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The good news Stubby is they are all ears and possibly prepared to make changes, I have always liked the non plastic super tough look of the Forst and would be a buyer if a few issues were ironed out. Looks like I have been given a chance to say my piece, it may mean putting my money where my mouth is and being the guineapig but I think it will be worth it. Bob

I like the look of that telehandler John, what's the chances of posting up a review on it? Bob

It's not a problem Bill, a decent chain and a few ratchet straps and it would be on in a few minutes even on your own, I have wrestled the track back on a 580c on my own and that was sat in a pond we were clearing out. Its more technique than grunt. Bob

All the best on your new venture, might be worth getting a spraying ticket if you are getting into hand cutting Rhody, most of your clients will want the stumps treated. Bob

Drop two plates off the chain and give yourself a bit of space, you can then beat/press out the pin or cut it out with a thin disc. Bob Edit, why split the track? prop the machine on the track frame, slacken off the adjusters and use the machine to drag the track off complete.

We have cleared a bit of Rhody over the years, by hand its sole destroying and with the typical rates you will be hard pushed to make anything other than a wage. You really do have to get a bit mechanical with it and one bit of kit alone is not usually enough, a slew with a power rake and flail, tracked or wheeled mulcher would be the bare minimum needed go Rhody bashing. Bob

Most of the old school steel body 7.5 ton tippers are good for 3.5 ton payload, I have used my mates little MAN tipper truck to get ballast from the pits and that goes about 20kg short of the 7.5 ton limit with 3.5 ton on it inc driver. No capacity left for tools or passengers. 4-4.5 ton would be a realistic payload with a modern 7.5 tonner with an ali body, fill the cab with blokes and chuck all the tools on and you are probably back down to a 3.5 -4 ton payload. Bob

Briggs not Forst, its highlighted in my quote. Briggs & Stratton, a company founded in 1908, files for bankruptcy protection EU.JSONLINE.COM Bob

And they are in difficulties , about to go down the pan and most of the blame is being pointed at the unreliability issues. Bob

HGV`s front tyres will need to be no older than ten years old as from the autumn, this will include 7.5 tonners. Blurb from the traffic commisioner Government announces heavy vehicle old tyre ban Last week, the government announced a ban on older tyres being fitted on lorries, buses and coaches. The ban will make it illegal to fit tyres aged 10 years or older to the front wheels of lorries, buses and coaches, and all wheels of minibuses. The measures will also apply to re-treaded tyres – with the date of re-treading to be marked – making the age of the tyre clearly visible. The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain welcome this move. They would urge all operators to review their tyre management systems before the ban comes into force in the autumn. Operators should also look out for further information on tyre marking and an update to the categorisation of defects (further guidance) in due course.

We run a no lone working policy where possible, on the occasions where this is not possible and phone signal is crap we have a six station long range walkie talkie set up that we use, our guys are using it more often now to save beating up their phones. Its good for about four miles and will pair up with helmet comms. Bob

There are a few things to consider if second lifeing barrels. Firstly is the piston rings, chrome or Nikasil bores normally run with softer rings, soft bores like iron blocks run with harder rings. Bore finish for obvious reasons will impact on ring life, soft rings designed to run in a chrome bore should not really be used in a honed bore. Less is more if you are poking abrasives up a chrome bore, just saying. Bob

The very word "stump grinding" is open to interpretation, there are guys out there just buffing off the tops while others will bowl them out properly. Perhaps an option for either at the quoting stage would help add clarity for the client. Bob

There is always the bump start.

I never bother with the decompressor, you can get a feel for when they have just gone over tdc. Get it to that point and go for it, if you go a bit girlie it will tear your fingers off but if you commit they just start. Bob

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Possibly, Ms441 will be 14mm plug size, the Ms362 can be 14mm or 10mm. Whatever the size is use the stepped tap. Here is the range of taps and you can get the correct length helicoils from virtually anywhere. V-Coil Metric Spark Plug Thread Repair Taps with Pilot Nose - Thread Repair Taps - Thread Repair Inserts - Fasteners - Shop4Fasteners SHOP4FASTENERS.CO.UK <ul> <li>Metric STI spark plug taps with pilot nose for wire thread inserts</li> <li>These taps allow thread... Bob

The bladegate scandal is still running I would like to think Forst will be modifying the blade set up and putting the blade behind the rotor with a clamp to hold it down rather than the two bolt system they currently use to hold it on the front. The system on the left vs the one on the right is a no brainer.

The biggest problem with fitting a helicoil is getting the tap to thread the hole true to the sealing washer face of the plug. Draper make a stepped tap kit that picks up on what's left of the original thread and uses that to chase out the new thread. If you take your time its sort of fool proof. Bob

Piss taking aside just for a minute, the design of the blade fixture as a whole looks a bit suspect. In my mind the base of the blade could sit on a machined ledge on the rotor so the bolts are only used to hold the blade back. As is the bolts and countersunk holes are taking an unnecessary hammering, they would take even less of a hammering if the blades were not canted away from the rotor like they are. If left like they are I would consider closing up the anvil/blade clearance to minimise blade stress. Take smaller bites. Bob

I thought they liked everything to go in dry Bob

We have run our Landrover cherry picker for over fourteen years now, nothing fancy but its in constant use. It's on chunky tyres so gets about well and its got a pull out drawbar so it can tow a chipper, also got spades and a six ton hydraulic winch up its chuff which is useful. Cant see what's not to like Bob

I was thinking of the DCM . Bob

I think we have a serial kerbist amongst us

Copperslip is not a lubricant, it's an anti seize compound. Bob