Nonimouse

Most modern tyres have internal ridges, so shouldn't have tubes fitted

When I was still on the big trees, Stihl or Sachs Dolmar were all I would touch. When I went into veg management and got a bit older, I needed a smaller saw (15" is more than enough)and I bought an einhall at toolstation, in the returns section. £50 with three years warranty. I thought that 50 quid for a year would be a good investment and that would be fine. That was in 2014. It's the best saw I've ever used. It's been ridiculously reliable, far more so than my Stihl 210, parts are cheap. It will cut far out of it's bar limit - so much so that I sold my Stihl 361, and now do big logs with my ancient Stihl 08.

Silverline tyres used to be a good source, but I've not needed to buy tubes for a fair few years

I've been going down to the Alpujarra for 20 odd years and I find that Orgiva and Lanjaron are like the arms of a set of scales. One is tip top and bristol fasion and the other is getting a bit run down, then all change. I know Orgiva is throwing money at a civic works as I write. I wish Lanjaron would tidy up the castle though. I must let you have some routes. There's a road out of Lanjaron east that goes up into the Sierra. Just to get up the south escarpment, there are 108 hairpins that take you up higher than Ben Nevis. You can Almaria one way and Malaga the other... Theres another stonking route to Malaga over the high passes, through the Sierras de Tejeda.

I have five cheap grinders. All fitted with different attachments. The most expensive was less than 15 quid and the cheapes less than 7 quid. The newest is 2001, the oldest 1998. All work hard - somethimes to a full time level. They've all lasted through my fulltime fabricator/mechanic stage (2004-2006). One spent a winter in a wheel barrow full of water - I changed the brushes, dried it out and it's still fine. Two have had new leads/plugs. I don't buy expensive name branded stuff. I don't have that sort of money to spare. My favourite battery powered stuff is Einhall. I do have an air grinder - I love it; but i'ts noisy, like a dentisit drill

Wherabouts did you go in the sierra Nevada? And did you get far in to the Sierra De La Nieves?

I've done this to my last five land rovers and I've used the standard European fit I use a single pole https://www.asap-supplies.com/products/kus-standard-earth-water-temperature-sender-120c-eu-1-2-14-bsp-ke00025 Any decent radiator company have a half inch brass fitment, but I always use Arrow or Sercs

As I refuse to use Aluminium and plastic radiators, when I get my brass and copper ones rebuilt, I have a standard european femal fitting for a sender fitted in the lower lhs corner (opposite the return pipe. This then gives me a clue as to how effective the rad is. If I was to fit an electric fan, I would fit the sender here

Oh River Name Overpriced

I saw his post - he really loved that cat, and as you say he already needed a break. Rory has just gone back to Saudi after a short break here, so he'll be easy to talk into something interesting

Is that the one who is amphibious? I used to play the reg plate game with the vehicles they lent to LRO and LRM... Always fun to see what the vehicle was actually registered as I do buy, occasionally, form Etremiron. They do a very good and well priced reciever hitch range, one of which I have and number of which I have fitted to vehicles. They also do some nice protection kit. I would never buy from Newt Mainland, ever.

Nick I'm betting Rory will be able to sort once he's back from Saudi (he's due back this December). I believe he's going back to making choppers in Yobvil If you can't get it to him, then give it to Streaky as I think his mutal friend is having Rory's toys sent back to the UK in one of his containers. Rory is back in Morroco, with Streaky middle of next year

But you were perfect pray. As Escape says. it's rife in the construction Industry, especially in plant hire As for him legging it - I'm not suprised. You're a big bloke, he's vertically challenged. If I saw an angry SimonR, who wanted strong words with me, I'd find somewhere to hide

It's been a common theme though - I can think of a fair few companies in the 4x4 game who did just the same thing; in fact I have run out of fingers. I did hear that the Poles sold their debt to the Russians, who came looking

They were fitted to Utility winch vehicles up to around 2007.. I agree with the tow away. but remember this is car theft, not the casual removal of other peoples property.... gone in 30 seconds

small as in diameter or thickness. The new type flange, that does away with the spacer, uses a very different seal

You can go to prison here, for overloading, especially if you cause a crash. Usually it's just a big fine All our motorways and most of our HRN dual carriageways have 'loops' embedded in the base course of the tarma to weigh vehicles, these loops are linked to roadside vehicles, which will then pull in the vehicle and take it to a weighbridge for confirmation. Generally overloading is no longer seen as 'ok', rather, it's seen as stupid and driving without due care. It also means your insurance is void, your company's 'O' licence can be suspended and you can lose your HGV licence

Added to which modern tyres use different, less environmentally destructive compounds, the bonus of which is that they last longer

Like most 'branded' shocks, they have to be made by one of the supply manufactureres of shocks. I've not found out who yet. Extreme 4x4 is actually quite good on quality. The origional owner of Scorpion runs the company, but the money behind it comes from the owners of Durite, who don't suffer fools gladly. I've always felt that Scorpion ended up failing because they got too big too soon, victims of the fast buck available in the 4x4 world The shocks are probably assembled in either Canada, Brazil or China. They look to have shared componenets as the Procomp remote reservoir shocks (very good) and the Britpart RRS (also very good and a very good warrantee)

It's a solenoid controlled block on the brakes (usually the front). You apply the foot brake and engage the solenoid (with a key on the one I may still have somewhere) and it locks the pressure on the brakes

Generally good stuff. Mostly made in Poland, with good powdercoating. Damn site better than TF

Met this vehicle and it's owner a few times. Usually at a road side cafe. I did try to get it approved for an article with LRM - to no avail

We have regular rat issues, I use high velocity lead poison. The we have no rats for a while. Then they come back. Repeat scenario I've only got two chickens now, so when they are gone, there will be no reason for them to come back

Two young blackbirds in the garage tonight - luckily I know where the nest is

do you mean a V drive?