Moose McAlpine

12 hours ago, Brushcutter said:

I would recommend the 540xp. Light nimble and has lots of power for a 40cc saw. I think if you were to get it ported it would be ridiculous. Stock it comes with the 3/8p 1.3mm guage but has the option of running .3251.1mm guage which is the same as it's battery counterpart which may make it a little faster in the cut.

 

I really like mine I as it's so light and nimble. I use it on stuff that really took big for it but it works. The only thing is the chain tensioner is a little weak if someone gets it stuck and gets to pull it out 

Not seen a 540 back handle before. I do like my T540 a lot, but wonder if it's worth having the 540 over a 550?

1 hour ago, Trailoftears said:

Slightly over your desired cc but pro-level range would be the stihl ms 241 c-m coming in at 4.5 kg/2.5kw/42cc odd ,but I'm not sure thats 'a thing'/available in the U.S. market any more?

The 241 is a really nice saw. I came very close to buying a new one, but hesitated and ended up with a used 550 instead. All things considered i think the 550 was a better choice (for me, at the time.) for the size/weight. But for a 40cc saw that 241 is hard to beat.

13 hours ago, Stere said:

545 is same weight as a 550xp but less power so I can't see whats the point of it is as its hardly much cheaper?

550 is hard to beat in its size/cc bracket. I bought mine (well) used and it's a great little saw.

4 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I’ve no issues with the power, plenty enough, not discernibly more than the 2.4 but you don’t have to work the gears as much if you know what I mean.

Long term reliability…I dunno, only done 3k, but there’s a warranty so fingers crossed.

When i was at the AA i had a 2.0 Custom, which drove beautifully and had plenty of power (I think it was a 130bhp one) but it didn't pull the weight a tipper would. I've not spent much time driving the big Transits with the 2.0.

The only thing i'd really be concerned with long-term is the timing belt and oil pump belt, and oil changes with the correct oil. I see a lot with snapped belts, or the belt coming apart due to wrong oil being used. Bits of the belt also block the oil pump pickup. Injector failures seem to be hit and miss, no clear pattern for their failure.

1 minute ago, Botty Cough said:

So I'll stand my ground on the iveco.

Well you're the expert. 🤷🏻‍♂️

1 hour ago, Botty Cough said:

Not many tree cutters that don't overload in reality ,that's why we go iveco.

Everyone overloads every van. They all have rubbish payloads due to the 3,500kg limit so they're all run heavy. I've had all of mine over 1t overloaded and they handle it fine.

Unless you're putting a truly ridiculous amount of weight in they all handle loading above their plated weight.

37 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Running a tranny here, 3rd one in 24 years, reliable and cheap to run.

love them.

Transits have always been number 1 for tippers, and the 2.4s had the bottom end grunt on point. How does your newer 2.0 compare? I do a lot of belts and injectors on them.

2.1 Sprinters are better suited to being delivery/courier vans around town and on motorways. Mine's generally fine, but pulling a loaded trailer you can feel it's lacking some torque When it comes to hills or doing 50+.

21 minutes ago, tree-fancier123 said:

I run two Ivecos - both 3.0 chain driven. The interiors are good enough for me and loads of power, far better when loaded going uphill than the Transits. 

The 3.0 is a monster for torque and pretty reliable. The 2.3 is nothing special and hasn't got the grunt of the old Transit 2.4. I want to like the Ivecos for their more rugged chassis and rear axle but i just find the Italians are rubbish for their fit/finish/quality.

The newer Transits have nice interiors, while the newer 907 Sprinters have really ugly dashboards, over-complicated steering wheels and cheap.plastic doorcards.

2 minutes ago, Botty Cough said:

Tipping loads is all about chassis and axle so the Iveco will always win over the sprinter on that job.

Maybe if you're overloading it far beyond its spec. The vast majority of (3.5t) tippers out there are Transits with the same type chassis as the Sprinters and they cope fine. Sprinter diffs don't fail often anyway.

I'd still much rather have a Sprinter.

29 minutes ago, Botty Cough said:

I would definitely go iveco over Merc these days. 

The iveco is using the fiat engine's in most of them and they are a lot stronger than the Germans.

I definitely wouldn't. The Iveco has a better chassis and (possibly) rear axle, at a weight penalty. Outside of that they're flimsy with poor build quality, interiors that fall apart and rubbish Italian engines. The auto Ivecos use an 8-speed ZF which is a very good gearbox though. The 7-speed Merc box is a solid reliable piece of kit too.

The 906 Sprinters are the best, 2018+ 907s aren't as nice, interiors not as good.

I'd much rather have a Sprinter. (Which is why i already have one, have had 3 before, and am trying to buy another.)

I deal with a lot of vans in my work (mechanic) and stand firm that the 906 Sprinters are the best by some margin.

The body looks cheap and flimsy. The ram mounts look very under-engineered, tipper hinges look crap, rear door hinges are badly welded, most of the welding isn't great. The rivets look like normal rivets not monobolts like they should be, so the body might seperate.

It's a 313 so it'll be pretty sluggish when loaded. Still on single rear springs, so it'll either be sat on its arse or they'll snap and take out the propshaft. Spare wheel and cage are missing too.

That's an ex-supermarket van, loads about. You're better off buying a chassis cab and having a body made locally.

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

 

That’s how I see it.

 

It’s a bit numb really, a plated trailer doesn’t limit what you can put on it, does it?

Yeah, exactly. Mine's plated for 3,500kg but nothing stops you putting more on it.

How much?

On 10/03/2024 at 15:27, WirralBoy said:

My ex accused me of being a transvestite, so i packed her things and left.

6 hours ago, Rac man said:

I can read it fine, and i'm an idiot.

Someone forgot the pins in the 3-way tipper.

Needs to go to a scrapyard. If it wasn't a miserable enough vehicle, it's rotten and has no engine.

11 minutes ago, Cain said:

Glad your not my accountant.

 

200x 5 £1000

1000x4 £4000

4000x12 £48000 

 

that’s working one year 5 days a week no holidays

I didn't know there were 48 weeks in a year.

15 hours ago, Stubby said:

Bugger ! Have I ****************ed up there ?

No, it'll work fine of diesels.

The jump pack doesn't know what engine it's starting, but diesels need more amperage relative to engine size. (A 2L diesel will need more power to start than a 2L petrol.)

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

Except the first one I ever heard . " Born to Run " .

Nah, i just listened to it and it's shit as well.

4 hours ago, Rich Rule said:

Bruce Springsteen.

100%. All his music is utter dogshit.

The Beatles and Nirvana for me.

They're both shite.

Tell him if you catch him with baggies of coke again you'll rub his f**king nose in it. 

😂

No-one else got a T525?

The real question.. is he willing to share? 🤔

7 hours ago, JDon said:

Be a man buy a Husky

Look, not everyone can be as super manly and macho as us. In a world of political correctness, gender fluidity and total bleeding heart equality there's a big market for   M̶y̶ ̶F̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ ̶C̶h̶a̶i̶n̶s̶a̶w̶ Stihls.

😛

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

It was actually " simpilcate , then add lightness " 🙂

It was actually "Simplify, then add lightness."

😘