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a ban on politicians having more than 2 terms in office, prevent the "career politicians" living on the back of the working man, ban corporation from dabling in politics, and a return to common law, and look at repealing most of the commercial statutes and acts from the last 200 years(as these seem to be mostly for the benifit of the few and the corporations) and the removal of parliamentry privalidge......if you lie, cheat and commit fraud.....you go to jail, but most important, an MP's wage calculated as an average of ALL earnings in there area, including those on benifitts.......and NO expenses

it doesnt mater to much what manufacturer you pick, any ep75-90 will do, as long as its a GL4 spec........under no circumstance use the newer GL5 spec as you will destroy your box.........( the german army use the same oil in the gearbox and engine, a single weight sae 30 grade, and just change it regularly with no problems)

unless you've got 3 phase, your going to be limited to around 220-230A max, even with a 32A socket, and unless your going to use it every day dont waste your money on something that large, look at around 185-195 ish as your limit, and if you want to weld thicker than they can cope with, look at MMA machines (stick) as an alternate. good machines can be sourced from R-Tech, SIP, Weldtech, and a few others

apologies openspaceman, me getting names mixed up, late night blindness....lol

openspaceman........tractors are restriced to 25mph in the uk,irrespective of what they can actually do, and we work in mph, not kph........yet

stefan, you should be honoured that your neighbor can actually speak in understandable tones........its darvel ........a place so strange even the paranormal hunters avoid it

have a good look at some of the timber cranes with extending booms, the way the pipes are routed keeps them safe, 4 3/8" 2 wires inside a spiral poly sleeve will roll the way you set them up, just got to cope with the loop. it'll be expensive to go with hose reels or chain track.......trust me

there is another option on the square cabs, its possible to mount a system off the middle of the chassis, IE a mower, or a sweeper, or a flail, its not very common in the uk, but very common in germany for autobhan maintenance

thats fitted to the same chassis points as the TPL and din plates, and the front bumper has been removed, remember the square cab is different though

have a good shop around on ebay, there are german hydraulic companies offering deals for type 2 and type 3 pumps fitted to pto adapters for less than some of the rip off brits are wanting for the adapters alone

front linkage is going to cost around a grand second hand, reverser boxes 750ish, and din plates, getting hard to find, Itll take a bit of rejigging on the back, but it would be your cheapest option

just remembered this mob, on sale at the minute Unterlenker mit Gelenkauge Kat. 2 links, 219,00 €, Nutzfahrzeuge

your going to have a few problems with a linkage on the back of that, theres a ringfeder towing eye fitted, this will interfere with your top link mounting, and the pto shaft has been offset to fit in with the tow mount, this will cause problems when mounting equipment that needs the pto. the actuall arms arent that complicated, and have a ball at each end, the inboard mounts are already on your truck, and the link rods between top arms and bottom arms are the same as fitted on all cat2 setups on mogs, atkinson vos is probably your best bet for parts, but be prepared for re-newing balls and pins as these are likley to be worn

this is something often bandied about when mogs are talked about, cost of running and maintenance, the honest answer, for a competent mechanic, no more expensive than any other large tractor or large commercial. yes a lot of specialist parts, but the run of the mill service stuff is std commercial, and most of the hydraulic and pneumatic systems are again, commercially sourced. Ma benz isnt stupid, there are plenty of suppliers out there making parts for commercial manufacturers, there lifted off the shelf and integrated into the build, the expense comes when the owner/mechanic wont do there homework and goes straight to the dealer parts counter, thats where they make there money. its very rare that the "specialist " parts go wrong, except for breakage(missuse or lack of maintenance being the most common faults), and for what they are, these arent too bad. most of the problems come from the myth that they are so special, you need an expensive fitter to work on them, they are anything but, remember these are machines that were concieved in the aftermath of the last war, and unless you are wealthy enough to be running one of the fancy modern ones, have no electronics, good old simple mechanical bits, and with a proper set of manuals, which detail everything, a good mechanic, with a good set of tools, can service, repair, rebuild, anything on these trucks (okay, some jobs which require specialist machining facillites, need to be farmed out, but this is the same with any mechanical servicing).

top mounted intercooler= engine heat soak, if anything you'll actually start to loose power as the engine warms up, get it mounted in front of the radiator and re-pipe it

stand by to see a rise in the black economy........more cash only jobs and fewer declarations of whats actually happening, this country has been totally screwed over by the nasty party looking after the rich

folk are going to rave about the amount of waste your going to get with a 3/8 chain compared to a band, dont listen, if you've got your chain grind spot on, and get the cutting speed right, the timber comming of the logosol wont need planing, whereas every bit I've ever cut on a bandmill has needed at least one run through the planer, so it usually evens itself out, only thing with the3210 is fuel and oil use,( and get a set of gel palm gloves, they are really worth there weight in gold)

well set up then, your going to find most of your stuff will be with the 22" bar, think about a 25" one, this would give you the best options, anything much bigger your going to have to think about inverting the mill on the log, or splitting it down( there is a weight limit on the arms). and the actual manual handling becomes a factor, trust me a 3 or 4 mtr log 24" in dia takes some rolling over, even with 2 cant levers!!!

to be frankly honest loydie, and some on here arent going to like my answer, forget it, the way various training bodies are churning out "ticketed" climbers, and the amount of new "specialist arborist" companies that are setting up these days, I would look at some other career choice. If you really want to get into the game, think about harvester or forwarder work, pays better, less risk, and you dont get rained on. It can be very difficult to get good experience, even on ground work these days, and without some, very few reputable companies will even look at you, its a catch 22 situation, sorry, no experience, come back when you've got some.......you know the story. Things will change,its got to, the whole industry is being driven by cash hungry klingons.

I now let the young guns get on with it, plenty of "keen" green cutters out to prove themselves, I'm happy to advise and do the awkward ones everybodys scared to touch.....old age and abuse, but on a smiley face.....I get to run a mog and.........use cherry every day......lol

there is a bandsaw option for the logosol, but it needs a 3 phase supply, std in scandanavian homes, but not in the good old UK

an arborist, a top flight athlete, pff, like to see one doing a full day handfelling in a sitka plantation, and making a good wage

3120 is maybe on the big side for day to day milling on an M8, keep your eyes open for a 660 or a 395/7, not as gutsy on fuel and more than enough with a lo-pro 20" bar and chain

make sure you get the admission of faulty equipmet in writing, or it will rear its ugly head again, mr piggie will try every trick in the book to extort money from the motorist

throwing out a few feelers for a source of timber, looking at building a log cabin for a charity group based in sw scotland, have the site sorted, but now need to start sourcing timber, preference would be larch, 5m lengths, and around 8-10"dbh, approx 130 bits(a load), this will be a paid supply so need a good price, good access to site for timber lorry. any info greatly appreciated