miker
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running fine, put saw down on tickover, revved itself up very slightly then stopped, now wont start, changed plug,checked air filter,tons of compression,what next to check cheers
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as above, need an 8 foot ,6x6 oak gate post,hampshire area,poss dorset etc cheers
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i had an old brava, good points..great on fuel,very capable of road,huge load area,simple mechanics. bad points..rust rust rust, had mine plated on top off plate !,but all in all a good truck,dated in terms of refinements but if you want a good workhorse and not a racehorse get one, miss mine, very similar to early mk 1 rangers imo
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stihl 170/171 or husky 135 like others have said very accurate with the narrow chain, ideal for fencing work, having said that my jred 2150 goes everywhere with me
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235/75/15 is what i have at the moment, cheers mate
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dont like alloys that much, but have seen some modular steel wheels,but they only come in 16 inch
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cheers mate, so if i went from a 75 profile to a 70 should be the same?
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my ranger has 15 inch rims at the moment, if i put 16 inch rims on apart from gearing it up a bit,does it affect speedo ? any other potential problems to look out for? cheers
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ive asked steve many a question and he has helped me no end,my 2 stroke knowledge is now much better and has helped me a lot when troubleshooting my various equipment,top bloke !!
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estate i worked on had a roadless 98 with 7.5 ton boughton winch,put the anchor behind a stump and it would pull anything(bent the anchor once tho) very slow compared to modern kit
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good news bud
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on the phone = mind not on the job, i leave mine in the van, make calls/texts on my break only
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second the dolmar 166, add husk 242,254,262,266,272,281,288 and 2100/2101 xp
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theres a 2101 on ebay !!!!!
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calm here in eastleigh
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just bought a mechanically sound but tatty ranger,has anyone got a front bumper lying around,or know of a mk 1 ranger being broken, may need some other bits too,hampshire area, cheers
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antivibes getting a bit long in the tooth for 266, cant comment on 440,personally id keep the 266 but im old school
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great old saws, had same problem trying to get parts for my 153,recoil went on mine,im sure someone on here will have one or know someone who has some parts
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have been in the same boat on occasions," sorry cant come to work today as i have a cold,"which mysteriously gets better come beer night, good luck trying to find someone reliable
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i would charge no more than £320 for this job,materials and labour
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i always carry a handheld in the van,great for the smaller jobs and after strimming etc
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Great stuff mate,thinking about a 6000lbs job for myself,were insurance people kind ?
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just found this thread, great work,how did you get on with it,looking in to sorting one for myself
