Craig.

Thanks for the answer Steve, good luck with your new project. Hope you still have time for a good Christmas/new year!

Is the a Christmas raffle this year? Don`t know if I've missed a post about it, or just can`t one find one about it. Thanks

Have you sent these pictures to the dealer/ifor Williams? I wouldn't be happy with that at sub 12 months old, a bloke I know had a new type tipper like your when they first came out 4-5? years ago, and looks nothing like that. We are in an area that has a lot of salt put down in winter, his yard is on a trunk road and a main gritting route. We`ve got a ifor here that must be at least 25 years old that's not that bad.

I go to view latest posts on the activity button, it brings the list of new posts up ok, I`ve selected go to first unread post and saved that in my stream, and it works fine and I finish reading that thread, but when I go back to the unread posts page the settings have gone back to the first post in an unread thread.

Horrible news. My condolences to you and family.

I think the 10 tonners, have 8 stud axles, the older ivecos which had the model numbers in between the upper and lower side windows where something like, 75e150 (7.5ton 150hp) had 6 stud axles, and factory down rated 10tonners where 80e150 (can have other hp ratings) and had 8 stud axles.

Best wishes for a quick and full recovery.

The metal pipes are replaceable relatively cheaply, a good hydraulic supplier will have straight lengths of the pipe and fittings with olives, if you can get access to a pipe bender your sorted. I`ve replaced quite a few on my crane from the leg control valve to the legs, the pipe was either 10 or 12mm od, got the same size from the hydraulic supplier, took the old ones off, and copied them with the new pipe using an adjustable hand held pipe bender.

As for I`m aware you have to do the red first.

Condolences to his family

Does your parish council/community have a web site, with the minutes of the meetings? A bit of digging could tell you what they paid last time.

If it is the older single drum type with 2 legs rather than a butt plate, I think if it is a single drive chain from pto to drum it`s 3ton and a duplex chain is a 6ton. not sure if there where other size winches in the range I`m thinking of.

If just out of the exemption radius, driving time still shouldn't be a problem, but the duty time could be a problem, as well as weekly rest periods, you`ll need a full 45hr rest every other week, most people would have the rest over a weekend, so could only work every other Saturday, and taking a reduced rest period, or a late start Monday.

I`ve not seen any posts off him for a while, just assumed he`s been busy, hope he's OK.

No sign of the book yet Steve.

Only if it is a new vehicle, used would OK.

As others have said you could apply for a lower speed limit, with a (temporary) traffic regulation order, from the local highways streetworks department, it takes a longer time than booking your road space to work, as it needs advertising in papers, and local notices. There is nothing stopping you using, slow signs, or rectangle yellow backed signs with black speed symbols, not legally enforceable, just advisable.

I`ve not got the prices to hand, but the other week I had prices on both an Ifor Williams and nugent tipper, like for like spec and the Ifor was cheaper.

I used to use nokka falcon? crane 3 point link mounted, that had a float type detent position on the joy sticks, on both the slew and main boom, so you could leave the crane positioned over the trailer when moving, just didn't clamp the grab tight. I`ve often thought of a dumper based forwarder, but in my mind it involved lengthening the chassis and prop on the bunk half, and a roof mount type set up on the other half, with reversible driving position.

I`ve got one, used it with success a few times, also failed as well, usually ended up using heat to soften the old grease, to get the new in. I got it from a company called or something similar to northern tools, whether they are part of the company you listed I don't know, but it was in this country, they used to send a catalogue through post, I don't think they are trading any more. Think it was about £13 when I got it.

Off topic, but a hgv class 3 gave a cat C, a hgv 2 gave a C+E with code 102 (I think) drawbar trailer only, hgv 1 gave a C+E

The pto is an independent unit. It is also braked which can be a pain when coupling a shaft up, unless you can turn the implement, also don't just through the lever forward to stop unless the is an overrun clutch on the machine as it will stop the shaft dead, feather it forward as the machine has run down to bring it to a stop.

I`ve had 2 over about the last 20 years, first a 862, 90hp, then a 572 70hp with loader, and a friend of mine has had 3 and still has one on a land drive forwarding trailer. Parts wise Browns of Liversedge, the importers I believe will supply mail order next day. They are a very basic tractor, with most things worked by rods and leavers. Starting wise, they start on 24volt, but when running revert to 12volt, lights blower motor etc, I had no problem with them starting winter or summer as long as both batteries are ok, if one battery is poor, the relay that swops the battery connections from series to parallel wont operate correctly. Brakes, they are a dry disk set up, just about adequate for the tractor and small load/trailer if adjusted correctly, with a large trailer they will need a lot of leg pressure, trailer brakes are air, make a huge difference. Air brakes was ok for me, as my trailers are air braked for unimog. some dealers retrofitted hydraulic brakes I believe. Cant say I ever had a problem with the keyway scraggs said about on the rear stub axle, although it made it easy to alter the track width. The earlier one I had a 1986 I think it was, had a direct link from the steering wheel to box, the later one a 1996, had a more conventional hydraulic orbital valve under the dash and was better on the road the older 90hp. Biggest problem I had was a head gasket, Browns supplied a new gasket with a modification. Servicing was easy as all filters bar fuel filter are washable and reusable, fuel filter has a larger pre filter blowl with cleanable screen in so main filters last well, and most other repairs are simple as most items are external. Some of the operational functions are a bit quirky, gears non synchromesh, doesn't lead well for multiple drivers jumping on. Good on fuel. If you want to know more give me a shout on pm The front axle problem on the one your considering, are you/your friend sure its in the diff? I have heard of one with the bevel gears going to the portal axle part, failing. The is a overload dog clutch in the propshaft, that could of gone or slipping and making a noise.

I think you can only get reverse drive in the larger mb tracs, if you look at the side of the cab they have 3 pains of glass, over the 2 of the smaller ones.

That would be 1 function. The remote in Bob`s link is a 4 function, main boom up/down, 2nd boom up/down, slew left/right, and extender in/out. You can get more functions for rotators and grabs etc, but more £££`s