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What truck is it? Somebody on here had a 130 tipper, there was a bracket that slid out from behind the cab, swivelled round 90 degrees and locked into position which looked very nifty.

That's very nice Stan. Looks factory fresh, proper job as Mendiplogs would say!!

If you're talking buying a brand new vehicle, 4x4 Magazine out next week has their annual pick up review, all be it they are usually double cabs. Usually a good read and handy for comparing the main runners payload, torque, towing etc. The single cab Ranger has a 1250kg max gross payload. I think the Toyota is only 1090kg so that may be something you have to consider.

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Well I have just had my best month ever, despite the mild weather and a number of last years regulars not being as regular! Lets hope January is cold but no snow!!

Apparently there's a nice Land Cruiser in this photo!!

This vehicle has been for sale on ebay a number of times over the last few years. Last asking price was £12k. It also featured in May 2012 Land Rover Monthly magazine. If one wheel lost traction and then suddenly found grip, the chain drive in the portal axle would snap and apparently this did happen when the company were demonstrating to potential buyers. A number of councils bought them for use with gang mowers.

Great photos Paul, always a pleasure to read your posts.

After I've bought my Dodge Power Wagon, I would buy a few of these!

Never seen this before but cannot see difference in performance to say a maul. The Leveraxe, a Unique Axe for Splitting Wood | ToolGuyd

Looks like a Superwinch rather than a Warn

Gransfors Splitting Maul Bought one a few years ago and it's fantastic, nice to use something that is so well made.

What spec chip does the boilers take, G30 or G50?? What moisture content does it have to be?? To produce quality chip of correct spec I think you would have to be spending serious money on a chipper such as a Heizorhack, Mus Max or Eurochipper,ie over £100k. Standard tree surgeon chippers do not produce chip of this quality. I also doubt whether a "small scale drying system" would dry 20tons a week - probably about 5 or 6.

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Classic!! But only a 2 door and as he has kids, may want better access to rear seat!! Would definitely have one in my collection when I strike it rich!

Wouldn't describe the Pathfinder as little!! It is basically a Navarra with a passenger body on. Depends what you want the vehicle to do and how big you need. The Kia Sportage gets a very good write up by Honest John in The Telegraph. If you need more space and towing capacity for work then you have to go bigger and look at Ranger or Amorok double cabs. One thing for certain - there is NO perfect vehicle!

Be aware that the newest TM you will come across will be nearly 20 years old and check with the relevant authorities what you are permitted to do as people on this forum will tell you what they are doing (which in a lot of cases is what they are getting away with, not what is legal!).

Not only does Edd work for nothing but Mike buys expensive parts. In a Land Rover episode he went to one of the more famous non franchised specialists and bought snorkel, spot lights and something else and well and truly paid top dollar for them. If he's that good at using the internet to find the cars you would have thought he would do the same for the parts!

Whilst they were used in those areas, they were apparently built because American troops came home from the war and started asking "Where can we get a truck like the ones we drove in the war?" Dodge were the first to respond to the demand with the Power Wagon which was released in 1945 and was very similar to the 3/4 ton weapons carrier they had supplied the military with. It was the first mass produced civilian 4x4 truck.

Well, if my numbers come on the lottery tomorrow night I'll have to buy a Dodge Power Wagon or two. Just think they look so cool and purposeful, would make a great forestry truck.

A decent biomass chipper will set you back minimum £100k plus similar for tractor if you go pto power. Eurochipper do chipper with its own engine for £130k so still major investment. A suitable shed with concrete floor could easily be another £100k. Then how are you going to deliver it? Hookloader truck with skips? Further huge investment. Some biomass boilers will take chip with quite high moisture content, up to 40% but if you chip green wood it tends to go mouldy so best to air dry. If you then want to dry it further you are talking another £25k plus for biomass boiler. How would you get chip into/out of shipping containers? seen a system that used old grain trailers with false floor, heat goes under the false floor and rises up through the chip in the trailer. However, not too efficient as leads to super soaking of the chip. Whichever way you look at it you are talking a major capital investment and if you only have one or two customers (all be it large estates) if they decide to go else where for their chip or produce their own you could be sunk very quickly.

Found the answer to your prayers Steve: Cheshire Contracting 4x4 And Commercials

One of my competitors sells at £7.50 for a 10 litre net as "natural Kindling".

Found it again....6.7litre Cummins with a manual box

Twas kaput Mark!!! Broken!!!! The plate connecting the grapple to the rotator came apart!!! The top had totally rusted and then just pulled through - at two years old and not having done much work. Fortunately FMS plasma cut the ring plate and welded the middle back in, looks stronger than the original. It actually looked as though the steel had delaminated so they are going to feed it back to Vreten.