Went and had a look today, they're hemmed in tight by a load of other items so couldn't be driven, but they said they both drove in. The old one started and ran easy enough and both skips tipped and swivelled. Has plenty of oil in, no major leaks. Old one had a few damp patches around the rams which were a bit marked and rusty in areas, but nothing dripping. Both electric start. Older ones tyres were a bit old and cracked, steering ram eye links had some slop in them.
Odd thing is though the older ones engine said Lister Petter on it?
Well I said the newer one started easy enough when it was a bit weird really. When the ign is on it makes a piecing noise, but I think it's supposed to do that, it turned over well enough, but wouldn't start though and eventually the battery died. They went to get a booster pack and it then fired up straight away! The fella in the yard said it had done that before.
Mounted on the rear wing there is a hydraulic unit with two levers, what do they do? The skip control is round the other side.
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Passed by a small local plant hire (big stuff) yard on the way back, he said he knows where I live and would be happy to pick up and deliver for me. Probably something like a 12 mile trip for him so will keep costs down.
