william127

Yes just a little 3000lb atv one. Can unbolt easily to go on other things, when I make mounts for other stuff 👍

Sideways rain/snow the last 2 days so I got some additions to the chipper that I've been meaning to do for a while. Brash cart mount and a vice. Along with quite a bit of paper pushing- goes nicely with letting the paint dry on the parts, coat of paint, hour on the paper work, coat of paint😅😅

Nearly finished building this, all the framework came from my scrap bin, the cladding is dibond from site hordings, cost me 20 quid a sheet and when I peel off the plastic it'll be new, clean white underneath👌👌 It's interchangeable between the trailer and my defender tipper. It can be forked on and off or easy to manhandle with 2 people which is important as I don't need it 75 percent of the time. The door is to go over the van vault on the defender. The roof will get dibond on it and my 'waffle boards' on the side where the ladder doesn't go so I can stand on them, or use them on site. Total cost is 100 for the dibond, about 50 for the rivets, mastic, hinges and consumables. A decent ply 1 would cost that or more these days and not be anywhere near as long lived👌 Taken about 2 long days to do, mainly as and when I had time. I think I could do another 1 in 2 steady days now I've a little bit of experience.👍👍

Found this on Facebook Marketplace, not saying anything against the bloke selling it, don't want to start an argument.... But that's a crap advert and ridiculous price for a saw like that??

When there are too many to: 1. Know what they fit 2. Have them all ready to use. I fall foul of both of these😅🥺🤦‍♂️ I'd say I have 40 chains, not a huge amount over nearlt 20 years working, especially as I've bought saws used from domestic owners that came with 4 spares! I'm going to deal with it by dropping the whole lot of for sharpening (yes of course I could it myself, but I don't want to in these quantities) and tell them to bin anything that they don't think is worth it, at their discretion. Then I'm going to match them all up to a saw/bar, label them and I'll only use 2 of them (1 on, 1 spare), replacing them only when they're worn out. Well that's the theory 😅😅

My 2.0 ranger has averaged 25.6 over 25000 miles, but I don't tow with it all the time. No better or worse than all the other 4x4s I've had over the years really, they've almost all been 20-22 day to day work, 28-32 on a run, 25ish average. What a boring post. Sorry😅😅😅

Got my little makita blower out earlier, I'd actually forgotten I had it😅🤦‍♂️ useful bit of kit for little jobs 👍👍 Bought and fitted some StealthMount Packout feet on my socket set, should help stop it flying across the back of the truck 👍👍

Sounds ideal, I knew you were low staffed but didn't realise you didn't have any.👍👍 Trouble is getting that hand every now and then. Although my cheif (very) casual helper is now on shift work so he's started badgering me for days again. 2 to 3 day jobs are my ideal, win or loose at least you're not tied down to it for weeks. Downside is it takes a lot of enquiries to fill a month....

What sort of mpg are you getting from the ranger Mick?

Few from photos I've taken the last couple of days- Milwaukee m12 riviter, I might have mentioned this before but its worth repeating. The first m12 tool I bought, ( the whole range seems brilliant) it's great value, it pulls tons on rivets on just the 2 amp battery, it's very compact and pulls nice and quickly. It's 2 and a half years old now and I still love using it, I'd buy another no question👌👌 Erbaur corded 115mm grinder, picked this up at the weekend as I've got a lot of paint/rust removal to do and wanted to save wear and tear (it's a filthy job) on the makita cordless ones. Seems pretty decent for the money, about 1/2 the price of the go to makita/bosch ones at £34. So far so good 🤞 Milwaukee packout boxes. The obvious comment is ''how much! For an empty box??' But that's the only problem I have with them, slightly offset by buying them on offer😅 I've had a lot of tool boxes and power tool boxes over the years and they go from ok (the trend boxes these replace) to the downright crap (makita macpac 🤬) and the packout blows them all out the water 👌👌 I'll be adding to them as an when I need, or when they're on offer... Bessy spring clamps. Bought these on a whim off the counter in a tool shop for a couple of quid each, they're really handy for all sorts👍👍 Stealth mount battery holders. Ive just fitted 6 of these under the shelf, brilliant way to store batteries in what would otherwise be dead space in the truck. Easy to fit and use, very simple.

