Eddie Eco

I have just returned my 70 plate Ranger Limited auto after a year of torment, 18k on the clock. It’s been back the the dealer around 4 times with varying issues which I believe surround the auto box - problems ranging from painfully slow gear selection (hugely problematic when you pull away, or do a lot of backing into drives etc) to the diabolical fuel economy. The truck

comes with a ‘Ford Pass’ app to keep track of this, and returns around 13-16mpg - based on my bank account I have to reason to doubt this. It’s the 2.0L Bi Turbo which simply isn’t up to the job. I know others with 3.2 engine who love theirs and have no problems. They look cool though. 

Weirdly I actually tried this on a job a couple of months ago, killer drag and thought it would be worth looking at playing around a bit. I made a chip box for a jcb hi lift dumper, which worked really well - just that when it was to be tipped into the truck it obviously only went to the rear of the load bed, so had to be shifted anyway when it was full at the back. I ended up using it to just drag out big piles of brash, which it did a good job of; particularly as you could lift the dumper so the butt end of the pile didn’t plough up the lawn. 

What are flowers like? Possibly Jacaranda (Fern Tree) 

If you’re doing even occasional light arb work that back is going to need attention. If it was a couple of grand it might be worth a punt and make changes to it accordingly - but £6k (assuming it’s around the eBay price) is a lot of money for that. 

8 minutes ago, tim361 said:

I had a predator 450 and now have an FSI B22. The difference is night and day, and your body will thank you for it. 

I am thinking of making this exact machine change - do you miss the extra power of the 450? Or just happy that it’s easier on the body! 

I have the GAP spec and was £2500 all in, well pleased with it. 

I’m limited and set up thus way and just got a mortgage in the last few years. We needed to show SA302 (final personal tax return) that shows all earnings, base salary and dividend so wasn’t an issue. Only thing is we needed to show the last two years worth, as opposed to one of the guys who works for me who was good to go with his deposit and three months payslips! 

I’ve been using it since last September.

Pros- 

Hard wearing

Knots well

Runs great on ZigZag

Good value 

Cons-

Perhaps a bit thin 

Bit too bouncy on bigger stuff 

Quite juddery in the wet

I’ve got that and Black Widow, which I prefer 

I threw a fair bit of money and more importantly time at my Honda before replacing it with a Loncin 15hp. Put the best oil I could in it from the get go and fully expected to buy a new one a year later. 2 1/2 years and still going strong, it’s also very much the sacrificial grinder!! 

Pretty gutless as others have said, rust on the sills and wheel arches to keep an eye on. Cheap parts, super reliable, love ‘em

Came across this today on a prospective job site and thought it looked like a Mattheck sketch come to life! 

Proper load there! He’s saved us loads of time over the years. Helps that him and Dan are excellent in the hot seat of that Palfinger too

As Jase said I would definitely try Matt, he has an Aladdin’s cave of Kohler parts and helped me out a few times when others couldn’t ?

By comparison what are the list prices on the standard Evo options please? 

This might be worth a look if it helps someone, just ordered one myself 

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Kevin Bingham climbed his work climb on a very similar setup at this years ITCC, seemed to work for him!

I’m West Leicester and have days, drop me a line if interested

I’ve worked in similar circumstances but used a builders chute to fire the arisings down out the window to the truck, worked a treat and hire cost was low.

17 minutes ago, WesD said:

I’d have clicked the van logo on the top of this page a couple of days before working in a new area and found a local top site. 

Yup, this helped me out on Good Friday big time......beer bought Steve! 

As other have said, this will be costly but I would go to remove all day long. You mention a limb has already fallen onto a train; the fact this has happened without consequences is your get out of jail card well and truly used up. Again probably not what you want to hear but best to relieve the potential liability. 

32 minutes ago, David Humphries said:

Psathyrella species perhaps but there are 400 species to choose from.

Could be something entirely different of course.

Basic ident features like gills and spore print would be useful.

 

 

 

Thanks David - much appreciated! Photos are from client so will get some better ones next time I visit the site.

Could anyone offer an I.D to these pics please? Thanks in advance!

Is this for real? He’s got work for you and you’re getting paid. He starts at 6.45 and you have to get up at 5.45 to be there on time, what’s the problem?

My company is VAT registered and 80% of our work is domestic, never really had a problem apart from the odd one or two situations when quoting against others who aren't. Most of the time our competitors are also registered, so not an issue. To be honest I'm surprised more firms aren't - registration has only ever been a good thing for us - everything the firm needs is suddenly 20% cheaper! The only genuine issue we have is cashflow, chasing unpaid invoices when you're return is due!