william127

No worries mate, it's advice 👍 The trailer mover can go on the big loader, what you say about it having to go directly on the back plate makes total sense as soon as I read it. Something else I can make👍 I'll finish the auger frame as I'm nearly there with it, give it a try, take the auger off and use it for ram raiding or something 😅😅 I've just googled (should have done that first really) how the 'factory' auger is set up and it really is right against the headstock

Got stuck into a couple of attachments yesterday, towbar attachment for the forks (direct copy of the one we use on the workshop forklift) and did quite a lot on an auger mount (shamelessly copied from somewhere on arbtalk), all from 1 old steel Post that came in the scrap in a farm trailer I bought cheap at auction 👍👍 . As well as a fork pocket on the chipper and a new leg. Got a bit carried away, should have been home around 5, eventually home at 8😅😅 Pub for 9👍 (Please don't judge the welding/fabrication quality, I'm doing it all myself to improve, and I know for a fact I'm better than I was at the start of the week! Starting to get a feel for settings, speed etc. It's all thoroughly hammer tested👍)

These are pretty handy too, there's 8 there, I must have another couple somewhere. And 6 m12 milwaukees. If you really want to go as cordless as possible it's not cheap..

The makita riviter looks awful for the money! Get yourself the milwaukee, it's a brilliant tool, great value and gets you into the whole m12 range 👍👍👍

I have one of those, pretty sure you won't be disappointed, brilliant tool👌👌

That riviter is amazing- for years we've used a Gesipa (not mine) which was over 700 quid with 2 batteries! The milwaukee was 200!! Performance wise there's absolutely nothing in it, the milwaukee is more compact and pulls the rivit a fraction quicker, but you have to knock the mandrel through with your finger so a cycle is basically identical time wise. I suspect the gesipa will have a longer life, but 3 times as long?? The milwaukee is 2 and a bit years old and going strong 👍🤞 I'm a big fan of the m12 range 👍👍 Can't beat time sorting and tidying, it's the ideal activity for this time of year👍

I've been repacking my milwaukees today, basically put together a 3/8th m12 box as these are what we use all the time on site on the steel work jobs I do (relative light weight prefabed units). Sockets, deep socket, batteries, charger, nut gun and ratchet. Then moved the riviter and drill out of their cheaper broken box into a proper packout box. Much sturdier and room for bits/rivets. I've also got the 90degree, 1/2 inch m12 impact driver, which is fantastic but definitely a luxury! Along with an m18 standard 1/2 brushless nut gun, which is great but doesn't get much use as my makita is nicer, and I don't have any other m18 tools (yet!). I've always been a makita man but in terms of 12v and storage, milwaukee are miles ahead. I do love a new tool😅😅👍

That would be ideal, I have these on my gx9x4hd, tried one on the 10x6 yesterday, but looked very close to a bolt head by the spring and that was with the no load on. I will speak to the dealer that supplied the 9x4 when they reopen next week, they were very helpful with that trailer and the options- they basically built a standard to heavy duty spec for me, due to ifors ridiculous lead time for a HD, just so it could have these big Tyres on it. I was impressed with the service/can do attitude. Speaking of tyres, I dropped off 9 wheel and tyre combinations for punctre repairs this morning, if they're all salvageable I'll have tyres coming out my ears😅😅👍

My ifor williams gh106 is currently on the 13 inch rims pictured, they're not the best and get a lot of punctres/bent rims, mainly because it's so wide they're on the broken edges of country lanes. Is there any reason I can't switch to the 12s pictured, as used on my lm146 among many others? They physically fit fine and the weight rating is fine. Thanks

Good to here another opinion on the machines👍👍 I must admit I was glad that my Giant came with a light, a job saved and a neat factory finish 👌👌 it also came with an Anderson plug for easy connection to the battery, for jump starts etc. But I do like the way the sherpa is as bare bones, straight steel, all you need nothing you don't as possible 👍

Finally had a chance to get the bucket off and measure the brackets. Sorry about the poor pictures, dark, windy and wet here this morning. The back plate is 500 wide, 220 deep and the locking pins are 450 apart. If anyone is able to confirm this fits another make of brackets I'll be very grateful! Cheers

Couple of cracking bits in this picture- my big red Mac box, bought second hand but immaculate 3 years ago. Cost £450, worth every penny. Was in my van for a year, then when I got rid of that I put it back on its casters and it lives in my mates workshop that I have access to, so handy having my own tools and bench that I can just wheel out when I'm working there. The top is biscuit jointed Ash planks that I milled a few years ago, had a few land-rover gearboxs and transfer boxes sat on it the last couple of years! Draper pillar drill, £40 homebase bargain a few years ago. Not the best but does what's needed for very little cost👍👍 Inverter arc welder, can never remember the make, think it's 'expert' something. Bought on a whim at LAMMA a few years ago, I can stick things together with relative confidence with it. Someone who can really weld would be able to give a better review of it😅😅👍

