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Isuzu do make an extra cab version they just dont bring it in to the UK; I saw quite a few in Skiathosis last September. At the LAMMA show at Newark yesterday was a new manufacturer - Great Wall!! The salesman asked me what I thought and when I replied it looked like a Chinese copy of the Isuzu Rodeo he said I was more or less right. It has Great Wall (!!! what a name!!!!) engine and six speed gear box, a smart ineterior but not too bling and can tow 2.2 ton. All in price on the road - £13998!! But I'm sure they could've come up with a better name!

Still slow but had my best day ever today with one customer taking 6 cubic metres in one delivery:thumbup:

Not too sure on that. I know when the MOD replaced the Land Rover 101s with these, they needed two Pinzgauers to do the job of one 101 and the drivers need to be specially trained. They are good looking motors though and there is a six wheeler available as well.

One of the Land Rover monthlys has been quick to point out this is purely a concept, not a prototype, its a plastic body on a Range Rover Sport chassis (if I remember correctly) although there must be a new Defender for 2015 due to changes in various laws. In response to earlier posts, no Land Rover probably do not want to make a utility vehicle any more ...as there is no money in it apparently. They make their money with the Range Rovers, Discoverys etc so why bother building a vehicle if its not going to make up a large part of your turnover? And whilst we all love the Defender, who would go and buy a new one? I drove one recently and was amazed at how cramped the cabin and driving position felt. A few years after the Discovery was first launched, a farmer bought one, made it into a truck cab pick up with a fifth wheel in the back for towing a large trailer and I thought if a guy could do that in his shed, why cant Land Rover do it. They should have made utility Discoverys other than the Commercial, ie. pick ups. I bought a Ford Ranger Super cab last year after 20 years of Land Rover ownership, most of it Defender 90s, and feel as though this is what Land Rover should have built years ago. It would probably be so much better with permanent four wheel drive and diff locks but there again if it had been built by Land Rover it would have been a lot more expensive. Don't get me wrong, as I said earlier I have been a Land Rover owner and enthusiast for most of my life, I'm still the latter but lets all realise the age of the Defender as we know and love it has been and gone

Can you please stop putting pictures on of the tracked dumper Steve, we miss it too much!!! It was the best machine my friend had. Dead right with your comments of the seat being too low, you really struggle to see what you are doing to the left when facing backwards, that was nearly always where my log stacking on the back went to pot!! keep using it for what it was designed for.

I had a few phone calls from a ldy before Christmas enquirying about a delivery of logs. She was moving in to a new house and having a stove installed. The last call I had from her, she asked if my logs were smokeless!!!! Whilst I was dying to say, "Yes, as long as you dont burn them!" I suggested she telephoned the company she was spending a lot of money with and ask them if the stove was DEFRA approved. Never heard back from her.

Class!!! My wife was walking past the room and was wondering what I was laughing so loudly at!!!

The shepherd on our shoot has J99 TUP on his pick up:001_smile:

I bought a Palax KS 35 last year and have been very pleased with it. I did a lot of research beforehand and viewed a lot of machines and for the money I am pleased with what I got. I doubt very much if you would get a used Posch for four grand. Give Jim at Caladonian Forestry a ring, he may have some second hand Palax machines in.

Are you guys buying these direct from Amazon.com or one of the other companies that comes up when you click on how many are available?

That looks great mate, well done. I have been thinking about planking some timber that I have got that is too big for the firewood processor. Fortunately, a friend has an Alaskan mill he has lent me so I might give it a go next week (if I can borrow my other friends larger saw!). Did you use a normal chain or a ripping one?

Yeah, I just checked DVLC website the other day and there are still quite a few L xx OGS plates available, including L88 OGS. When I've made my log fortune (ha,ha) I will buy another Defender 90 (had them for 20 years before the Ranger) and put my present plate on (L90 OGS) and buy a restored Series 3 and put L88 OGS on that - the complete Land Rover log delivery fleet!!!

6pm on Quest (channel 38) is the episode of "Worlds Toughest Tribe" where Ben Anderson tries to become a tree feller in British Columbia. Been on a few times before but worth a watch if you haven't seen it.

Cheers Log Dog, thats the result I was after.

Reaction from customers has been entirely positive and they see it for what it is, a bit of fun and to me it just finishes the truck off nicely.

Thanks for the feedback guys, I am really pleased with the way the truck turned out.

You are right about there not being many super cabs around, it took me a long time to find mine. Pictures attached of mine complete with new sign writing - I can recommend the guys at Top Signs in Hexham if anybody in the north east is after vehicle graphics.

Yes, I received this email tonight as well. Bad spelling and grammar always raises suspicion. Delete.

I spent 23 years working for one of the main high street banks. The computer systems can high light accounts with large monthly turnover or multiple transactions which would be out of the ordinary for a normal personal account. Customers would then be questioned if they were operating a business throught their personal account and if the bank thought that they were, would be asked to stop or the account would be terminated for breeching the terms and conditions.

Just bought my tickets Steve, keep up the good work:thumbup:

Looks great Jim. I've got the base model version and love it to bits, although I was just saying to my mate the other day "with permanent four wheel drive, diff locks, lower gearing, 40mpg, ARB bull bar with Warn winch and skid plates underneath and it would be ideal!" Will post pictures of mine later in week when hopefully should be sign written.

Depends on who you are supplying! A friend supplies local councils and leisure centres but the contracts stipulate it must be produced from virgin timber.

I totally agree with this. In my previous existence I used to say the first thing I sold was me, and then if the customer liked me they would buy the products I am selling. It costs nothing to be pleasant and polite and to show a bit of interest in them. I'm also amazed at the amount of people I have called who have left messages on my answerphone and have said "Thank you for phoning back." It would appear to be a regular occurance that customers leave messages with either staff or answerphones and nobody gets back to them.

This AG Rover was for sale during the summer but obviously did not reach reserve. Thought somebody would buy it due to its rarity;it's probably more unusual and scarce than a lot of stuff that Craddocks auctioned in September. If I had won £7.5million on Saturday night I would buy it.

None of the Defenders I ever owned put out anything resembling heat! I was thinking of suing Land Rover under the trade descriptions for calling it a heater - air circulation fan would have been more appropiate!!