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  1. Cheers PeteB. Emailed the guys at Greenmech and they say I will need a new wiring loom. Possibly need a new pulley arm too as its on opposite side to the B&S engine? This is all if I can actually get an engine from anywhere! Not sure if you have any other knowledge of what would be required to do the swap? Cheers, Ross.
  2. Hi everyone after some advice regarding engines on Greenmech Arb130. Currently got the 23hp Vanguard Briggs & Stratton engine fitted but its starting to die with gaskets going and oil escaping everywhere and being underpowered. The new machines are fitted with the Honda equivalent which are meant to be a lot more reliable and bit gruntier. Anyone done this conversion before? Or does anyone know if a bigger Honda power unit would fit? Ross.
  3. Grinder managed to find this axe head buried in the stump. Customers garden was full of rubble from lazy builders in the past burying all their waste..... Access was interesting too down a waste filled alleyway. DD9662C1-3033-4834-80BD-139B24186CD4.heic A18887B7-645D-4729-A6E2-0FF704538BF2.heic
  4. Im running the Husqvarna 520iHE3. Really good machine, battery lasts (200) for ages and is light weight yet powerful. Charges pretty quick too. Soooo nice trimming without a noisy 2stroke screaming at you!
  5. Hmmmmm ok. Might have to think of a different way of storing it. Have to make sure its empty before I put it away otherwise I find a nice puddle of oil on floor. Also not good for customers patios!!
  6. Has anybody else who's got the battery Husqvarna 530 poll saw had it leaking oil from the reservoir tank? Seems to be coming out where the pipe goes into the plastic tank. No cracks in tank or pipe. My only guess would be a poor push seal between the 2?
  7. Got round to milling up some trunks I've had lying around. Cherry, Maple and Burred Sycamore.
  8. What length and diameter? Interested to see some images.
  9. The more people who go outside and either socialise or work in teams the longer this situation is going to take. Everyone is in the s**t together. The NHS are doing their best to help out but if more people keep doing the opposite of what the experts are saying then the more people will get infected and spread it quicker. Stay at home/garden. Gets those jobs finished in the house or in the garden if you can. Service your vans/tools (or clean them.........) Don't have to just sit on yours sofas getting fat.
  10. Spoons

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    With all the extra weight built in to modern vehicles to make them safer/more luxurious/bigger yet still with the same 3.5t limit why cant they up the weight limit on these so they can run legally? An old smiley Transit is going to be less kerb weight than a brand new Transit yet the new Transit will be safer for carrying more payload due to better/newer mechanics and modern structural integrity. So why not up the official payload to 4t or 4.5t and have people driving around safely within the law?
  11. Has anybody had any play with the electric version? Any differences in speed/power between elec/petrol?
  12. Does anybody have any suggestions to other mini hedges to plant instead of Boxwood? I would like to keep it at about 1.5-2ft height and 1ft width. If you have photos of others that would be much appreciated.
  13. Does anybody have any personal use of both battery and petrol pole saws? I'm looking into the Husky 536LiPT5 pole saw. I use a Echo with another company which is a good piece of kit, extra 2kgs compared to the battery Husky.
  14. I run a single cab Crafter, its a nice vehicle for the job. Single wheel isn't the best for carrying heavy load as it moves about a lot more than twin rear wheels. They are a fair bit larger size wise compared to Cabstar if your are trying to fit into small driveways. Wouldn't bother with double cab, even longer so need more length for parking, plus payload will be even smaller(but that's another argument on this forum )
  15. Fixed. Ended up just being a large chunk of wood that had got wedged in the flywheel causing an indifference in weight. Yey.
  16. Using my Greenmech 130 earlier and a lot of vibrations started. The engine dampener does seem as though you can pull it up/down very easily, should it be like this? I can lift it up so much that I could probably pull the belts off.
  17. One of the starter solenoids on my Greenmech 130 has just started getting intermittent. The spade has a loose connection so having to wiggle it to get the electrical current to go through. There are 2 different solenoids connected to each other. One has 1 spade and the other has 2 spades. It’s the one with 2 spades that is dodgy but all sites only sell the one with 1 spade. Should it have 2 different solenoids? Seems a bit strange to me. It’s the 23hp Vanguard. Any help would be much appreciated.
  18. One of the starter solenoids on my Greenmech 130 has just started getting intermittent. The spade has a loose connection so having to wiggle it to get the electrical current to go through. There are 2 different solenoids connected to each other. One has 1 spade and the other has 2 spades. It’s the one with 2 spades that is dodgy but all sites only sell the one with 1 spade. Should it have 2 different solenoids? Seems a bit strange to me. It’s the 23hp Vanguard. Any help would be much appreciated.
  19. Had/have the same issue. I Replaced mine with the chipper spec msa defenders, still not perfect but they are better. Same issue with the CT-X Arbor helmet too.
  20. Anyone got any reviews on the Husqvarna 226HD75S? Similar to the Stihl 82R im guessing but £80 cheaper. Cant find any reviews on them.
  21. Also much more stability with dual wheels. Singles tend to be a bit more "wollowy".
  22. You were happy with Admiral??? Years ago an old lady drive into the side of my car, had a witness see this and wanted to help me. It took nearly 2years to get my money out of them/other insurance company. I left them straight away once my renewal was up!
  23. Ok many thanks for the response. I'm going to have horrizontal and vertical beams which I will rivet the panels to to stop it from bulging and give it more reugidity. Also with it having a double skin the outer visible skin won't get damaged.
  24. Crafter 3.5t tipper. Mild steel framework with alupanel double skin so outer skin doesn't get dented by chippings/logs.

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