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  1. If you’re gonna switch, for the reasons outlined, switch to these. You can get them prebuilt onto rims too. 185 70 R13 GT SAVERO 106/104 TRAILER TYRE HEAVY DUTY 950Kg EACH Ifor Williams x4 WWW.EBAY.CO.UK Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 185 70 R13 GT SAVERO 106/104 TRAILER... @monkeybusiness
  2. If Kirkland supplied it I’m sure a mechanic there can talk you through what the levers do
  3. I tried the Sherpa 13hp and the Cast 13hp and found the Sherpa to be dated in design but lift more and have more pushing power when tried side by side. I foudn both equally good in build quality- I reckon you could push either off a cliff and pick it up at the bottom and she'd be away! Didn't try the 22hp models as wanted to go narrow. At least you won't be borrowing my attachments all the time 🤣 With regards to flow- that's dependant upon the engine. There is only X litres a minute available at Y pressure from Z horsepower at the end of the day, and these simple loaders aren't like mini diggers with variable displacement pumps and drives.
  4. Just asked her indoors. Not Andy who did a fly post job this morning. Apparently he would Never do that!
  5. Nah, they’re all old, it’s a wonder they know what WhatsApp is. plus, this is mid Lavant, so Stubby and his neighbours can’t join 🤣🤣
  6. Yup, looking forward to paying all mine off for this reason. Luckily so far it’s more than covered it’s cost each month.
  7. The village WhatsApp group suggests that ‘Andy’ is off long term sick? Not sure what’s happening.
  8. I've never had an issue with financing all manner of kit that earns a day rate, but I have never been able to bring myself to finance a new vehicle that I would barely do 10,000 miles a year. Recent years excepted, the depreciation from new unless you are doing starship mileage has been a killer. Trust me, I value my kit on finance. I'm still paying new price, just over a longer time period! So I keep it well maintained. Trucks don't earn the money (by which I mean you have to have one, everyone in this game does). Stuff like grinders, diggers and loaders earn the money.
  9. It's technically pro quality and I like the two year pro warranty but unforunately it's just rubbish in so many other ways. Mine kept dropping bits. Spares availability for basic parts of the chainbrake assembly was awful. I wanted to like it, I really did, but it's just not a patch on the equivalent Stihl. It's still on rubbers rather than springs FFS- a pro level saw! The captive nuts are a shite workaround on the Stihl patent. The chain tensioning/bar fitting is a nightmare. The felling lines are useless. The handles feel sharp. The fuel caps aren't tool-less. Other stuff I've forgotten. Started not wanting to start first pull from warm after six months use. I'm back to an MS241 and MS261 now and they are so much nice to use. Despite the arrogance of Stihl and their naff attitude to warranty. OP- where are you based?
  10. Now you've done it. Jinxed.
  11. I agree. People like to read off the computer and claim to get 40mpg towing but you just don't. Modern diesel engine 'improvements' are all about emmissions. EGR, addblue, DPF, all the stuff that gives you trouble does absoloutely nothing for economy. Common rail technology was the last big leap foward and genuinely did lead to considerably better economy by being able to vary the fuel pressure and timings on the fly.
  12. They're still on half strike round here. Missus just text to say that postie stuck all the mail for the house at the bottom of the lane through our letterbox along with ours to save themselves the walk!
  13. Kirkland UK. They are the main importers for AC and incredibly helpful, parts for my 4400 were not silly money either and readily available. They emailed me over a manual and parts manual for it. Ask for Michael, he’s a great guy to deal with.
  14. What symptoms do you have? My EDC someones flashes and the engine hunts at idle. Only gone into limp once.
  15. What year is it? Was it easy enough to get to?
  16. Sounds like a (useful) job for blockchain technology…
  17. I’ve never known anyone to physically come and read the meter.
  18. Don’t go cheap because they are heavy. Intermecatto are all you should really look at. Incredibly strong and light. Think the tg12sr5 is around £1500 plus vat, they hold their money well and will last. Here it is under a rotator, but it’s great sans rotator on a smaller machine.
  19. Johnboz is that you?
  20. The broom is great for stuff like sweeping stumps off as you grind them so you can see where you’re going. I mainly use it to keep the concrete yard tidy. here’s the grab
  21. Yeah they are a common size, used on muck truck etc. mine are the ‘cheaper’ alternative ones that compact loaders uk throw in- they do the job, but in a hot day you can see them wearing down as the clock ticks!
  22. I have that. It’s great for the larger, ‘branchy’ stuff. Once that’s outta the way, you will find that the .4-in-1 does a great job on the rest. Especially on stuff like dead ash where there’s lots of little bits. A springtine take and possibly a broom for the pallet forks are a great help too. Trouble is, where do you stop?
  23. Some great pics there Stephen. Looks like my kind of job- a decent amount of trees sorted with minimal effort and maximum profit by towable kit with the right attachments 👍🏻

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