aspenarb
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It could possibly work if it was a bespoke build. You have the possibility of 3.5 ton behind a 4x4 , if a 750kg chipper was split in two with the chipper part mounted on the back of the trailer and the power pack on the drawbar to balance it you could mount a side tip chip box in the middle. Admittedly it would be a one trick pony but its more than feasible and would still have a better legal payload than a transit, as its a self contained unit it could also be left working on a job leaving the tow truck free to run about which is more than you can do with a normal truck/chipper combo. Just sayin Bob
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A lot of machine drivers have their machine and van live tracked, head office knows/records when the machine is working and when the van pulls on/off the job. I suppose it saves on arguments when billing clients for daywork based contracts. Bob
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Those wheels are the nuts, got sick to death of my drag about yard tool box having permanently flat tyre and fitted the same, never been a problem since. Bob
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Conor my go to for oddball joints is an old Q&H reference book, joints,tie rods and track rod ends are all listed with the thread diameter, pitch and taper. Your eyes may go squiffy looking through the pages but I would be surprised if you never found something that fits/matches . Sourced the obsolete track rod ends on the Sambron telehandler using the same manual. Bob
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We have PTO`s on a couple of the landrovers, Tanks go under the passenger seat on the 90`s and the pto is run off the back of the transfer case. Extra lever in the cab to engage the pto , transfer box goes into neutral , select 4th gear, release clutch and thats it. You may need a hand throttle. Bob Will dig out some snaps later
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Dan I would have thought this is just a belt alignment or tensioner issue, its not hard to check with a straight edge. 800 × 322 Also worth noting on any machine with multiples of belts to make sure you buy matched sets, belts come + or - a few mm as acceptable limits and the only way to get a matched set ( exactly the same length) is to request they come from the same batch. When buying belts from a supplier its very easy to end up with one belt on the bottom limit and one on the top, you go to tension and one will be loose leaving the tight one doing all the work, after a few re tightens the tight one ends up knobbed in the bottom of the groove doing feck all and the one that was loose is then doing all the work. Hope this makes sense. Bob
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We do lots of this type of clearance Ben, you just need to tough it out. A slew with a rake and lots of labour is the answer, you can then row out and mulch the green waste. It all needs to be separated out unless you are prepared to launch the whole lot into a 20yard bin and pay the price of dealing with it. Last 20yard skip we had for unsorted crap like that was £1700 so it pays to separate into the various components. Bob
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One of the snotty old transits died , pump packed up and it had death rattle on start up.Attacked it today and put another pump on it and treated it to a new timing chain kit. All done , got to love the Transits, everything on them is so cheap and easy to do Shiny bits And one of the lads sussed out why theTW was a bit sluggish.
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Lots of adaptions and home grown gear in these older skyline threads, I would imagine having to be HSE/loler compliant has forced a few of these older rigs out of business . Imagine writing up the rams for that game Bob
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Really is a nice bit of kit Ian, wouldn't be without it Bob
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I dont think wire of any sort is a good idea for horses, if the feckers can find a way of injuring themselves they will ,£££££££££`s to the vet Just put a road in through an equestrian property, used 6x4 posts and 4x2 rails down both sides , drowned the lot in creosote to stop the nags chewing on them. Bob
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Cheapskate, I bet that makes them sting a bit, I spoil them and use this A cheap and decent pair of cantilever wire cutters, had these a while now and they are the nuts for cutting out fencing wire etc . £10 ish https://www.diy.com/departments/magnusson-diagonal-side-cutter-190mm/1782652_BQ.prd?utm_source=google_cpc&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=PX_GSC_Tools_And_Hardware_+_Generic&ppc_type=shopping&ds_kids=92700029894053686&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhqWgnojU4AIVxYjVCh1riQ0aEAQYByABEgL9aPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
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Link to a post on 150 rollers
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I know what you mean, I have just bought a 6 wheel plant lorry with a 28 ton mtr crane with four extensions off a mate . Truck can only carry about 12 ton so only good for one bit of kit at a time which is a pain but its handy for nipping about on smaller jobs, its certainly never going to replace the artic and trailers. . Tore the laterals off this windblown with the crane and chain today to reduce it down which also got rid of most of the soil and then ripped it out of the ground, all done in less than an hour so it does have other uses .
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My ex top gear hilux has to be the all time champion of indestructible trucks, even the retards on the firm have not managed to kill it, I just keep bolting on panels and bumpers as they smash it up .
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I use an old jcb waterproof tough phone just for calls and an Ipad for everything else. Tried the smart phone thing but found them way to fragile, dont know anyone with one thats not got a cracked screen. Ipad does the lot for me on the move and easy to use. Bob
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Very sad news in that fellow member John Hughes @Wendelspanswick passed away on Friday . RIP John . Bob
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I think we should have a whip round and raise the 3.5k for Shane to give it a proper blast , it would worth it if only one of the twats got to read it. Bob
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I would just be careful you are not introducing a pathogen. Bob
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I think I need to go to speck savers, been reliably informed this girl has a dance partner and be fecked if I can see him. Just need a bit of clarification here Bob -
The last time I looked the Renault was tops and good for 300kg more payload than the Transit which could be the difference between getting a heavy fine or driving away from a weigh bridge. This may now be out of date. https://www.parkers.co.uk/vans-pickups/best/2015/best-payload-for-35t-tipper/ Bob
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These cord pin end terminals are worth a mention, brilliant on things like tow sockets where the screw will eat through the cable if you overtighten and any hairy bits you miss touch each other knocking fuses out. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/800Pcs-AWG-10-22-Wire-Copper-Crimp-Connector-Insulated-Cord-Pin-End-Terminal-/273147641709?hash=item3f98de3f6d Just bare back the cable, double it up, slide it to the end of the ferrule ,push it into the terminal block and screw it down, no special tools needed Bob
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Managed to get a few more hours on the old girl, sent it off for a respray so just need to fit it up now and its back on the road
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No ply is actually waterproof, some of the marine ply and stuff like buffalo board use waterproof glue but although better does not help the ply itself. A decent marine ply drowned in Woodcon is probably as good as you can get. https://www.ecoformeurope.co.uk/product/woodcon-diy-make-wood-water-repellent/ Bob
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Two stolen Sprinter vans buried deep in the woods, stripped and torched. Got that hot even the Ali melted
