit more space for private messages. Although saying that I get them emailed then archive from there perhaps I am just being lazy or is there an easier way to store them on Arbtalk. -
What additions would you like to see on Arbtalk
gensetsteve replied to Steve Bullman's topic in General chat
Perhaps rather than focus on whats needed, we should mention what we like. I like: the lack of swearing The fact there are other old farts on here as well The fact that the younger members are also mature The Sugari girl but we dont need to go any further plenty of other sites for that. The ejector seat steve has fitted recently for the trolls and idiots. As has been said I would like to see some stickies for the regular questions like how many logs in a bag and is hornbeam any good. I would like to see more posts from the gals not in a pervy sort of way but they have a different view point and do make up half the population. Apart from that I think its great I have been hanging around for 5 years and still never cut a tree down
