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I have welded a few bars on the front of the one I built to keep some direction of the rope on the drum, pull line always feeds into the lower part of the drum, two wraps comes out of the middle bar and four wraps over the top bar. Nothing ever gets tangled. Bob

I wouldnt knock a Honda but come replacement time which is normally through neglect and abuse I have used Loncin/lifan engines, they too have not missed a beat. Bob

I rate them for any commercial work where they will fit, good for any site work, large estates and golf courses . The deck is high enough so you can grind huge stumps without having to stop and move grindings. Its no good for Mrs Miggins back garden. Downside is when its strapped to the telehandler or Mog its 30` long, upside is its a beast of a grinder.

As above, gear ratios and gear type is important, go with worm drive because if it stalls it’s a natural brake. Also worth looking at the clutched gear reduction engines, they give more grunt and you can use the throttle to stop/start the pull instead of running the engine at full chat all the time. I would also lay the reduction box flat so you get a centre pull rather than off the side, off the side like that will have it going squiffy on the pull. FCNDK-50 Worm Gearbox 50:1 Ratio (71B14) - BearingBoys WWW.BEARINGBOYS.CO.UK FCNDK-50 Worm Gearbox 50:1 Ratio (71B14) (FCNDK Worm Gearboxes) at BearingBoys - Â93.15 exc VAT. Input : 71B14... Bob

They were, the off side front developed a leak but I managed to find a moccasin as a spare. it affects the handling though so I may have to buy a new pair.

The kids wont talk to me anymore because of my choice in slippers .

We offer three options, buff the top off just below ground level, bowl out the stump leaving the laterals or grub the whole thing out with an excavator. Bob

A complaint can't be without merit, councils are not adverse to folk running a business from home but they do have to act when receiving complaints. If on inspection the complaint is found to be a scrotums contents, you won't hear any more from them. Bob

I would get whoever it is thats interested in buying this timber to come out and clearly mark up the sticks they want, getting timber rejected when its on the truck and at its destination is expensive. Bob

Sounds like a job for an excavator fitted with a flail. Bob Edit, access permitting.

I don’t think mpg comes into the equation if it’s a work truck, I would value torque, a comfy seat /driving position, reliability and load space over looks or mpg. Bob Edit, the toerag v10 ticks quite a few boxes as a tow barge. Mates had one for a few years and it’s a beast of a thing.

Plogs would have its tail pinched up in a vice and use it as a log splitter. Bob

That has to be a warranty job doesn't it ? Bob

Back in April 2016 I modified our tracked TW flywheel bearings to grease-able and to this day the bearings have not needed to be changed . Its racked up some hours on those bearings so if anyone ever tells you its possible to over grease a bearing poke them in the eye with a stick. Have got the chipper in bits atm to sort out the engine and anvil so popped off the shaft extension to see how its getting on . All good 👌 This is the tow 190 with the same rotor @ 500 hours with shagged bearings, it will be getting the same treatment as above. Knackered Bob

Not hard to be overweight, only a fine up to a max of 30% over which is not a lot of weight on a transit, after that its a summons and you could be charged with the more serious offence of using a vehicle in a dangerous condition under S40A(d) the weight, position or distribution of its load, or the manner in which it is secured. Insurance could also be invalid. The maximum penalty that could be imposed under this section is a level 5 fine which is unlimited, a disqualification from driving and 3 points if no disqualification is imposed . If your insurance company do a slippery side step because of an accident there is also that to deal with.These days you are better off with a 4x4 and trailer for the logsnchogs , keep the transit/chipper for chip. Bob

Scrap them, they are not fit for purpose, all they have ever been is a get around the system truck. Put an arb body on a 3.5 ton truck,fill it with fuel, put the tools on, hang a chipper up its arse ,put three muckers in the front and its fully loaded. At best you may get away with chucking some hedge cuttings in the back. Bob

DVSA will need to take a good hard look at the restricted Olicense criteria before anything else changes or there will be tens of thousands of guys out there unable to go to work, if they could cut the 7.5 ton and under red tape most builders/ tree surgeon's would go for a bigger truck and run legal. Bob

Some blurb on it below Chris. The government announced at Budget 2020 that it will remove the entitlement to use red diesel for many sectors from April 2022. This will require many industries to use fuel that’s taxed at the standard rate for white diesel and therefore encourages businesses to use alternative fuels to help reduce their environmental impact. At Budget 2021, the government added more industries to the list that will continue to be permitted to use red diesel. Therefore, from April 2022, the entitlement to use red diesel and rebated fuels will be restricted to the following purposes: Commercial boating industry, including fishing and inland water freight industries and passenger ferries Non-commercial power generation, such as hospitals and off-the-grid households Agriculture, forestry, horticulture and fish farming Passenger, freight and maintenance vehicles that run on rail tracks Non-commercial heating, such as off-the-grid homes, places of worships and townhalls Travelling funfairs and circuses Amateur sports clubs, including golf courses Fuel duty will apply to biodiesel, biofuels and fuel substitutes used in heating, with the rebated duty rate applied to non-commercial heating. Penalties for breaking restrictions on the use of rebated fuels will also change, allowing HMRC to seize vehicles and other machinery in certain circumstances.

I think the noose will tighten, nearly half of the 3.5 tonners fail their MOT and most are running overweight, its a cash cow if they go ahead.There is already talk of including Northern Ireland because of the movements between the south. They will have to police the foreign trucks and may well follow the EU legislation A Weight on your Shoulders? | Backhouse Jones WWW.BACKHOUSEJONES.CO.UK 3.5 tonne weight exemption for international licensing to...

RHA sent through a bulletin the other day stating that UK trucks over 2.5 ton that are used commercially and travelling through the EU will need an Olicense later in the year. Uk may follow. Van operators may need O-licences if EU changes its rules WWW.COMMERCIALFLEET.ORG Despite Brexit, vans of 2.5 tonnes-plus may still have to comply with EU rules, especially when deliveries take them across...

The best way to deal with a serial no show is bump their pay day back accordingly, whether paid monthly or fortnightly pay them when they have done the days. Bob

Arb bodies with lids and the chippers ramming all the chip to height at the headboard end of the body cause most of the problems. Bob

Battery isolators on everything and buy a load of those solar chargers, they wont charge anything up but they put out enough in to stop a battery going backwards, had them on the donkey engines and the newer ones unlike the earlier offerings actually work. Bob

A bit of a handy 5mm thread reclaimer for plastics on saws etc where space allows. There are a few flavours of these, I find the continuous external threaded ones the best. Open up the hole, these inserts are tight at 9mm but other makes may vary. Chamfer with a 13mm drill Use a drop of super glue and wind in with an allen key.