richy_B

Yes. I am with Barclaycard and attempted to fill in the forms but found it ridiculous complicated. I can usually figure these things out but it was incredibly complicated jargon and I am wary of just clicking 'agree/confirm' without knowing what it was all about. In honesty I do not really know what it is and the difference between what I am doing now and will be doing as per their instructions. I get charged £2.40 per month for being non-compliant.

I had a recent VAT audit and I was told the VAT rate for delivery follows the VAT rate for the product. 5% Fuel, 5% on the delivery. 20% Fuel, 20% Delivery.

My experience is that is often a nightmare to get paid. Many a year ago I was waiting 120 days on a £4k job once. Foolishly I believed people that they were looking into it, a cheque was in the post...etc, etc. I put it through to small claims court then they paid up before the hearing. If your paperwork is in order and the job was done to spec then 99% sure you'll win (after all you are in the right!). Hopefully they won't go 'bankrupt' and open with a new Ltd name a week late before you get paid - an all too common tactic it seems.

Happens in parts of the EU but I've not heard of it happening here.

I tried the whack with a hammer fairly comprehensively! My impact gun is pretty good with a good supply. These feckers are just really hanging on. Don't now anyone with a oxy torch unfortunately.

Recently bought a LM126. Been giving it a bit of a service and all 5 of the bolts on one wheel are absolutely stuck. Fairly rusted looking but still intact/good head. I've tried my 1/2" air impact gun. No luck. I tried some penetrative oil, left for a few hours then impact gun. No luck. I've tried a 600mm breaker bar 1/2" breaker bar. No luck. I put a scaffolding bar on the breaker bar. Snapped the socket! I've run out of DIY options but have two other options. 1) A neighbouring unit has a 3/4" heavy weight impact gun but no 19mm socket. I could buy a socket but I am a bit concerned that with a bigger impact gun the likelihood of snapping the bolt head off. 2) Buy a little blow lamp and try to heat and rapidly cool the bolts. Hopefully 'crack' the rust or get it moving. Any suggestions?

Last week I had a S426TFTR on hire. My first experience of a shredder (compared to years of chippers) and I had generally a positive experience. I went with a shredder because I had some already chopped and piled up, knarly twisted branch material with decade old ivy wrapped around. My logic was you could shove more in with less prep/snedding compared to the chipper. As mention it was a good experience and did a really good job of it (obviously quite a powerful machine though). I would imagine it would work well for conifer/hedge material although a chipper might be as good. The realy benefit is the tolerance of small metal. If there is a risk of fencing wire, nails in posts, etc then a shredder comes into its own. My only negative was that I had a few odd bits of green willow lengths to go through and found these jammed. I presume it was the fiborous nature of willow that mean it feather out rather than were smashed off. On a side note the S426TFTR is a beast of a machine. Feels significantly bigger and heavier than the TW 9" tracked chipper.

I've used an older Agria one and a newer Grillo one (GF4 I believe) for doing meadow cuts. I found them to be hard work on anything other than nice flat meadow with not too dense swathes. Depending again on the terrain but I found myself wrestling with it more than it 'self propelling' - like a shopping trolley with a dodgy wheel. An exhausting experience after 5 hours. I also found because you are cutting material and leaving it long can lead to material fouling the axle and I'd need to cut bits out every hour or so (was a bit of bramble in there sometimes). I've not tried the heavier weight ones but my feelings are a compact tractor with a flail is a far better proposition.

Hello, I have a dropside kit for an LM146 trailer. Accident damage so several panels/connectors are bent but it is all there (front, back, 4 sides and mid and rear columns). Need a few hours and a decent hammer to get it all to fit. Will not got straight on currently. I'm only using the trailer as a flatbed so have no use for them. Anyone interested? Make me a offer. I'm going to stick them on ebay and arbtrader. RichyB.

On your firewood page - "Pickup load of moisture tested firewood approx. 2m3 which equates to 4 ton bags" . I would change that to 'builders bags' or similar. Could be misleading/confusing as is.

an ex-colleague of mine was filling the chain oil up with 2 stroke for about a month before someone spotted hi doing it. His excuse was someone had said 'that's the oil you use for the chainsaws...' Some people just shouldn't use equipment.