No ad blue after 5k! Bloody hell, my 2.0 ranger needs 10 litres every 3k. Most annoyingly, it starts bleeping on start up/the light comes on at 1500 miles adblue range remaining. I like to fill it up when it has 500 miles left, so it'll take a 10 litre can in one go. This basically means the warning light is on nearly 50% of the time😒😒 In terms of mpg it's averaged 25.6, mostly local driving, towing about a quater of the time, mostly 2-2.5 ton. I'd say that's no better or worse than my defenders, discos, troopers or old hilux were, it's just the nature of the driving I do. It's the first brand new truck I've had and I severely doubt I'd have another new truck. It's a lease (lets not get into the pros and cons of that, but it was genuinely right for me at the time), going back in 18 months and I'll be glad. As for actually owning a 'modern' truck, having something say 4 years old, so out of warranty but basically current scares me- vehicle is still going to be very costly to buy, whether outright or financed, but if something big, engine or gearbox goes you're looking at thousands and thousands to repair it. So what do you do, stay on the cycle of buying new every 3 years to stay in warranty or risk owning out of warranty, with the small but possible chance of a very big bill🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Now the cheap finance/covid price boom has ended and prices are turning the options of older vehicles are opening back up and that's probably the route I'll go back to, just suits me more. But then you get into the new issues of ulezs.....arghhh (not that I'm too worried about them, it either goes on the price of the job or I don't do it😅👍). Wouldn't it be nice to have a job that you just needed 'a car' for....

There we go, test on Friday 👌👌 (Digger tracks are a right pain to work with on your own, especially if the bench is narrow)🤦‍♂️👍

Well I found it, but it's dead. There was water coming out of it when I press the clicker😒😅

That sounds ideal 👌👌 I have digger tracks, steel and I want to practice my welding more👍👍

Anyone using some kind of sweeping attachment on their mini loader? The yard always needs a good sweep but it's particularly filthy at the moment after I loaded out 5 cube of chip onto the lane outside to keep the road passable in the ice😅😅🤦‍♂️

I'll get a photo of my headstock and some measurements,see what people think. Be nice if it is the same as them but I had a look at the cast online, didn't seem the same, I'm more than happy to be wrong though 👍🤞

Can't beat a thumb for big bits of rubble where you want maximum lifting capacity. Not the quickest for lots of little bits though.

Welded on bolt on bracket sounds ideal as I'll be making one of those for other bits👍 I'll look into that grab, cheers👍 That picture with the sherpa, multi-one and digger is great👍👍

Ifor gx9x4, very nice trailer to use. 👍 I don't they're the same unfortunately.

I want to do this, should be a handy set up. With a hydraulic splitter, not a pto. Probably the oxdale tm400. I have the pto version on the tractor, nice little splitter.

No problem mate, thanks for replying at all, big chunk of questions😅👍 I'll be looking into the intermecatto grab, seen lots of recommendations for them. Do you know the model number of the one you've just bought? I've got a hyundai micro chipper that's been gathering dust, partly because it's a pain to move on my own. I'll be bringing it back to life then I'll be doing what you've done with the fork pocket underneath and hopefully getting a bit more use out of it. The dealer that supplied me my Giant made me a general purpose bucket for £500 when I bought the machine -the people who traded it in kept their attachments for the new one. It's a very sturdy bucket, really pleased with it for the money. Pallet forks will be getting bought in January ready for a paving job. It's currently on the widest available wheels, I'll get the narrowest ones when I need them. I'm going to be building a bracket to run my auger on it as I can see that being handy on it. I'm also thinking of a little log splitter on it, maybe an oxdale tm400 as the pto version is serving me well. Stick a pair of fork pockets on the bottom, pick the splitter up for a nice mobile, height adjustable splitter that can also move wood👍👍

Had -12 in the yard in Hertfordshire this morning! Trying to tarp up the chipper with straps that were as rigid as steel rulers 😅😅

I don't know about legislation regarding winter tyres, although the benefits to having them are clear and I'll certainly be looking into it for my next set on the discovery. Might even get them as 3rd set (a/ts for most use, muds for play days and winters for, well, winter😅) as d2 alloys aren't worth much at all and I like to have one in stock as a breaker all the time so I'm always trying to shift the old alloys😅😅👍 What really does need legislation is towing eyes!!Every winter, slightly stuck cars cause massive traffic problems by not being towable👎👎 They should legally have to be stored in the front of the car in a special bracket, not buried under a boot full of luggage, or worse still, missing completely. No towing Eye to hand, 3 points and a fine👍👍