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Yes I was pretty pissed at the time but things have worked out well long term. I was very hung up the whole 3.5 tonne towing but in reality I never needed it and our Ifor is only 2.6 tonne so the Hilux's 2.7 towing is fine for all I do. Also nice not getting stressing about the odd mark from stray logs on an old truck. It's a tad narrower in the lanes which is a bonus not to mention a de-mist that actually works! With the money saved I upgraded the processor with the spare change. Even had customers think I had upgraded my truck as the quality paint job on the old Hilux made it look pretty good GDH out of interest do you leave the truck running while loading between drops? It might explain your lack of issues as if it keeps running it can do it's forced regen without interruption. The interruption during regen I think was what caused most of my problems.

Looking through this page https://www.facebook.com/groups/322999041413588/ I cant quickly see problems with oil dilution but they still have regen probs on the newer models. Lots of short runs in the enemy of modern diesels. Blasting up and down the motorway they love hence high mile users generally very pleased with the Dmax. I was surprised GDH has not had problems as I seen very few short trip users who have not had problems,

The warranty would not cover DPF issues such as mine as it was considered a "driving style" issue and not a mechanical fault. They actually have this covered in the handbook somewhere.

Yep that is never a tonne of aggregate haha

Pretty much. Engine has been perfect but the clutch went but it has done 130k so I let it off.

Some boring reading for you. Not seen any improvements from Isuzu with lots of trucks still suffering DPF issues but not all. To the OP have you considered a Loadhandler? When set up properly with some carefully placed greedy boards they work remarkably well and leave you able to use the tub with a tonneau cover for other work. Also they dont eat into your legal payload

Well you have probably read my experiences with the Dmax. I run a facebook page and I was not alone with the fault.

Much as Steve. Bench grinder and MK1 eyeball. Something like this would take some of the guesswork out of using a grinder though. Hone with a slipstone Gouge Chisel Sharpening Jig: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools WWW.AMAZON.CO.UK Free delivery and returns on all eligible orders. Shop Gouge Chisel Sharpening Jig. From what I have seen the Tormek is painfully slow.

Surprised to see Amarok's mentioned for towing. Never been in one but they rarely have hitches fitted around these parts and I thought they had no low range? You need to be able to go slow backing trailers in tight spots IME. Plenty of tight spots around here

Well done on the insulation Baz. Insulate once and need stuff all heating for life makes so much sense with our dwindling resources. Good luck with the sale. Sounds like a bargain for someone

No you are not Andy. I make no concessions for laying up my tools and they all start when pulled off the shelf again. Never felt the need for Aspen for the machineries sake but not questioning that it's probably better for the users health. I do always use quality oil carefully mixed and never supermarket fuel.

Sorry, not on here much these days. 2" oak would probably need at least 3 years. The old rule was a year an inch plus a year but that is not the end of the story. Generally air dried is still a fair way off the humidity in a modern dry home. Once down to the external ambient moisture content (14-16% if your lucky) I would look to rough out the boards but still leaving them oversize. If you can bring them into the home or a low humidity environment and leave them in stick for as long as you can but at least a few weeks. They wll move some more in this period. Now they should be fairly stable but wood will keep expanding and shrinking with changes in humidity. My old gran had an oak dining table as a wedding gift made from old barn floors (probably at least 100 years old). All was fine until the 70s when she had central heating fitted and large gaps appear on the board joins as the breadboard ends stopped the boards being able to shrink and stay joined. In the ideal world you want them down to 8-10% for a dry modern home.

Not a fan of my ms181. Tend to either use my baby electric or the 346xp than pick up the ms181.

Oh not sure. I suspect it's size and just realised mine is a 53 and I would have sworn it was a 52 so have quick google to understand the variations in the models. Mine opens more than I could ever need. Never liked the quick release version myself as I used one that the catch on the release had not properly engaged and as I tightened it slipped dropping a precious piece or work to the floor so now have a lifelong grudge against this variant but many swear by them.

Record 52 or 52E. Second hand if need be End of discussion ?

Very smart but 1400kg for 4 cube leaves little margin if bone dry logs. Presuming the 1400kg is payload excluding the tipper. Do you not have oil level rising problems with the Dmax

Thanks for the pictures Mark. Looks very pretty but all the spalting is not what I need for this job I am afraid

Single cab Hilux with greedy boards and Loadhandler. Takes 2 cube and just legal if they are unseasoned. The weight of a tipper back would give me a miserly payload

By square chain do you mean full chisel? If so there is no need for a square file on it. If it's for racing and you do need to file square I would have thought Doug at the link below should be able to help as he is involved in tuning and racing saws. Edit. Removed link as it turns out they dont sell flat files as their racing chains are sharpened with a round file

Not a problem. This is what size the customer thinks we need for the finished sizes but I think they may have got there H and Ws the wrong way around haha. As you can see it's not much but it needs to be as clean a s whistle" 16 pieces. 180mm H x 112mm W [outside edge] x 18mm timber."

Never made one but my approach would be use a very stable wood and trust resin to do the waterproofing. Instability would cause the resin to have faults and allow water ingress into the wood. Mark any chance of some pictures of those pear boards or would rather not part with them ?

Brilliant. Brightened up my morning ?

Just experienced great customer service. I have an old Stabila Laser level that I have had maybe 15 years and it saw me through our house build. It had a great gizmo that you put a prism in the end that would cast a line at 90 degrees to the level. I lent the level to a friend some time ago and only recently opened up the case to find the prism is missing. The friend has moved house so no chance of finding it. I sent off what I thought was a very optimistic email to Stabila Germany to see if they had any old stock of these parts knowing full well they have not made this item for a long time. Heard nothing for a few days then a mail from someone representing Stabila in the UK to say that Stabila Germany had found one of these in the factory and it would be sent over with the next delivery to the UK. What's my address and there is no charge for the part. Pretty chuffed with that and a big thanks to Stabila

That may be the case but I don't and by the looks of it, Tom doesn't either. In all seriousness, the aim of advertising for many things is to make you insecure about what you are doing now and then sell you a solution and this seems to be a case in point.

I have been using decent fuel and decent oil carefully mixed and never had a problem. Literally no-carb issues ever. I did buy some ethanol protector when I read about everyone getting their knickers in a twist over ethanol but it's still sitting on the shelf.