william127

Some good points there. The only trailer I've seen to tempt me away from an ifor was a nugent plant trailer that the owner assured me had been fine for 100 miles behind a disco 4 with a 5 ton digger on!! ??? I can certainly don't remember learning anything of use on my trailer test, other than a handy reminder of basic highway code stuff! Nothing about safe Hill climbs or decesnts. When I tow heavy stuff with my Puma 110, D3 or D2, I've found that I tend to go slightly quicker up the hills on the motorway than down, as theyve had the power to keep it accelerating, then going slower on the way down to stop building up too much speed. Seems like common sense to me but I often find myself getting overtaken on the downhills.....

Yes, full up. I've never had to bleed it before so I'd agree but I can hope!

I need some advise with my little kubota kx36 - 3. Last Friday I went to use it and the arm and track functions were virtually dead. The blade and slew are working fine but when you try and use any of the arm functions I just get groaning noises! I have changed the hydraulic oil and filters, no change--I wasn't really expecting any as the blade and slew work but seemed a sensible start. Anyone know how I bleed the hydraulics on this machine? I did put a new hose on it a few weeks ago but it's done a couple of problem free days work since and I've never had to bleed it before. Its bound to be the highly expensive pump??, but any suggestions would be welcome!

Had a lad, 19ish, work for me one Saturday a few years ago. We were digging out for artificial grass, all soil being dumped at the end of the garden. He was at the job when I arrived, good start I thought? it was only when he asked the client (fortunately a friend of mine ?) for a black coffee with 5 sugars in, I realised he was early because he'd not been home from Friday night and was still off his nut! ?? He started barrowing, after about 15 minutes we realised he hadn't come back from his last load- he'd walked to the end of the garden and kept going, all the way home presumably ???

Welding gauntlets for sure. I was talking to someone about the only monkey puzzle I've done the other done the other day and how it wasn't too bad with the welding gauntlets.

The first 2 years I had my digger I only had the grading bucket, an rsl thumb and ripper tooth! Got loads of jobs done with that combination, rip up the ground a bit with the tooth, dig it out with the big bucket? it worked but it's much nicer having a full set!

Have you got a ripper tooth? Great match with a thumb, or those bolt on bucket teeth that rsl do a great as well, possible better than the tooth as they sink into the timber. Brilliant digger as well!

Some gear there????

Yes. But it wasn't. So it wouldn't. ??

Having had a 390 and a 291, I wouldn't even think about it- unless a few plunge cuts reveal its only solid round the outside, in which case your current bar will do, so crack on!

Was yours a 110 or a 130? 110s are just too short to make good tippers, hi caps are good pick ups though. Mine was a 130, great payload when you consider it had a winch, hand crane and van vault. With twin rear springs it would comfortably carry its legal payload and be OK with 2 ton on. I defenitly think if you don't like defenders, don't buy one, even if on paper it's exactly what you need-it'll just do your head in!

Yep, exactly ? I've also delivered the quad to jobs in a cage sided p6e with my wessex quad trailer upturned on top of the cages ??

I have a 600 grizzly 4x4, I use our very old ifor p6e for moving timber behind it. Had about 3/4 of a ton of hornbeam lengths in it at a time, pulled it fine on the tracks but had to help it up the hill to them with the digger. On a 1/4 mile round trip 2 of us could load with the digger, deliver, unload by hand and back in 20 minutes. Can get 2 bulk bags of split logs on it behind the quad as well Cheapish to buy compared to a quad trailer and multipurpose.

Can anyone recommend an electric splitter for domestic use? A mate of mine has been asking me but it's not something I know anything about! And please don't say a Fiskars, he's wants to stop using man power! Thanks

Can't say I've ever noticed that in 70000 miles in my Puma, I'll see if I notice it next time!

I think you can get Dmaxs and maybe others uprated to it now? But that's got to be around the 30k mark, I'll never spend that on a vehicle- I'd rather have 7 or 8 cheap ones that 1s life span... But that comes down to different personal ways of doing things I suppose.

I have suggested it in one of his threads in the past- 110 van with a bulkhead removal bar, little momo steering wheel and extended seat runners- I'm 6'5 and a lot chunkier than most, it has more leg room than ANYTHING else I've had/driven,- D2, troopers, Dmax, freelander, Jag x type, Rangers, hiluxes(mk3/4s). Plus 180bhp, 400 odd n/m, 30+mpg on a run, low range works on the road without blowing the centre diff, 7000kg train weight, gives boy racers a right shock...... But they are true marmite vehicle and you really have to WANT one, otherwise it'll just annoy you all the time... I'm currently seriously considering a standard, swb, 12 ish plate sprinter van as a day to day truck, but that would mean getting rid of something else??

Big part of the reason I don't want to move away from defender/discovery despite the many benefits from other types of work vehicle- the answer to what it can tow, and tow well(despite what the landrover haters say) is 3500kg. End of, not spec dependent, doesn't mater what weights on the vehicle, 3500kgs it is.?

Well I'm really glad I read this thread, while I'm thinking about changing trucks.?? Or not. maybe a sprinter van. Or a cabstar tipper. but I'm a bit tall. Maybe a v10 toerag. Maybe a get rid of everything I've got and get a D4 commercial. Or a pair of td5 discos. Another 3.0trooper. Or a pair???? Sod it, new (used) tractor it is.??

That's why I have built a solid bagging box out of timber and angle iron, mounted on a pallet so I can move it around easily. Stick the bag in it, fill it up, fork it out and job done. The box does the measuring, the bag is just for transport. Let's me give consistent measures and reuse the bags until they are knackered!.

Too right, why not!??? I cleaned out my brushless grinder and got it working but its actually the triggers wearing out- time to demote it to the workshop and get a shiney new one for the van!??

A cordless grease gun is about the only tool makita don't make,?well that I need. So I've got a sealy cordless one with non lithium battery's,so they are always flat when needed. its bloody horrible but just about worth having.... As for other tools discussed in this topic- I've got a half inch brushless makita impact driver and its bloody brilliant!its not just quicker than a ratchet but it can also do things that a ratchet cant. I did have a machine mart one but that was a lot bigger, less powerful and terrible battery life, I gave it to a mate and he still uses it occasionally. My brushless makita grinder is possibly the best tool I've ever bought. I'd use it anywhere, no matter how manky, as its just a completely differenct class of tool to a cheap or brushed one. Its currently out of action ( I think its just brick dust in the trigger that'll blow out), I feel like I'm missing an arm?? Bahco socket sets are better thàn halfords, I've broken a halfords ratchet by hand, never broken a bahco one even with a scaffold pole! They are also dirt cheap if you buy them at the right time- ive bought 3 from various places over the years and never paid more than £60 for full size 1/2 inch set with spanners. I do like nice tools and some of them are possibly excessive for my needs but they just make life easier!

I'd really like to see pictures if you find them- its something I've often thought of doing but never been sure it would work. So seeing some pictures of a tried and tested one would be great?

Where can I order one please? Needs to be double cab though, with four full size seats, an 8ft load bed and no longer than a 110???

Its not just a muck heap its also a soil dump from small digging out jobs over the last 13 years- I can't believe how far the pile went!- that's been mixed with our muck heap over the years. I've separated out the straw/muck and its great soil as its been well mixed over the years. Its stones, hardcore, roots of all sizes that im needing to get out.?