When you start pulling heavy trailers >2,000kg you are messing with an unforgiving mistress - physics. Once the weight of the trailer approaches the weight of the towing vehicle you significantly increase steering and stability issues. Oversteering, snaking/weaving, braking. You need to be spot on with your loading of the trailer as well as the centre of gravity will have a big impact here. Round town you might not notice it as much but at 55mph on an A/M road you have so much more momentum. A unladen 110, kerb weight of 2000kg will have momentum at 55 mph equating to 49,000kg. If you load it to the limits (3000kg+3500kg) at 55mph you have momentum equating to 171,500kg. A factor of nearly 3.5 times. Towing is a daily thing for most of us but it can catch out even the most experienced driver- my opinion is don't give it any encouragement! Towing heavy weights a lot, get a 7.5t> tow vehicle.

That guy has got some big kahuna's to fell that. Zero room for error.

I would use the vehicle purely for work...

I would still like to give the tempest splitter a go. I reckon it would be good for this application. Heck of a price tag though.

I process quite a lot and my honest opinion - patience! I use a hydraulic splitter, circular saw bench and chainsaw(s) which works well but you are not going to be getting through mountains in a day. Man handling the bit bits, wrestling with the twisted bits, bending and stretching - I just don't think there is a quick way of doing arb waste. At a leisurely pace I split and cut maybe 8-10 cubes in a day. It can be boring but I find you just get into a rhythm and you can 'zone out' to a certain extent (H&S notwithstanding). Best bit of kit - get some radio ear defenders. Makes the task far more enjoyable.

They were never going to hang-around at that price.

Saw those on ebay myself. Looked like a good deal. I enquired about the green one but someone snapped it before me.

Particularly fitting.

LCV Tipper Hire | Tipper Van Rental | SHB Vehicle Hire They have a depot in Ashford. You need your own insurance though. I know a few people who have used them for 4 weeks at a time.

£500-600 for a basic professional site. £2500+ for a full e-commerce with shop front. It is worth spending on a good site. You can spot a sh*t version someone has knocked up in their bedroom a mile off and for the vast majority of customers it will now be their first port of call. For others it will be reinforcement marketing, as in they seen your van or had you recommended so are checking you out. Give a good impression, it could pay itself off in a few weeks. I'd avoid any of the 'template' sites you can buy (wordpress etc). It'll look very generic and dull.

I hate cheques and do not take them. Having to take them to the bank during the working day, time to clear, possibility of bouncing, easy to cancel after you've left, etc, etc. Not worth the hassle. I take card payments via Barclaycard merchant services - It is pretty good. £10 a month minimum charge, 1.75% transaction fee, 12 month contract I believe. You can operate it via any web browser so can take a card payment on a 3/4G device pretty easily. They also do a 3G handset you can 'physically' take payment on. £20 a month minimum, 1.75% still. Instant payment and provided you input an email address the customer gets a receipt straight away.

Not quite on subject but has anyone tried towing 3,500kg with the new ranger? Having used previous models I'd not want to get anywhere near. The new one still only have a kerb weight of just over 2000kg.

Hello, anyone know of a cheap source of plastic stillage boxes? Something like . I've rung around a few places but people want £80+ each for them which seems like loads for what they are. Looking for 10+ Thanks, Rich B.

Why not just get regular insurance in your own name on a car policy and have business use added on? You can specify you use a trailer occasionally. 23 year old even with no NCB shouldn't be more than £2k on that vehicle. If you are insuring under a business name it will be more expensive. You also need to be clear about the situation. If you mum runs your business then it is still YOUR business. If you own the car, you're on the V5, you mainly use it then insure it as you being the main driver. Putting your mum down and you named is called 'fronting'. Insurance companies are far from stupid. Don't chance it by trying to pull the wool over their eyes. If you have a crash they can avoid paying out and you will be liable for recovery cost, third party costs, loss of your vehicle and so on. Saving a few quid sounds good but when you need it, it will come back to haunt you big time.