Thanks, that's saved me typing that😅😅👍👍

Spot on, if and when we're forced into electric vehicles I'd far rather convert the D2 and defender than have a 'proper' electric car with all the touch screen bilge.

I have this hyundai, posted about it before, it's about 5 years old. Doesn't get used much but it works pretty well when it does. It chips very well for what it is, all the important things work you just have to watch for bolts shacking themselves out occasionally... Engine seems to be a quite close copy of a honda gx390, having looked at the pair of them side by side.

Physically mounting it wasn't too difficult, I think they just had to put a little crossbar under one side. Wiring wasn't too difficult in the end apparently, although a wiring diagram would have helped as there are safety cut outs etc but I think a bit of patient tracing got it sorted 👍

This is a screenshot of the Facebook advert we got it from, 29.5hp according to google👍 It was new but secondhand so I don't know the retail price of one.

I've often done it the other way after doing a lot of towing- looking in the mirror, waiting for the trailer to come round into view as you reverse, oh hang on, I put the trailer away an hour ago😅😅😅😅🤦‍♂️

Maybe suggest that they have a footing suitable for a brick wall laid, then chemfix some studding anchors in, 3 sleepers high, drill holes through the bottom 3 sleeper courses and lower them over the studding as you go. Then bolt down tight to top of course 3, cap off with course 4. Gets the job done well, gives you a bit more work and saves them money in the long run, if they ever have the brickwork done.

Surely no ones going to pay that?? Especially as there's no premium for a sub 750kg now, even though they are very handy

Well I'm convinced - only time I've ever come across it before was my Grandad bringing offcuts of it home to screw under the legs of any and all bits of wooden garden furniture any member of the family bought, for rot prevention 😆😆👍👍 Where's good to buy it, either Hertfordshire ares or sensible delivery? What's a good current price for 6mm 8x4?👍

Yes I picked up a few lights etc from an ifor dealer this morning, there were a fair few in stock. Nowhere near where they were 3 years ago but they were definitely arranged as stock items, not waiting on collection. But the prices now!! I bought the last 'stock' 2.7 ton 10x5 another local dealer had 2 years ago, paid £2700 for it. Its done a bit of work but not been hammered , I'd want 3k for it at the moment but pointless to sell as a new one would be way more.

My mate had these through his workshop this week for rust prevention. brand new with snow plough mounts and 5th wheel couplings on the back, going to Luton Airport. Looked amazing, seemed enormous inside a relatively small workshop 👌👌👌

Could have done with it yesterday (keys were in the truck but couldn't see for looking), replacement arrived and fitted 👍👍

Just got sent this picture of my Mac box, being used exactly as intended again😅😅👍 my mates rewiring the chipper and who wants to do that kind if thing on the floor!

These are my 1/2 inch nut guns The makita is over 6 years old, been well used and abused, apart from having to tighten up the front 4 screws last month it's been as good as gold. Just had a Google and apparently its only got 400nm of undoing power. Its never really felt lacking working on land rovers or little old tractors and is nice and compact for steel work. Next to it is my m18, which has twice as much torque apparently! Not had a great deal of use as the makita is still going strong and is physically a bit smaller. Seems very well made though, it'll be the replacement -upgrade- when the makita dies. I also have the m12 half inch angled impact, which works really well but is definitely a luxury! Bought it as a Christmas present to myself 2 years ago.

I realised earlier the neck looks welded to the frame in that picture, it isn't, it's just laid against it. So I wasn't as far down the wrong path as it seemed 👍👍 So all I need to do is build a stubby little mount to attach the auger to the frame and we're back on track.👍