JLA1990

Can you pass on the details? Please

Lovely bottle of red for £8, thanks for the recommendation! New favourite

Yep all contractors. Save yourself the money, I cancelled my fleet breakdown cover and pay to just get the vehicles relayed, so far I’m cash positive! All my vehicles are fairly new and well maintained though.

Somewhat, as it comes in flat pack and requires fixing together (4 main joints) there will Be water ingress. I think if you add some additional adhesive they would be completely. I bought the shelf as well for one of the side door - same quality and just bolts on. As has been mentioned I thought it was too good to be true but they turned out decent and three years no breakages etc although I look after my kit! They have plastic hinges on the doors which if you were heavy handed might break but as I say I’m don’t mistreat it.

Looks the same offering from direct4x4.co.uk where I got mine - I believe these companies just drop ship from a Chinese manufacturer (not that that's an issue). I’ve had mine on 2 trucks for 3 years - easy to assemble, solid once fitted, not had any issues. Locks are crap but that doesn’t really matter, I’d rather they were crap and thieves popped the door rather than ripped the whole canopy apart! No issues with the gas struts, thoroughly recommend. I was so happy that I found them whilst looking at the smartcap offerings as saved myself £1500 on basically the same thing!

I had a look a while back and would still consider for larger clearance works on a 8t+ excavator but for domestic stuff it doesn’t suit, primarily because you can remove the stumps but chasing lateral roots would be impossible. If it’s going on anything less than perfectly flat ground I feel it would be damaging on an avant or similar carrier over time (lateral stresses). We once thought putting a log splitting cone on a Vermeer would work great, which I feel is the same principle - the reality was it didn’t work and we consistently sheered fixing bolts (we tried free swinging, couldn’t get the weight in the log before it slipped), we were going to eventually damage the arms so scrapped it.

Ta - too far for me

Where are you in the country?

To add to the above - include reference to relevant documents regarding working practises etc (can be provided if required). The guy assessing the documents will almost never have any experience in tree works so they just need to understand you’re working to guidelines/standard and how you stay safe during the process.

I agree, I think it’s an easy deal to make given the strategic realities, small population and the existing USA presence. Trump has started to enact what is electorate want and what he desires - he can little man Europe and doesn’t care about NATO, with Russia heavily stretched he is striking while the irons hot! With Venezuela’s resources acquired and if he can take Greenland he has secured a very prosperous future for America whilst weakening China and Russia. It would be interesting if he took Greenland by force as one NATO country taking another has never happened, saying that it probably wouldn’t be interesting as NATO couldn’t do anything about it (by interesting I mean historically speaking, I have no desire for it to happen).

Interesting but albeit predictable take today; I’m currently in America and was in a gun store and the ICE shooting came on the tv - I asked the staff what there take was, all five including a couple of other shoppers confirmed it was justified. All admitted it was a shame she died, but it was justifiable and the shooting was deserved as she didn’t comply and then appeared to drive towards the officer. One of the shoppers was an ex cop, he confirmed his training and current training is to incapacitate the driver (not the vehicle) if a threat to life/injury is imminent. I should also state as they were the driver of the vehicle which in the scenario is considered a lethal weapon, shoot to kill is justified.

Yeah, that’s the idea really - plenty of contingency fund and eyes wide open. The thing is with older fords/trucks is it’s all there to see, no part on part on part everything is accessible and simple. Similar with the FJ, these trucks are old so of course unless they’ve been factory restored are going to have issues who buys a 40yr old truck and thinks it’s going to be a modern Volvo. Plan is either to keep it forever and touch myself when I look at it or enjoy it for however long and sell on as I’ll only put a few hundred miles on it a year.

good job you’re not importing it then isn’t it! FYI I do intend on going to see it when I find the one 🥰 depends on the state btw regarding MOT in America, but most people who use/like their cars carry out traceable service work. Im not surprised you’ve heard horror stories over 20 years, that’s a really long time. SA is the same as above and most collectible/work vehicles are regularly serviced!

Kinda my budget but not my style, slightly later model 88/89 is to my taste with factory body but I’ll lift and mod lights. I am now also looking at Toyota 88/89 FJ62 😝

The gig is up - primarily social media has made the world a very small place, if I was 20 something and having difficulties in my home country I’d be over here like a shot! That isn’t to say I think it’s ok, successive governments not trying to control this is madness and regressive, but what do we expect living in a world where facts don’t matter anymore.