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fergusonforestry

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  1. we're council so they only deal with one tyre fitting company who didnt have one in stock, was a sidewall puncture so couldn't be fixed and couldn't be left on site either or might have been a bit err crispy in the morning in the end they took a wheel of one of the other tractors and drove it back to fleet HQ for repair next day
  2. like i said you get special paint suitable for motorcycle helmets so im sure the same applies
  3. burst a tyre on the tractor the recovery guy who came out for it asked what does it weigh? bout 5 ton we said to which he responded 'ha thats what they all say! last one was only 2 ton!' shoulda seen his face when he couldnt get it on his truck and had to call his boss and that was even after grab and winch were taken off haha
  4. never really seen any arb helmets done but seen quite alot of bike helmets airbrushed inc polycarbonate ,my old husky lid had a K instead of H in the logo
  5. found this not much to go on dunno is it blunt or is it just cos hes only using about half the throttle range [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wthut91C-MU]My Chainsaw - YouTube[/ame]
  6. me girlfriends laddie getting to grips with my 'antique' poor lad was terrified of the 3120 and it wasn't even running
  7. just thought about this again as i sat down to ma breakfast two bits tattie scone, two round sausage, black pudding, flat sausage,two hash browns, poached egg, four rashers o bacon, beans and tomato
  8. there have been times for me any oil is better than no oil had a wee gsx250 with a cracked casing being my only transport had no choice but to use it till it got fixed used to top it up with oil for the tractors at work
  9. would alloy sheet no do the job? again an edge of alloy angle or summat
  10. old johnsered i got recently can't get a spark tried a plug and switch still nuffin any idea where i can get a coil?
  11. i did one before using galvi chanel from an old shed
  12. mary adcock and thomas twatt, seen in a graveyard i was workin in recently
  13. there were a few 4x4 conversions built looked quite smart
  14. seen an advert recently for doors with galvi frames thought about time!
  15. there was a councillor up north called donald duck
  16. one of our chippers has a habit of losening of through vibration done this a few times loaded a grabfull of logs onto the back of the truck one day forgetting to check first bye bye rakes! coulda been worse no saws on
  17. aye thats current mot but these new proposals want it so all vehicles must be 100% as they left factory to be road legal, like i said surely its not workable least i hope no otherwise my chop is screwed haha
  18. if this is followed too the letter then non standard horn do not pass go! absolute crackers!
  19. rather cover a car in dust than be found covering it with with sheets! nice a sentiment it may be but can you imagine the hooha it could cause!
  20. thats the kinda thing that should be picked up at mot but the proposal is not oe not roadworthy tdi in a s3 off the road matey, wider wheels off the road, winch off the road etc madness!
  21. aye just been looking at this on a bike forum, surley its not workable? millions of modified vehicles out there and ther no just talking boy racers they mean everything!
  22. coal dross, good for keeping the fire in overnight
  23. seen today at a vintage show in orkney
  24. money goes towards new equipment etc
  25. why not? the alernatives are tipping it, like desertrat says it all goes back into council pot at end of day

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