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Has title says i have given the old bird a blast today and will clean her up over the Christmas holidays and put her next to its older sibling a Dolmar 122s on show . Cracking saw with huge amounts of torque but starting to smoke a little bit now and chain brake well worn now . MS880 has replaced it now . [ATTACH]168047[/ATTACH] Ste
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UK winter weather ~ more wind & rain every year hereon?
IVECOKID replied to SteveA's topic in General chat
clear sky and ground frost here , you are now having the rain that hammered down here yesterday . Ste -
For the price its a cracking winch ,i have fitted one in the front bumper on my IVECO daily . Ste
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The Burning Issue - Truck MPG becoming a major headache...
IVECOKID replied to TimberCutterDartmoor's topic in Arb-Trucks
Some of the mpg figures on here are doing my Yank F350 superduty proud ,i can fit a compact tractor on back or a micro digger with micro dumper and still have a empty trailer to fill and get 15mpg towing on motorway . This year i have changed tactics with regards to pricing,i arrange to meet customers when i know i will be working in that area and the same with log deliveries ,it has saved a small fortune and TIME , None of this shooting out at weekends and nights to price a job . Ste -
If you are new to this job and you do the job for £180 then two things can happen ..............you either p..s the job in no time or it takes two days and sweat your bollocks off ,either way it will teach you a lot so just go for the job and take it on the chin if it takes longer . Being new to job then i take it you wont have a big setup or staff etc to worry about so crack on chief . Ste
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Take your time getting back to work has it will do more harm ,i fell through a greenhouse glass has a 15 year old kid and had 126 stitches from my wrist to elbow ,had a tube in my arm for months to drain and severed just about everything bar my main artery . i am 46 now and that left arm is much weaker , Good on you for posting regardless of other comments from folk who will break the speed limit every day and are perfect . It reminds us all that we can take are minds of the job for seconds and pay the ultimate price . Speedy recovery mate . Ste
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Yes you are right with Dodge has we have one in family too on a 54plate and yes bhp great figures for towing ,Ford superduty Diesels are a heavy lump too , Has for fuel I get 12-15mpg towing on motorway for a 5.'4 lump I don't complain has it tows just about anything and has a nose weight of245kg on towbar. . Ste
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Not true with weight being 3500 when nearly empty,has my F350 is 2wd and not a diesel lump it weighs 2346kg empty and that good for truck of that size. Ste
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I have one but only use it when I am busy and van and trailers are loaded . It's a Ford F350 super duty with a 5,4 l motor , it's great for towing and has a 8ft rear bed but they are just too big for tight jobs , has a turning circle like the titanic (useless). Also mine is 2 wheel drive , okay if loaded has it has power lock on rear diff but being 23ft long it's like Bambi on ice when empty . Ste
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Grass cutting is easy to price ,volume is the key and look at all the little jobs has one job . I can earn more with little postage grass lawns has I am in and out in tens mins on to next one ,get half dozen in a road together and you are laughing . Don't price hourly , job and finish is the secret to lawns and don't pick a garden with huge borders , you can never get the money for them and the retired pen pushers like them too top up there pension pots . Gardens that just need a quick strim round the outside then mow , then it's my names GOF AND I AM OFF .. when you are established you leave most of the large pruning/shaping jobs too end off season and use mower to clean up leafs weather permitting and you can drag job out till just before Xmas. Ste
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All depends if you are willing to diversify,I cover fencing,mini digger hire but cutting grass is my main income 5days a week and tree work kicks in now. Having plenty of grass cutting has brought the tree work in. Just tree work alone is not a option for me has every you look by me there is a van and chipper in tow,also over run with the travelling cutters ! Ste
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Fingers like pig tits ....... Quality Ste
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Bright yellow van with me business name written in green,first thing a customers say is "I have seen your van before" Stands out a mile . And I wash it daily and never out of work. Ste
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[ATTACH]167407[/ATTACH] Taking shelter from driving rain, only a young one . Ste
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[ATTACH]167405[/ATTACH]Ditch me wire winch rope for synthetic rope , massive weight saving on front , Made up with colour match to ,,, sad I am lol Ste . [ATTACH]167404[/ATTACH]
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Sonic for me too . Ste
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Weibeng ......i would not touch them with a barge pole ,pain in the arse waiting for parts and my dealer wont sell or stock parts anymore . And my Weibeng is possibly the worst mower I have bought . Ste
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Yep they were recalled in the states but here they were modified has it was released in the States before the UK . Ste
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Have been using same Honda has yourself too but the Viking is by far a lighter machine and at times do not use the drive. Has to mowing in the wet it far superior than Honda. Ste
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Try the 5 series Vikings .I put a thread up saying ...how's your Viking . Sadly no blade brake Ste
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Only way round it if who you buy from they say on parcel USED PARTS then you might get away with some duties. Ste
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Plus VAT TOO STE
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Customs here will clobber it with import duties regardless what they say ,tried it a dozen times with parts for my superduty truck and there's only one winner . Ste
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Sea lion juggling a ball on its nose ? Ste
