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A 2 minute blast with a blow gun off the compressor in the workshop = no sawdust ( much easier and quicker than a hoover) Bob

If the stud is broken off flush or just below the surface I have had 100% sucess rate with the method below. It works on really small threads like the sheered off bleed nipples on Jonny Burch`s RB44 wheel cylinders to massive bolts on excavators. Get a penny washer with a hole in it just smaller than the broken stud like on this l200 head and weld the washer to the end of the stud. You can get a good burn on this without getting it stuck to the head if you are careful. Broken 8mm stud in an ali head Washer welded to the stud, you may need someone to hold the washer down to stop it moving. Then get a big nut like a 12mm and plug weld down through the middle. You can give this a roasting with the welder. Let it cool and undo it. This method never fails no matter how big or small the stud is , I think its the heat that helps Bob

I have always thought the best place for a winch on a 4x4 or pick up is at the back. Any winch on a truck is useful no matter where it is but if you have gotten a truck stuck in the mud the last thing you would want to do is winch it further in with a front mounted winch. Rear mounted will pull you back out a lot easier and is also handy for dragging stuff up onto a trailer ( including big ugly sticks and stumps ). Fashion says it goes on the front, to be of the most use it needs to go on the back. Its also a lot easier to fit between the chassis rails on the back of most trucks without the need for the fancy bumpers or fitting kits. Bob

Removeable Mag signs are a good idea if you do work for other contractors , I dont like our subbys turning up on jobs in written vehicles. Bob

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Is the pump on the gearbox (PTO) or is it engine driven ? Bob

Exactly that. I know things are different regionally and that in some area`s any wood is log wood but around here there is no market what so ever for this stuff. We process everything,all cord goes for chip, any hardwood goes to the log boys and chip goes to the chip dump. Conifer rings etc would cost me money and time to dispose of so this method suits me. Lots of eternally grateful old folk have taken car loads away .This guy below is living in a house with loads of open fires, he has had at least six transit loads like this and its the difference between him being warm this winter or living in a cold house. He would not be a buyer of logs, ever.

The log goblins have set a new record:thumbup1: I dumped 5 - 6 tons of rubbish wood out there at 4.30pm and it was gone by 10pm. I dont bother cutting it into manageable lengths any more and they still take it Bob

These are a brilliant piece of kit. The wheels are suspect and often break , they also eat cord faster than you can put it in there but they are much better than any brush cutter. We replaced the head on ours with two small HT chains to convert it into a mini swipe, that got round the cord problem Bob

We have that problem but our lads cant work out why:bash: Bob The hilux but the rest of the trucks are not much different.

You want one of these Mr git, I got this one for £50 off ebay. Really useful tool for mashing unknown bits of hydraulic kit together. Bob

Might be worth covering them all up to keep the light off the bags Steve. I think its the light that gets them because the same bags that are in the shipping container are ok. The few tons of bagged logs we had left over from last year which were outside but under a roof had to be re bagged because the bags started to fall apart. Bob

Has everyone overlooked the day this happened ? Bob UK severe weather warning: Britain battered by 105mph gales which leave 2 dead | Daily Mail Online

We have a Drott dozer that runs that engine, Barry Walsh ( Drott spares) will be able to help on 0783653556. Make sure you have plenty of time when you make the call because that man can talk. There is another model IH engine that will fit and the difference is in the height of the block. Barry will no doubt advise. Bob

Nothing compared to the money lost running trucks that you have outgrown. I dont know anyone that has downsized their truck or setup . Bob

How did you Guess ? Bob

Is this better Jonny ?

Lone working in an isolated woodland down in a valley , says it all really:bash: Bob

I have just bought one of these New Diesel Transfer Pump 12 Volt DC Portable Fuel Self Priming Oil Kerosene 45L | eBay Self priming and that suction strainer is really good at not getting the last dregs ( crap) out of the bottom of the barrel. Bob

Perhaps but I think Bob has just loaded up the add with info in an attempt to stop all the mindless crap questions ebay buyers fire at you. Bob

We have both and there is 200kg difference between the two of them. Bob

Bureaucrats and red tape. Bob

Me bitz, all a bit grubby. This gadget has an arm that drops down to the axle for load compensating , it is also the valve that has the landrover rear hydraulic brake line run through it. note the two bleed nipples on the top. Fifth wheels are tiny at 18" Relay Compressors and tanks

I was hoping to keep the trailer weight down to about a ton. I suppose its all different when the trailer is on a fifth wheel , for a start there is no 150kg max drawbar weight to worry about and the fifth wheel will carry more than anything a landrover could pull on its own ( the one on the artic is good for 12 ton but that is a lot bigger), so once coupled you will be limited by the maximum axle weights. landy axles are rated at 2 tons per axle so if the two trailers axles are good for 2 tons each and the landrover rear axle is ok at 2 tons I can see a healthy payload of about 4-41/2 tons if the trailer can be kept at around the ton. The landrover is still a dual purpose vehicle so it should still be under the radar as far as operators license goes but will probably need a tacho, none of this applies if you register it like a mog as ag/forestry. Some landys are rated at 7tons gtw and there are a few hicaps at 7.5 ton gtw.I have also seen trays that clip into the fifth wheel when the trailers are not being used that put it back to a flatbed. Vipex have been doing them for a while @7000kg gtw . Vipex build Landrover Defender based off-road lightweight artic | Vipex Bob

I am going to convert a 110 to a mini artic with a fifth wheel coupling. I bought a complete set up off a guy that wanted his back as a landy. It has a hydraulic valve cut into the rear brake line that actuates the air to the trailer, the compressor is a 12volt thing that supplies a tank. I will post up some pics tomorrow. These are trailer rated at 4.5 ton but its a lot different in road manners than a drawbar trailer. The fifth wheel coupling is slightly forward of the rear axle so when you hit the brakes the front wheels dont go light and there is no snaking about no matter what you do , you can also lean on the vehicle to the tune of 1 ton which puts the whole thing at 7.5 ton gross. Bob