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I have had a couple of rangers, for a workhorse the earlier ones are better imo, the newer ones have higher gear ratios that make it a bitch to get moving when towing at it's max. Expect the usual ford rust, chassis are a little bit flexy but again way better than the newer model, check the rear springs for broken leafs, it's a common problem on rangers that do a lot of towing, being lower geared they aren't too economical especially when towing. I would have thought you could get an early lowish mileage one for what you have to spend, I personally wouldn't touch one with 150k on it. All in all the early ones are pretty good trucks.

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The last 2 years have seemed to be a bugger for it, on the turf we use 2ltr 2-4D & 2ltr mcpa & 0.5ltr starane per hectare, the starane is just put in to make sure we knock any clover that is coming But that is on very early stage, the second years worth of spaying seems to now have it under control much better.

I thought this was coming, this years yp has seen loads of local firms drop out, but for my line of work although good SEO for the website has pulled a fair bit in the bulk of my work still comes from the yp

might pay to have a look on ebay, there seam to be some reasonably priced hauliers advertising on there looking for work.

Never been to it, I have always wanted to go but I hate big crowds and I know it gets pretty packed out especially if you are trying to get shots, look forward to seeing some shots.

As has been already said the power requirements for a hydraulic supply man enough to power a chipper is going to be quite substantial, that alone is likely to create a problem, having a vehicle running whilst no one is actually in it is also another, I have looked into mounting a chipper on a demountable system on my landy and I can see the need for it to be on a turntable even if it is fed by a crane. The hydraulic system even if workable is likely to cost huge ammounts of money, ideally I would think to get it to work properly you would need to have a pump for the crane and another for the chipper, if it were me trying to do this (I wouldn't because your payload and chip area is going to be pretty naf once everything else is fitted) i would fit an engine driven chipper.

If you struggle to find them I will be going to a friends yard sometime in the next 7 days, they have a book with most engine head torques and sequence in it, remembering to get it while i'm there will be the problem

Haha you and me both, I decided it was a bit big to sit in the yard. It's a cracking truck and would put a huge smile on anyones face driving it

Have a look in here insurance thread I got NFU down aswell by telling them I was off elsewhere, might be worth a try.

When I spoke to global recycling the other day they said they had plenty, might be worth a try

If they are standard finger teeth use an angle grinder with diamond wheel, but depends on how far gone they are.

I bought a biscuit jointer for the camper build and only used it for one joint. Not a bad joint though. Might be tempted to sell it if you are interested

This is te only one on there at the moment so assume it's this one ? Lucas Mill

That looks very neat & tidy, and a nice setup

The electrics on mine are 2x85hr batteries under the front seats, then the 12v & 240v for on site are wired into the zig unit when driving using various switches on the zig so it charges the on board batteries then change a switch and it runs off the batteries on the camper and if the 240 is pluged in it runs from that & charges the batteries, all in all the zig is ok but the charger gets very hot and I had to build a fan into its enclosure to get rid of the heat, and the manual explaining the various switch positions is rubbish. I have a 12v compressor fridge, quite a bit of lighting, water pump and propex fan and we have had no problems with a few days use running the batteries down, I also have it wired with a rotary switch so that when off site the 240 sockets can run via an inverter, but I need to still finish that off

Here's mine, I need to get some decent shots done of it at some time. I used a zig unit for the electrics but wouldn't use one again, you might want to have a look on the Self build motor caravan club to get a look at some builds

Some cracking shots in here, makes me want to try find time to do some more.

Tipper bodies are fitted slightly higher and allow for the load drop to clear the wheels

I had a fairly easy morning but then got bored of doing nothing in the afternoon so decided to go split some logs, according to my boy I looked like a beetroot when I came in , wasn't really my best idea but I hate doing nothing.

Haydens saw services over at braintree seem to be a pretty decent bunch, I got a 700mm blade for my Japa 100, I bought the blade on the net for £120 and they bored it to 35mm for £5, so a huge saving over getting one from the dealers, looked like they sharpen just about any sort of sawblade judging by the various ones I saw being done whilst there. After discussing with richard at haydens the price of the blade they said they would have matched the £120 I also have a load of bandsaw blades on order from them which they were reasonable on. Haydens

After many years away from landrovers I have decided to go back to them, reason being since my f reg landy I have had several hilux's which mostly were bloody good trucks but like most of the european doublecab trucks have been turned into toys imo, I had 4 in total but the last one was on its knees with a worn injection pump (over £1k repair) at 90k miles oh and a new tranfer box when it was 2 weeks old, I have never had another since, then I went to rangers but the new ranger chassis are a joke compare to the older ones and made from rolled coke can, we have a local firm that have actually bent 2 trucks in the middle, my earlier ranger was a decent work horse. So I have bought a P plate 130 300tdi and I am completely rebuilding it, the engine had 164k miles on it and when I stripped it down it still has the honing marks in the cylinders, one of the reasons I bought it was I am planning several overland trips and the only trucks supported are landrovers, they are just build really solidly. All manufacturers have "friday trucks" my 1st ranger spent a total of 6 weeks back at the dealers with various problems, but once sorted it was a decent truck.

Thats exactly what i'm trying to do. I also have a problem with only having a 2.5 ton digger on site and it struggles to lift a 1c/m bag especially hardwood, using 0.5c/m bags is going to cause a problem with fitting them on the truck & trailer so the barrow bags might be the solution, I can make a frame to fit the digger and just lift them straight on. I now have some on order.

I beg to differ, you can only charge VAT on products & services if you are on the flat rate scheme. "5.2 Adding the flat rate addition to sales You do not have to add the flat rate addition to your sales, but when you do, you may keep it. However, you must not charge the flat rate addition on sales of: • machinery; or • land, and the repair and maintenance of farm buildings belonging to other farmers. And you must not charge the flat rate addition on sales to: • people who are not registered for VAT; or • other flat rate farmers."

As skyhuck says, yes you do charge it when you sell it if you are VAT registered, if you are not or are on agri/forestry VAT flat rate scheme then you don't