william127

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.?

I see where you're coming from, but I think if I can find one of those red rhino machines near me it should be viable i think. We only use soil in pretty small quantities so it costs £40+ a ton to buy, I now think there's 100 ton ish in the piles. I have a digger and a loader so only running costs for them, not hire rates, and I'll be doing it myself-not that my time is free, or even cheap! A bit of time on the screener should get the pile tidied up (that's quite important due to where our fields are), make a decent pile of usable product and give me some experience of the process in case I ever need to use it on site where its a bit more important! Cheers ?

This one looks like the way to go, just need to find one for a sensible price that's not a hundred miles away!

I'm currently digging out my muck heap and I've found about 40 tons of really decent soil. There is probably the same again in another heap up the field. Any recommendations on a machine I could hire to screen the rubbish out of it to leave decent soil behind ? Needs to be able to use in a field and ideally mobile in use so I can move it to the soil rather than bringing the soil to it. Any suggestions welcome, thanks.

I remember you saying about the 5s being better than the 0s when I got my 3060, that would make sense as its the slightly later series- so basically the same but slightly improved?!? Prices of the 1056s seem a bit a bit hit and miss, but slightly up on 5 years ago maybe? ?

So the tractor in this picture is long gone-at a great profit!- and its time for another! (I did think that buying a brand new loader 2 months ago would 'scratch the itch' for this year, but apparently not!) So any suggestions of tractors to meet this criteria: 4wd 80-100ish HP 40kph Loader 2 spools £10000-12000(roughly) Nice cab Big wide door Lots of leg room Gear sticks to the side, not between your legs 3pl controls on the outside for easy hitching up My current contender is a mf3090/95, or a 3080/85 if it was in really nice condition for the right price. Reading through here Aspen Bob has got me tempted by a 3125 but I think that's somewhat overkill!! I'm also very keen on the case 1056xl for the simple reason that a farmer/contractor 2 miles from me has had at least 20 of them and never got rid of any so there are plenty of spares and knowledge on them in the area, plus they are simple and just do the job. Not sure what they are like to work in/drive? I will probably head to Cambridge sales next month- not to buy, I can't risk this much on an auction- but its the best place to climb in the cabs of many different models! Any suggestions appreciated, but I'm not in the market to buy right now, itll be a couple of months yet ??

I wouldn't go there looking for a tractor unless you know absolutely what you are looking at, and the values of the machines you are looking at. Too easy to get your fingers burnt! I can't say I've seen many valtras there either, but obviously different every month. Its not a bad day out though and you can get good buys on the implements and odds and sods bits- I got a big pile of barriers for not much more than I paid for 1 new one last time I went.

I work with Andrew regularly and can vouch for the research that's gone into, the maintenance of and low hours of all this kit. Its all great stuff??