aspenarb
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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 This may now be out of date.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
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Cris buy a cable making kit from Venhills https://www.venhill.co.uk/cables-amp-components/workshop-kits.html You can make up just about anything you like in less time than it takes to reply to this post. There is enough in one of their kits to make up dozens of cables. Or if you cant be arsed send them a pattern and they will make it for a fraction of the oem`s price Bob
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Your loss Jack, you will never learn to play the banjo. Bob
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Guildford run a window lickers minibus for over 60`s, they claim to take you anywhere you want in the borough for free. I was going to see if they had one available with a towbar for delivering out the kit and occasionally running me down to Honeybros, don't suppose they would take too kindly to Two stroke racing around the dash and diesel noshing on other passengers legs though Bob
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Happy birthday Stubby, must be time to exercise the bus pass Bob
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I beg to differ on this, in my experience they are better and easier to clean from the engine side blowing forward and not trying to shove chip/dust further into them. A radiator blocked with chip dust or crap on any machine is only blocked because the engine fan cant actually pull the crap through the fins, its far easier and kinder to the rad to blow them out from behind using a decent long angled blow gun like the one below, just be careful not to poke the cores/fins with it. Bob
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Dustbin lid sixpence if your up in one of ours Have a play with this @SamTree https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=5.49,50.04,2849/loc=-0.770,51.571
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And there is the rub Stephen, with the best will in the world any plans made for retirement at such an early age need to be flexible because of change. I filled my boots with property for my retirement at a very early age but will not be benefiting from any of it because the kids need them more than I do. Bob
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I can only assume the status change is linked to ugliness. Bob
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I have never paid into a pension fund because by the time I stop working I will be so fucked no amount of money will help me. Bob
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Sorry for the delay chaps. The grinder and spares etc come from here https://www.monstershop.co.uk/contacts/ The bolts they supply are chocolate so dont bother with those , the teeth are good. Bob
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Thanks! I have topped the reservoir up as it wasn't pushing the ram all the way up. Should it be full to the top of the red cap or someway down from that. No sign of a level nor dipstick Just playing arm chair mechanic `s here bill, the hydraulic tank is way lower than the hand pump and with the ramp up the level in the tank will be at its lowest. I would imagine the hand pump is just dry from lack of use and not able to draw from a low fluid level. If I were you I would drop the ramp, fill the tank to max , try the hand pump again. If its still not working get someone to puff a bit of air/lightly pressurise the hydraulic tank while you pump and there is a good chance once its wet it will be ok. Bob
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aspenarb replied to Mick Dempsey's topic in The Lounge
NPTC qualified or ARB approved = desperate for industry recognition. I`ll get me coat Bob
