scraggs
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2.30 minutes was all I wanted to waste of my life on that.
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Was just looking for a new 7 seater for personal use and came across this one Ssangyong When I looked into possibly buying a new ranger last year I was informed by the ford fleet dealer we normally deal with that if it was ordered with a factory fitted tow pack it would come with slightly different gear ratio's, how true this is don't really know. I was under my 09 Ranger yesterday and it's terribly rusty for a truck that age, I understand the build quality has improved on the newer ones, well it needs to have.
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09 Ranger towing I get on average around 22-25mpg Have just worked out that my 300tdi with turbo and intercooler mods is now doing about 22-23mpg towing fully loaded and truck loaded aswell. Same as Dean, I am not that bothered by fuel consumption, it's just part of the job. The only time I was a bit bothered was when we had a merc 1617 lorry that could manage nearly 17mpg and replaced it with a cargo drawbar unit with V8 Cummins that done 8mpg pulled like a train though and was worth the extra expense just to hear the sound
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Hope you make a quick and full recovery Sean.
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Drop links go down same as in the extreme 4x4 pics on mine. I tried air bags on mine but they were a crap fit on new springs, they couldn't fill the full length, would work ok on worn out springs I guess. I probably need to look into it again though as my hard suspension is killing both my back and the truck.
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Good riddance to bad rubbish
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you can have my 130 for £15k Jon
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Can't argue with that. This is the whole reason I am considering a pig ugly Ibex with a cummins in it.
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Varying figures about Jon Boost on mine is set between 1.25-1.4 bar Allard were claiming nearly 170hp and just under 300lb/ft I go by how it performs not what the figures say it should be I am still thinking about a new ibex with mounts for a cummins 6 cylinder
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Hi Jon Slightly more boost, but need to get gauge fitted to see exactly where it is, the engine has done about 25k since it was rebuilt when I rebuilt the truck, torque should be somewhere around 250-260lb/ft @1400rpm but it's hard to find figures for this actual kit.
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Unless it's been uprated it has a terrible towing capacity, 2000kg iirc
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Is basing a pickup on a Navara a good idea ? I have rarely heard a good word said about them, do they still blow engines ?
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I certainly wouldn't be a turf grower/supplier/layer again, one screwed up body later. I originally wanted to be a marine engineer or join the RN, I got sidetracked into turf working weekends as a boy at it, and it progressed into full time employment when I was told there was a full time job for me when I left school if I wanted it, back in 1982 it was exceptionally good pay for a school leaver so took it. I really should learn to say NO.
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The improvement is right across the range but yes low down torque is much better. The intercooler, turbo and silicon hoses came to £1530 inc VAT and postage. I need to tweek the IP a bit as yet, I think from todays running it will be a fair bit juicier, but that was running it with the boost pin at it's fullest, I have taken it back a bit this afternoon, that said they were also very heavy loads today. Will be interesting to see if it effects long term reliability. The only thing I am not impressed with is the oil return pipe setup, it uses a silicon hose and jubilee clips, I will probably alter that to a proper shielded flexible pipe in time.
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From the album: bike
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From the album: bike
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Well I finally have a VNT turbo and full width intercooler fitted to the 130 300tdi, what a difference, it now pulls much harder than before and far less gear changing, even managed to go up through some gears fully loaded up hills. Was a load of faffing about though, I Couldn't recommend Allard to anyone after the way they performed, they told me 5 days and nearly 3 weeks later still nothing, cancelled the order and had to chase them to refund my money, ended up getting both from Allisport, was a doddle to fit except the oil drain which was an absolute bitch. All in all not a cheap upgrade but well worth it if you do a lot of hard towing.
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I done that once and only once. the grinder grabbed hold of the ring and lifted the grinder (bandit 2100) clean up and jammed the ring under the machine Nice machine though, Bandit stuff is very well made
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Stuff the V8 Put a proper lump in it Jon [ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxKFu_wb0Gg][/ame] -
That was my first thought arc eye is probably the worse thing I have ever had with my eyes, far worse than the crap I have had in them. like someone has thrown sand in them
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Have you actually driven the truck, and does it use water ? Without looking the correct figures up those seam to be very low compression figures for a diesel.
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Wish I could get hold of more turkey oak, it has burned really well once dry.
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Could be a messy collection If they get it cleared good luck to them I say
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Obscure enough for you ?
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Trailer Brakes while parked backwards down hill
scraggs replied to Stephen Blair's topic in Large equipment
I thought it was illegal to use chains like that now ? But I stand to be corrected
