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Sleeper cabs a bit big to get a decent size chip box on

Cool. Good stuff. How is the testing going.

You are right "reasonably practical" is what is stated in the hse at work 1974. So by guarding spinning discs that are discs designed to spin and throw fertiliser is this "reasonably practical"?

Is it too late to add texaco ursa super td 15w40 to the mix? I have a drum or two if you could test it? Fair play though sounds very interesting though. Personally i prefer shell oils.

One of my customers has been bought out by the yanks, and they have a fert spreader. You know big hopper, belt and two spinning discs on the back. There hse have strongly recommended that the spinning discs be guarded as when the material comes off the discs it could hurt you. No But then it does make the machine unuseable. Point 1. If you are stupid enough to walk into a barrage of fertiliser coming off a spreader at god knows what speed, you deserve to be hurt. Point 2. Hse and guarding and stuff is all fine but if it doesnt do its job after, its pretty useless. Point 3. Most hse advisors have no practical experience on anything they are trying to advise on. Point 4. Hse seems to be replacing common sense and thought. Main point. Everyone seems to forget the last sentence of the first paragraph of the hse at work act. "As far as practically possible" I accept hse is an ever increasing part of everybodys daily life, but when it takes you three quarters of an hour to fill in work permits, hot work permits, have a "toolbox talk" etc etc. it is getting enough now.

Was using stumpy today to thrash some big ass track rod ends out. I want a 20lb one now. Man was it making me sweat today. Scaffold bar over the axle, get someone leaning on the end and beat seven shades of sh1t out of the steering case.

14lb sledge with wooden handle not that fibreglass rubbish. Cut handle down to about 500mm long. Perfect for thrashing in tight access areas.

Case 5100's are good old buses. Replace front pto chain every 3000 hours and youre laughing. Non turbo models are a bit gutless but solid reliable tractors. Fords did suffer from porous blocks, got one in pieces at the moment, but normally on the smaller engines, bigger ones were usually alright.

Sorry to hear about your customer, but good on you. Im sure you and bella will have loads of fun.

Wouldnt have another vw van if you paid me to take it. Transit all the way.

Michelins if the pocket allows. I use a lot of axiobibs and machxbibs. Never had one fail. Just check speed and load rating. Tried all sorts, titan grizzly bear or some sh1t like that, one blew up. Trelleborg ampt something or other they keep delaminating between cleat and side wall. Alliance are just nasty. Continental are too thin in the side wall. Nokian are good stiff walled forest tyre, but like another half again on michelins. Vredestein comtrac are pretty good but probably not big enough. Anyway i will shut up. Hope this helps

If its an old air cooled thing walk away. If its not watch the four wheel drive output shaft bearing. Book says to strip box and replace from inside, but i know better.

I use one of those infra red tacho, the one i have also has a rubber cone on one end for jamming into centre holes on shafts, i find this works well.

If you own it, progressive throttle opening, let it warm up. Avoid full load for a hundred hours etc. if you only drive it or is on lease, beat seven shades out of it

Knapsack sprayer+cypermetherine and water. Spray away quite merrily and watch them fall off. Repeat weekly until all gone. Simples.

Do not use k seal or any other sealer you put in the coolant. Seen it loads of times on ag and plant. Not just a case of if but when it blocks the rad and water pump and water galleries and head gasket and hoses and heater matrix it will just f*** everything up. Stitch or weld is best way. Having said that........... Is it 3 or 4 cylinder?

Oh cool. So gramp wasnt loosing the plot then? What is the origins of this practise? I must admit i do it, just out of habit.

That is strange, but cool. I don't know anything about it but somebody obviously took time and care to make it. I would cut the string and put it back where it came from. Somebody obviously put it there for a reason. My gramp used to do things like that. We have a very ancient orchard down home on the farm. Every year when we went to pick apples my gramp would take a little bowl of cider, a handful of corn, a bit of brown bread and place these along with the first apple picked on the gate post to the orchard. I was only young and he died before i really had chance to ask him about it. Anyone have any suggestions?

I dont understand. I am trying to understand both sides here. From a cattle farming background i think it is obvious my views on the little black and white buggers. And as pointed out elsewhere in this thread they are not endangered and proven carriers for disease, so why help them? Fair play it is a good bit of groundswork you have done there and anything that helps nature is all good. But why badgers?

New transit, swb, med height, quarter tank diesel, tool box and dinner, 3100kgs so a whopping 250kg payload. So plus more diesel a few drums of oil, spares etc etc etc so that will be 3349kg, officer.

Fair play Gardenquip. I bow to your superior knowledge.

Burn it See the future Buy japanese

Hunting at top end? Sounds like one of the carb diaphragms. Available fron any good garden machinery place for about £4. Squealing from shaft. Could be dry or have debris wrapped round the shaft or bearing.

Heres the Francis Barnett, sorry, can only seem to upload one at a time

Just a couple of my toys that might be coming out this weekend. 2001 Montessa Cota 315r Dougie Lampkin special limited edition 1954 Francis Barnett Sammy Miller limited edition