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Done like that I would have the through drive to the third axle live and the clutch on the chain drive in the drop box. I suppose it could be rigged up with a centre diff from a Land Rover transfer box.

The nuts arrived this morning! Many thanks Fatboy, that was very quick. I will now figure a way to cut them all down to the same height.

Thank you, pm sent.

Cutting the wheel nuts looks like the best option then. The tractor only weighs about 400kg and does 20mph. I'll try that first as it really is free. Either way I will need to get some more wheel nuts as I only have 6 left over. Cheers.

OK, this is not for road use or any speed at all, this is on my electric tractor. I broke the transaxle on my tractor last year, pulling wheelies, and have now got a stronger replacement and have upgraded to Land Rover hubs and wheels. With standard 110 rims, the first set up gave a track that was too narrow. Reversing the rims gives the perfect width. The question is this. Is there a simple, very cheap and easy way to get the wheels to centre properly on the studs? I was thinking of off the shelf conical washers, or half nuts, or longer studs and a set of nuts on first before the wheel? Currently the studs are really short ones and with the wheels reversed the stud is only two thirds in the nuts. Cheers.

+1 Hopefully you have his details anyway as this could be a scam. His car now had your car's 'DNA' on it and he could say that you hit and run him and all his mates will be witnesses. Had this happen to one of my staff a few years ago.

If you want constantly variable then you could get a Nuvinci hub gear off a bike, or get Simon to make you one.

Would your fantasy winch work like a capstan with a take up spool so that line pull and rope capacity isn't compromised? That's what I would start thinking of. Alternatively a big flat winch drum with the drive on the edge like a Scammell winch. Bit heavy though.

How about a Sturmey Archer hub gear from an old bike. They come in 3, 4 and 5 speed or newer ones go up to 8 speed. Just pull the insides out and you have a multistage epicyclic gearbox with a simple shifter. This is a 3 speed with drum brake. This is an 8 speed with drum brake. This is a Rohloff 14 speed. All would be more then able to handle the shock and torque loadings.

Here's the trailer I built. Based on a LWB roof on top and SWB roof on the front. I used 3mm aluminium sheet I found dumped for the sides. It is just shy of 10' long 54" wide and 44" tall. It would have been taller but I was thinking of a height restriction it would occasionally have to pass through. This is built on a chassis made from 50x50x3mm box section, a lot of it so it is really solid, and placed on caravan suspension but it could just as easily be built on a Sankey. I can see if I can find photos of the chassis another time if you want to see but I am not at home at the moment.

If it is only to replace a tent then why not just have a box to sleep in on a Sankey chassis? Or put all the stuff in a box on the Sankey and sleep in the back of the Land Rover?

If you're going with a scoop its gotta be an 'old skool' shaker scoop. 1.33 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HORSCQHoZNY&feature=related

If the scrap yard one is ok then it suggest something wrong with your original rod or all of the bushes that are going in it.

I'm wondering about dropping hints at the girlfriend but her birthday is in a few weeks and mine is months away. The pressing thing is finding someone to make a white gold (not plated) jubiliee clip as a ring for her. Her idea to have one, but I want to surprise her. You need to start putting a 20p next to your work to get an idea of scale.

Slightly off topic but I saw this and thought of your 1/5 scale truck. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110684272586&category=108783&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

Mine is still going up exponentially year on year but I got a £100 refund for adding my girlfriend on last week!

We have one at college that uses some sort of resin powder and intersecting lasers. It prints in colour. I want to get to know the staff there and have a play. I already get to play with a couple of Mazaks, when management aren't looking.

I think there is your problem. Get a smaller bit of glass and just clean up one engine then you have a V8 coffee table. Half the time, half the space, half the agro from SWMBO.

Wasn't Simonr building a RepRap?

Alarm box inside sounding through an armoured grille in the wall. Keypad or keyswitch, also inside and accessed through a small opening in the wall. All parts battery powered with a charger. Power failure triggers alarm. Steel shutter windows and door from inside. Add secondary steel door inside roller shutter. Depends on budget. IR CCTV inside to monitor and record any activity. All depends on how secure it needs to be. One could spend more then the contents are worth adn still only slow down someone determined.

How about knocking up a couple of these instead?

Can you file a dispute on the basis the buyer did not return the goods to the courier after the refund was issued?

Just in case you go down this route I have a workshop manual for a Rolls Royce CV12 engine....

How about this one? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DEUTZ-V10-DIESEL-ENGINE-CLAAS-FORAGER-ENGINE-/400205512048?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CommercialVehicleParts_SM&hash=item5d2e1b7d70 Though this one is cheaper. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CUMMINS-150-HP-TURBO-DIESEL-ENGINE-GEARBOX-AND-PTO-/250796343753?pt=UK_Collectables_Agricultural_RL&hash=item3a64a081c9 I am also with you on the stonking great diesel engine but this petrol powered beast is very tempting. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Scammell-Explorer-Recovery-Truck-/290548527495?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item43a60ab187

Great news, Anderzander.