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Moist again today

1 hour ago, Jase hutch said:

I have come close I can tell you 😉

I bet 😆  

The lad put orange plant out of business in the end 😀 

Only joking Stuart.... but just to let you know. It comes in 3's..... i hope you've had your third by now 😆 🤣 

59 minutes ago, Clutchy said:

Mini Fleet policies (normally requiring 3-4  vehicles minimum) work off of claims experience.

 

Which is really annoying as you have to get it from your current broker, who invariably drag their heals to limit you getting other quotes. 

 

Just been stung today, 2 weeks into our new policy, sold our transit tipper worth 5k and replaced with a brand new canter - had to pay an extra £1,100 to do so 😢 

 

Its gone up a boat load this year. 

 

Apparently its becuase the insurance underwriters paid out 108% of the premium income in claims last year. Where as normally the net figure is 90-92% 

Shit isn't it. Heard a few folk say due to electric vehicle fires etc but not sure how much weight that argument has.... 

I questioned vehicle value.... master tipper at 16k I think and a ranger, over valued at 5500.... 10k difference in value. Same premium

16 hours ago, Will C said:

It’s possible to bugger any machine with a lack of mechanical sympathy, I don’t think blocking a chipper can be a mark against the machine or make. It’s more the operator and the maintenance (yes I’ve blocked a few of different colours in my time and admit that almost every time it was caused by being greedy apart from once when it was caused by bad belts - lack of maintenance and therefore self inflicted)

Yup. Folk don't realise they have to listen to a machine. I have in the past and still do when putting leafy material in, knee the stop bar before the no stress kicks in then activate it again to only feed a little at a time so it can clear the chamber.

So what do folk do then.... just stomach it and deal with it when necessary? 

Kinda seems a shite trade off 🤔 

I would think all knows vehicle insurance has gone up silly. Mines gone up over 500 quid for nowt. 

Anyhow one interesting thing I found out was that :

you do not use or accrue ncb with a fleet policy. (Specifically talking ncb here. You would get some sort of no claim history with that company)

Your ncb only lasts 2 years if you do not use it.... 

Before fleet policy I had 13 years on one vehicle and 10 years on another.... 

Catch 22 now if i don't get a policy that accepts ncb before mid November they are gone. 

Does anyone bother with ncb now ?

Anyone just though about their circumstances now? As I've just made you aware?

Kind of pissed to leave the ncb behind if I continue fleet policy.... 

2 truck and 1 tractor, though tractor could be insured separately for me. 

if you try aviva insurance and try to put modified in, it come up we cannot insure you over the inter net or over the phone. This is purely due to the chip box which I'm sure would be classed as a modification? 

Anyhow just hope folk haven't sleep walked into loosing their ncb. 

Imagine if you finishnup business in the next few years and need to insure a car for yourself and back with no ncb

14 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

Can’t believe how tidy that finish is John.

Exactly what I thought. Esp off a swinging hammer mulcher. Looks bang on. Most folk leave massive stringy bits all over.

Obv gone deeper to blend into soil

Least your in the clear now though ey 😀 

Excellent company is greenmech. One of the better companies I've dealt with.  Shame I've gone on 9" plus  road tow or would be running a gm road tow. I do run a gm safetrac at the moment too 👍 

14 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I had one, which I almost never used so sold it to another member on here. @
Unlike a saw you can’t drop start it, so if you don’t follow the procedure outlined in the manual and it doesn’t fire up straight away, you can have a frustrating morning. 
 

Yes I know the can't drop start. And yes probs should read the manual here 😆  had a couple of times it wouldn't start and would have head scratch but would then start lol 😆 wtf.... 

It's me and the lads though not the winch 😀 

3 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I’ll echo the comment about the starting procedure on the Eder. 

What's this Mick?

I saw the demo at the arb show of the eder 1200 and thought it was ace. Bought one straight away after that as had plenty of work lines up for it. Great purchase!

Nope. Not a clue. 

I run wired cameras with a display in the van. I also run one on the tractor loader... i got the one for the loader first best thing ever

13 hours ago, Stihl123 said:

your money should be safe in either of them

Yeah I did consider buying both and sticking in a wagon body at the yard out of the weather. 

All I ever use really is type c..... had some bloody fair heat this summer! I was considering getting some type a but lucky me it's September now and coming back to cold season 😀 

I may well get some type a next year due to excessive heat as has been mentioned 

I know of a little grey fergie petrol local I could buy or a little Fordson dexta. But I just can't bring myself to buy either at the moment. Don't feel interested currently

Your accountants would usually knock 10% off your motor expenses for private use. 

14 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I normally cover the stump with some plastic to prevent run off if it rains.

Same here but been cracking the flags lately here. Weird for September 

Took a decent sized one down the other day. Just bored into the edges and put poison in as usual. 

Wet and dry tank top and used the better fuel cap on the right. Still leaked 😆 🤣 

13 hours ago, woody paul said:

New truck to replace landy 90.

 

Good on you! Hope it serves you well 😀 

10 minutes ago, spudulike said:

Had similar problems with MS660 tanks.

Try the wet and dry on a flat plate of metal and ensure the mating surface is flat and not deformed by rubbing lightly.

You could use a bit of "engineering blue" on it to see what the surfaces are doing under compression.

You could inspect the innards of the tank neck and make sure they are not deformed or damaged.

You could try cutting another seal out of something like EPDM and placing it UNDER the existing one.

Failing that, chuck a match in the tank and claim on the insurance

It shouldn't be rocket science and can imagine a lot of swearing and laughing once you find the issue!!

 

Definitely feel a right spanner for not sorting it yet lol 😆 but it's been low down on priorities if not been used. 

Wet and dry top of tank is next step I think like you say! 

Ahh and yes engineers blue. Forgot about that stuff. 

One day I may get to the bottom of it but for the other day a glove and zip tie had to do lol 😆 😅 

Bastard thing 😆  tried a new cap to no avail though I couldn't find a quality genuine one for sale... so maybe its still the cap. I do know the cap of a gx 390 fit well.... anyhow got to site and top of tank wet just from it sloshing around and being 3/4 tank full...

7 hours ago, Stephen Blair said:

A few days working around Loch Tay with the Flailbot.

 

I'll be up near Loch Tay back end of next month 😀  nice up there