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Sounds like its been handled wrong and you've not been kept up to speed with the job. To service a tracked 6" machine properly it will take 4 hours. Whilst you can "service it in an hour" as some folk have said that's not a proper workshop service, more of an off - on filter changed and engine oil replacement. On an ArbTrak 150 we would jack the machine up, let the tension of the tracks go. Check all the track idlers (most tracked machines we get come in their idler bearings are long gone) re tension the tracks, blow out radiator, replace / test coolant, tension / replace fan belt, engine oil, fuel filters, air filter, check fuel tank for debris (usually full up with all sorts) drain and clean fuel tank, fill tank back up with original diesel through a gauze filter, check hydraulic oil & replace if required, check around flywheel, remove, sharpen and replace blades with new bolts, washers and nuts. Check over feed rollers, check hydraulic pipe work and around the machine properly, grease up, usually rectify field "make do and mends" wash off, write up job card and carry out service check list report. If you can do all of that in an hour. Send us your CV! If we book a can of spray specifically on a job we'll give the customer the rest of the can. If we use a bit of cleaner, lube, grease etc we'll just stick a consumable charge down.

Ha, very true. I think GreenMech carry a pretty good stock of engines ?

Ooof. Watch white diesel get stolen from every building site going!

So are they saying diggers / dumpers / telehandlers on building sites will have to use white?!

The GreenMech CS80 & CS100 is made in Warwickshire. No other brand is made there. What are you looking at? Peruzzo? It is a close copy made in Italy. Equipment4Industry used to bring them into the UK. Unfortunately they went into liquidation last year. Not sure what is happening these days. But it doesn't look like you will get much out of Italy at this moment in time.... The CS100 as you know it now has been in production since around 2010. Previous to that it used to be called the GMR100. The CS80 came about last year. Feedback from end users was sometimes they wanted a slightly cheaper, smaller capacity machine but were fed up of the disposal, online, pallet chippers that just don't last. However, making a machine 3/4 the size of the CS100 unfortunately doesn't make it 3/4 of the price. With the upcoming rise of decent engines from China at a low lost, GreenMech decided to fit a 12hp Loncin engine onto the CS100 and it proves to be a good machine. A high quality, productive, professional machine with a decent warranty, supported by a local dealer at a lower price was then born. RRP £3,630 ex vat.

Have you looked at the CS80? It is the CS100 but fitted with a 12hp Loncin recoil engine. At RRP it comes in at 1k cheaper than the 18hp CS100. Three years warranty, great resale value etc et.

We’ll hire a 6” road tow for £125 plus vat a day. £375 a week.

Back in the day I am sure a few commercial mower manufacturers had issues with bio oil in their machines. It does come as standard in some golf course machinery now. Most customers / operators like it until they have a price to replace it then chuck standard back in. From memory 20L of biodegradable oil can be £150-£200. V expensive to fill a big system!

That transit wont be that much. Our L2 H2 Transit Custom is 2,600kg max. That's pretty much with an empty van.... Either way, the setup is massively over ?. To the untrained eye at a glance it doesn't look hugely out of place unless you know what weight diggers just by looking.

Very true, it doesn't! Need to be caught red handed then with it physically in the tank...

Was always under the impression once red has been used it stains the system for "life" I have been dipped for red diesel once which was about 8 years ago now. A VOSA pull in setup off the M27 at the services. Vehicle came down the slip way and overtook me, slowed down infront and put its follow me sign on... They checked the trailer wasn't stolen, new machine on the back wasn't stolen, checked my truck & load around, checked my fuel, asked if I had a tacho then sent me on my way...

What happens when you buy a used vehicle and you've only used white but the previous owner has chucked red in it?

It leaked last summer, i tightened the nuts that hold the filter housing on and all was good until now. I havent noticed a significant leak until today, but i suppose it could have been weeping a bit and i didnt notice. Will get a new filter ordered. If you don’t know of one being replaced on it. Probably worth replacing it anyway. We should have one in stock. Can post it tomorrow.

Assuming thats the bigger filter under the big red cap, it appears clean as a whistle That’s it. Possibly struggling to allow the oil to filter back through to the tank. 500 hour change interval from memory. Has it been fine and literally just started leaking oil?

Get white right and you’ll be able to reduce your prices ?

What about with the return filter taken out to trial?

If folk are already having red diesel nicked from their yards. Imagine the theft on farm yard tanked white diesel!

Depending on chassis for rot, transfer box wear and the other usual TD5 Defender check points, probably in the ballpark of 10k. Perhaps more if the chassis & running gear is mint. There is a few Facebook for sale pages you could list it on should you wish to sell. Treebay, Arb Trucks and then a couple of specific LR ones that would probably generate decent interest.

In regards to buying or mechanically?

What is the mileage / year? When you say the engine isn't standard now what has been done to it? Should be able to see 200hp without much issue.

Whilst you can re seal a motor. You'll find in most cases it'll only last a short period of time and then be back to square one. I don't think they are very expensive, Spectrum Plant will have them listed on their web shop.

Put Toyo Open Country's on our D-Max. Ruined it really with the noise. Put BFG AT on the Defender and its good in the fields and good on the road. As folk have said. 100k isn't uncommon.

We just buy our service vans adblue from the local ag supplier. I have never seen different grade options on offer even on a garage forecourt?

Speak with Kilworth Machinery. Or Jas P Wilson.

Just get a little tacho meter that wraps around the HT lead. Simple fit.