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Dan Curtis

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  1. Dan Curtis
    Maggie took their free school milk so they didn't grow big and strong?
  2. Dan Curtis
    In hindsight, it's a shame I didn't get the big pile of cord behind the truck in too. Next time eh
  3. Dan Curtis
    An earlier version is here; http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/picture-forum/49841-arbor-trolley-eat-your-heart-out.html
  4. Dan Curtis
    I built this for less than £60 quid, plus the odd bit of scrap materials I had lying about. It's taken over a tonne before now. The front bolster is adjustable depending on your timber length, the high sides are an addition from today (scrap sofa-bed frame). Being single axle and grass tyres it's pretty good at leaving lawns intact. It'll tow behind a 4x4 or quad, or by moving the axle to the middle and adding a handle, you've got a large arb-trolley type affair.
  5. Dan Curtis
    I got thinking about this today, a brief effort, I'll endeavour to get a couple more
  6. Dan Curtis
    Not really. A kid took my cap at one point, he was soon mobbed by other kids until I had it back. The culture and respect system is completely different to Western culture, so at no point did I feel like anything I was carrying was under threat of theft. I believe the same goes for everyone else.
  7. Dan Curtis
    Yeah, I guess.....
  8. Dan Curtis
    Coast redwood = Sequoia = Sequoia sempervirens Wellingtonia = Giant sequoia = Sequoiadendron giganteum Both have red (literally) wood, hence the blanket "Redwood"
  9. Dan Curtis
    I much prefer chains to lift and slings to pull. I hate slings for lifting, they can have a tendency to slip at times, plus if you're choking them you're instantly reducing their SWL. Chains make me feel manly too:blushing:
  10. Dan Curtis
    I've just driven from the east coast to north Wales and back over three days in my '57 90. 698 miles to be exact. I've yet to work out the mpg but not too bad. I don't find it uncomfortable at all, felt fine when I got out this evening after a 5 hour straight stint. I normally do 60-80 miles a day for work, averaging 27mpg.
  11. Dan Curtis
    I've been getting the computer fixers a lot lately. At the weekend when I said I wouldn't turn the PC on, the woman said 'up yours!' and hung up. Hardly professional conduct from a pro scammer
  12. Dan Curtis
    Is that why yours still has the crown on it?
  13. Dan Curtis
    Maybe not as tight as you'd like Benn, but they sprung to mind. Nasty Kretsch beech and buildings...
  14. Dan Curtis
    I think I saw it on Facebook through Jack. Looks like an interesting job
  15. Dan Curtis
    Nice work. Is this the one there was a video floating about from before the job? Looks familiar.
  16. Dan Curtis
    Brilliant, can't wait for mine:thumbup:
  17. Dan Curtis
    There's one near me that has a sign outside their yard saying "you've just past" (company name). The funny thing is, I always know exactly what the company is called. Perhaps an unintentional gaff has actually done them a favour. Personally, I try to use and prefer to read properly written text. We have one of the largest, richest languages in the world and it's a shame to waste it.
  18. Dan Curtis
    My 57 plate 90 has a gvw of 2.6t. It's great for towing but a good idea to have a bit of ballast for 3.5t towing. Gets a bit hairy if you're on a dual with nothing weighing the truck down
  19. Dan Curtis
    Long as the vehicle is capable of towing the weight though.
  20. Dan Curtis
    That's what I was trying to get at.
  21. Dan Curtis
    Isn't your gvw the max permissible weight though? so you need a vehicle with a lower gvw than 3500kg, regardless of what you put into it? As I read it it's basically saying that towing with a 3.5 tonner is out unless you have b+e licence. Doesn't make any difference to me, I have b+e but just curious.
  22. Dan Curtis
    So, if someone with a b licence wants to tow a sub 750kgs trailer, they can no longer do so behind say a 3500kgs transit? Gonna mess up a lot of the transit crew!
  23. Dan Curtis
    Cougar over velocity any day for the uni. I have 50m with a ring spliced into one end for various anchor setups.
  24. Dan Curtis
    Keep an eye on the uktt page mate, it's in the pipeline, we're all extremely busy at the moment Not sure, Ed will have to answer that one
  25. Dan Curtis
    Wind your neck in. I said the fuel was going stale as in it was doing that whilst left alone. Something I was keen to avoid was stale fuel. The other saw part was an aside. That's an experience with stale fuel I've had recently. It was an 07S so not one that will be coming to work any time soon

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