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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!!

I bought an 07 Super Cab in June after 20 years of Land Rover ownership and love the room it offers inside, very handy having the space behind the seat for coats, bait bag, etc and the occassional passenger plus having that smaller door open is a big bonus - the HiLux and Mitsubishi extra cabs dont have this facility. You should find it very comfortable to drive, cruises very well on the motorway and mine returns around 30mpg. So far done 6000 miles without a problem (fingers crossed!!). I too did not have a tow bar but bought one from a company on ebay - got a Witter tow bar for £110 and a Dixon bate ball and pin for £40 as opposed to the £360 plus VAT a local company quoted. If you want the companies details let me know and I will dig them out. Only downsides compared to Land Rovers I have run is that the Ranger is not permanent 4WD which is good for mpg but you can tell on wet, slippy services and the gearing is higher - I find reversing with foot fully off the clutch far too fast!! But on the whole I thinkyou will enjoy it, I dont why more people dont go for the Super Cab as I dont think I've ever seen anybody in the back of a double cab! Good luck:thumbup:

Makes the Unimog look small Steve! Great combo there.

I have a Truckman canopy on the back of my pick up and the handle on the top tailgate has gone kaput today!! It normally turned through 90 degrees to open/close but now when it turns, the bolts don't come out of the side to engage in the canopy. Hopefully just something come loose. Anybody had this happen before? How much of the tailgate to you have to take to bits to rectify? Any ideas gratefully received.

Perfect timing! I have just borrowed an Alaskan off a friend to try planking some oak, ash and beech that is too big to go through the firewood processor. I have only got a Stilh MS260 with 15 inch bar - would you recommed a bigger saw or would a bigger bar (logs are 14 inch plus diameter) with a ripping chain be okay? Cheers

Yes, I just got one ten minutes ago. Commercial offer and to ring for prices. Will be going in the trash folder!

I have 18 month seasoned ash, beech, oak and sycamore available with moisture content in mid twenties. I cut logs to 10 inch length and deliver in and around Newcastle (as long as thats Upon Tyne!). I will pm my contact details.

I was thinking something similar but rather than give it to Steve for his personal enjoyment, put it in the Christmas raffle.

The benefits of Arbtalk are priceless!! Somewhere to ask a question, share information, make new contacts, inspire each other and its all done without any bad language unlike some other forums I have been on. Well done to Steve and his crew:thumbup:

How many of you will be rushing out and buying one of these? Apparently its the most complicated Lego kit ever, has over 2400 pieces and 5 instruction manuals. Mercedes-Benz and LEGO Partner to Celebrate Unimog | eMercedesBenz The winch and the crane are fully operational, or should be if you've followed the instructions correctly!

Hi Woodpicker, its a Super Cab.

I charge £75 for all hardwood as per the picture. I feel you should always tell people the volume as vehicles vary in size. I have measured mine and it is one cubic metre which equates to approx 350 logs (I counted them in!). Some people have said £75 is too much but they usually follow that with..."mind the last lot I got for £50 was wet!" and some have said its too cheap!! Basically after doing a heck of a lot of research on the net I would charge whatever you feel you can get...prices range from £40 to £130 for seemingly the same quantity!!

Apparently, an 18 year old lad has just been quoted the highest ever car insurance premium - £83600 if he paid it in one go or £91625 if it was in instalments!! And all for a Fiat Punto he paid £350 for!!!**!! Aviva have stated there was a glitch in their system and the figures should never have been quoted!!

Have a look at this Ford F350 - looks a mighty impressive truck!!!! Commercial Vehicle Sales | Cars Vans Trailers Rigids Tractor Units | Roy Humphrey

Don't shoot me down in flames on this one but a friend in the know told me recently if all the biomass power stations that are planned were actually built, the UK demand for timber would be 58million tons per year. Current output is 9 million tons per year so where is the extra going to come from and how green does that make biomass?

2007 Ford Ranger Super Cab - very comfortable and car like to drive, low 30s mpg, very useful having the extra cab space and in 6000 miles in the last 6 months hasnt put a foot wrong (touch wood). Friend of mine has had double cab for three years and not required any work and all the gamekeepers he knows are ditching their Land Rovers for Rangers.