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I personally wouldn't buy a gd ifor new... not good value and poor trailers! I ran a gd105 years ago cage sides. Bought new. Was OK for a small machine but with weight on from logs etc it used to Bob and weave behind truck.... awful thing on crappy single leaf springs.

I run 3.5t plant trailers for a long time now. 

I actually stumbled across a small lt85 last year and bought it aswell. Caged sides, only 2000kg trailer though. Light and easy to move about, easy to wiggle along side truck and chipper to throw logs in etc. Mint little trailer.

If you don't need to move machines everyday I'd go for the dropside range

5 hours ago, Mike Hill said:

I don't think it does have a grub screw,mine didn't.

 

It's probably got a wee bit of slop there now ,keep the 8.8 bolt in it you will likely shatter a roll pin.

Can always double up the roll pin woth a smaller one tapped inside the bigger one

I would have thoughtnit should have a hardened roll pin. You'll snap that soft 8.8 bolt

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I’ve been to Belgium for a rotating grapple, near the Italian border for a Schliesing chipper and Durham for a Land Rover.

I’ve driven across the country to look at equipment, stayed in a hotel overnight, decided against it and driven back empty handed.

 

Go and have a look at it (the vehicle itself) look at the work they do there and then make your mind up.

 

I used to do that, up Scotland and all over. I once bought a van off ebay in Southampton, unseen. Figured it cheaper to fly down so me and my dad flew down 65 quid per person, met the guy at air port. Paid up and that Was that. 

Checked and topped up engine oil, bought some doughnuts from Morriston and filled it full of fuel and hit the motorway 😂 

Got back fine. 

Tbh I can't be arsed now.... seen a couple of chippers I'm interested in but they're all down Surrey and London ffs.... I'm not going down there this week to sneak a purchase in before end of tax year. Sod that

It's not really in my work ethic to stand around and do **************** all.... couldn't lower myself to that level. I'd crack up

1 hour ago, woody paul said:

Just buy standard ifor williams and unscrew it grease it up and fit, job done properly. 

Just keep wheel in a safe place as they don't last if ran along road. 

Exactly. Cut the bugger off with angle grinder to make easier to remove. Throw in scrap and buy a new one

7 minutes ago, woody paul said:

Don't know anything about them but would give it a 500 hour service before working it as I would guess no service history..Hope that's  not your only truck as going to fill it in no time.

Always good to service first and think the guy will. 

Problem with bigger chippers is the throw force.... can't half make some mess. With my current bandit, chip bounces off headboard when empty then bounces off chip and out when filling 😂 

25 minutes ago, AlexP86 said:

Ahhhh it was you was it!!! Been waiting for the go ahead to buy that for a week 😭 Rang them yesterday and it had gone 

Always the same! You have to be able to drop everything and go look asap. I spotted a fresh chipper on ebay I was going to buy back end of this week just gone. Rang and was sold! Gutted too

Anyhow you were doing better than me as I couldn't afford that jensen 😂 

They look OK but not sure on size of Infeed feed roller inlet etc. Considering they're no longer made I'd rather have a bandit esp with the cylinder lift and crush. Always get parts for the bandits, can be a bit slow and expensive parts but last a long while

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

Francis Ngannou Demolished in round 2 !  Well done AJ . I honestly thought it would be harder than that . Makes the Fury look past it .

Bloody spoiler 😂 not been on YouTube yet 

Just now, topchippyles said:

Bet you got a 50K tractor though 😁

😂  I'm a Yorkshire man.... half it and a cock less you'd be right

C&c equipment also good if you like bulldozers etc and repairs. They show you the auctions they go to also 👍 

God knows how someone knows what their bidding over in USA with the auctioneer talking so fast!

I'm too poor to be able to watch it live.... I'll check YouTube tomorrow 

I don't follow it but am interested 

10 hours ago, Scotty2809 said:

try Snowball engineering and Tom Lamb... worth a watch

Good is snowball 👍 

Jumped in my tractor the other day and yet again the bastards have nicked diesel. Fuel light on.... took 40-45 ltr to turn light off so estimate maybe 80-100 ltr gone that time.... and maybe 8 weeks ago poss 50ltr gone that time. 

Wondering weather to get a metal cage made got around my tank, solid metal with a access lockable hinge lid to get to fuel cap. 

If you put a lockable cap on the tossers will trill the tank.

I'm considering some of the night life / nature cameras? Find out for sure who it is... pretty sure we know who though as has been coming and going for years

Owt else I can try?

Farmers using me as a scape goat and won't let me park tractor down near his where cctv is.... they drain his digger and my tractor but doesn't touch his tractors due to being in front of cctv 

I've never contacted the police on any occasion but was miffed the other day when so much went. The odd 25ltr drum now and again not to bad but takes the mick now

0 % finance at the moment arnt they?

Weathers been shite since Xmas. Such a crap start to the year in fairness. Wetter than an otters pocket

19 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

I think it's got more complicated. As far as I know if you have a commercial vehicle only for "business use" then you simply put all expenses through the business. That would still be easy for a van or truck, but no longer for a double cab pickup.

 

When you get into cars there's a whole load of rules, tax all depends on CO2 rate, i think it becomes a consult your accountant but you have to pay tax on any element of private use.

 

Seems like if you could change it to 2 seat pickup then becomes commercial again so easier. Another reason to stick to my 110 hardtop as it's a van.

Endless reasons for a dc 4x4..... 

Where I live in winter and where yards is I wouldn't be able to access it. What about site jobs where we go with the dc 4x4 and 3 lads towing tracked chipper? Surely it's just new vehicles registered from a certain date? 

Is this just for brand spanking new ones?

Is this purely for employees using double cab pick ups as perks? 

What about company owners / sole traders who use the pickups as a 2nd vehicle to tow to site and for support vehicle? What's the crack then? 

Is this a storm in a teacup for me or is it time to get shut of the pickup and buy something else? If tax o ly goes up 100 quid a year so be it but horrendous amounts they can bugger off

Maybe late 80's but definitely early 90-mid 90's

Should be able to get parts no issue

27 minutes ago, Cain said:

Really need to stop replying to these posts places to be and things to do 😮‍💨

You keep saying that so hopefully the 50p someone put in you will soon wear off...

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9 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

£550 + VAT mate.

Thats for 1200mm width one.

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Good lad this lad is. Pobs make it with the barrel on  if you ask

13 minutes ago, AHPP said:

Presumably the round grab handle is so the rake follows the ground contours?

Yes the guy made it heavy ish so grabs it and let's go a little so weight of rake loose in the grab then rakes along. Awesome on digger woth rotator. Rake a big area I without moving