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Passed this little tug yesterday.
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Yeah our one is my good ladies car. It’s a 7 seater rather than a van. We had VW do all the checks on the oil, weighing it etc. They said all though oil consumption is high it’s within tolerance. I think on a trip to the Alps 2 years ago I calculated the oil use to be 85 to 90 ml per 100 miles driving. She’s had enough of it now and wants a long wheel base wrangler. Fine by me I quite like those.
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Just about to sell a 2015 4motion. Absolutely hate the thing. Terrible handling , DSG box is jerky and they drink oil like diesel. At least they hold their money so should get a good return
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I think the light is on a separate in line fuse.
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I believe so. But there should also be an audible click of the relay I changed both the fuel filters and checked the lines so happy there’s no blockage. Turns over but won’t fire so thinking maybe the relay to the pump and glow plugs is gone. Typically I couldn’t find my multimeter to check it.
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Sunday maintenance Today I’m afraid. The tw150 was put away working fine. Next time it came out the preheat was not working. No light / no ticking noise. Electrics aren’t my thing but I’d the likely culprit a simple fuse or relay issue. ? If so can anyone point me to where the correct ones are for the pre heat ? Many thanks
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I wouldn’t be licensed for spraying although not averse to getting a ticket. What do you spray and why ? How do you calculate your costs for more regular maintenance like harrowing and rolling ? Cheers
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That’s the worst work going Stubby .......... free. Never mind my missus seems to make me do lots of free work too [emoji23]
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Well let’s hope yours is alright and it’s sorted quickly. Ah you are just down the road from me. Do you take on any paddock contracting yourself?
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Is there an actual quarantine in force and if so what’s the radius and expected length of time ?
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I wasn’t planning on getting that close to the horses............
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Looking for feedback and advice from others who have added additional services like equestrian paddock maintenance Thinking ahead to spring I will be getting the harrows and roller on my field and keeping the grass in check with a flail mower Do any of you provide this service for local equestrian yards ? If so how are you pricing it and what are the general going rates. Is it worth doing as an additional service ? Tia
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Pm me a list of kit and prices.
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Haven’t you answered your own question. If you sub contract yourself at a day rate surely you can’t expect the main contractor not to use you all day. Good business sense from him. If you work harder than normal to get the job done quickly it’s as if it was price work not day rate. You either need to slow down and stop knackering yourself or have a pre agreed set of rates for hours / half days etc. If you put yourself out there on day rate don’t expect not to be used for a day. It’s a bit different if it’s the job is finished maybe an hour earlier than expected. It would then be unreasonable to push on to another. I would say switch to price work for your consultation stuff. It will most likely work out better for you and the client.
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I can get some pictures of it next week. I guess it could equally be easily converted back to petrol if that interested anyone. It was used mounted inside a van on a mobile catering outfit that was one of my good ladies business. I’m currently doing the most important piece of Arb work in the annual calendar - skiing in France. [emoji106]
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I have a large Honda generator on lpg. Thinks something like the eu3000 in the current Honda range. Very powerful. Very reliable. Cost about 3 or 4 k mind. No longer in use so possibly for sale if any interest
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Are TGB quads any good ? It’s occasional machine for me
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Thanks. If anyone is selling a quad in the south east get in touch. Cheers guys
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I’m in the market for a used quad bike. Around 350 cc with 4x4 etc. I know very little about them , other than the usual Honda Yamaha’s Suzuki Kawasaki etc are any other brands worth considering. All the Polaris and can am seem to be more than I’m wanting to spend. I just need a machine for moving mostly animal feed around my field and woods. It’s pretty wet in the winter so as long as it’s a capable mud plugger and reliable I’m not fussy about it. Any advice on used machines appreciated
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Need lots of kit to stabilise it. I don’t have a vacuum so just buy the handle scales/blanks. There is some variation in quality with the mail orders and ideally I would like to hand pick the stuff but on the whole it’s the age old you get what you pay for ...
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The forge is currently buried in storage boxes during our self build. I’ve got a fraction of my usual workshop space. When it’s uncovered I’ll see what I can come up with. [emoji106]
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If you are buying a forge take a look at swan gas forges. Nice kit.
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Yes mate. Any good quality file could be used. Farriers rasps tend to be high quality and have enough size to make knife blanks without forging. Readily available too. A local farrier will have bucket loads. Car boot sales are good for materials. Usually boxes of old tools that can be re purposed and the quality of steel is high on the older stuff. You can give a rough test of carbon by sticking the tang in a vice and snapping it off. See how it breaks compared to lower carbon steel. I’ve got some leaf springs set aside for making some timber framing tools with. I fancy making a slick and a draw knife. The hardest part is finding the time to tinker. !
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Cherry red is a little hot. Your looking for Something like and orange red then simply switch the heat source off. Leave it in the switched off forge which will allow it to cool slowly. I usually switch mine off and just leave it there to the following day. [emoji106]
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Oh and don’t forget to either drill out the handle for pins before you heat treat or don’t heat treat the handle. You will have all sorts of fun trying to drill that if it’s treated. [emoji23]
