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We use the Stihl comms, really impressed with range and battery life etc. They've been a game changer

Looks similar shape to a Petzl Grillion (but far less shit) Keen to see this in its final form. ART seem to have something in the pipeline too

if you CAN, id go HGV. like @richy_B said, every 3.5 ton tipper on the road is overweight. I bought a 7ton daily with a big body (11.5 m3) on it, and it happens to have built in scales. with 2 men in, chainaws in the locker its 3.7 ton empty. Brim the body with chip and its 7ton bang on. the idea of running a 3.5ton one legally is virtually impossible unless you chip a bin full and go tip lol. O licence really isnt that much aggro, and insurance isn't bad either, only stumbling block is drivers, but if your a small team its not an issue.

Wasn't Reg also designing a mechanical friction device capable of Ddrt and SRT? He was testing it almost 2 years ago, but not heard a peep since?

we changed to the Stihl procom units. better noise protection plus coms units etc. expensive but well worth the money if your running any big machines

Lots of good nick 3.5 ton arb trucks about atm if you don't need ULEZ compliance.

Great for towing on and off site, shame about the need for a tacho... I'm sure with enough interest INEOS will find a workaround for that, they are receptive to customer requests. Here's mine towing the 2.7t Bob onto a soggy field. Absolutely love it!

Giving our Bandit 75xp some TLC today, need some touch up paint for the engine cover. Anyone know the paint code for Bandit yellow? all I've found online is BA900-9912-02, but this only brings back results from the USA, and only 2 sites at that. I was wondering whether it matched anything else here in the UK. Ill try ringing Global tomorrow as well.

Nice truck that, did you end up parting it? hard to find SWB 7.5 tonners, i was looking for a euro 6 chassis to drop my DAF LFs arb body onto a few months ago, but gave up.

Mate i've just read/seen your story for the first time. A real eye opener to anyone operating any dangerous machinery, sometimes we need to pause and think about the huge forces at work that we take so for granted. glad to see your recovering best wishes to you and your family Steve

I guess its more suited to the big spiking sessions the USA boys get into vs reducing a spindly multistem ash then. I'm very tempted by one, but I don't hate my sequoia. its a good harness, just theres a few things i don't rate on it (petzl that is)

Any of you users have any updates on these harnesses? looking to replace my sequoia soon and looking at all options. is the no CE mark an issue when LOLERing them? as a fan of August i'd like to give it a try TIA

Getting a purpose built body will cost you 5-10k. Can you weld? if so a DIY option could be aluminium planks, chequer plate sheet or GRP bolted onto a steel frame. all look smarter than ply, and will last longer