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[V8Druid]

Nope can belt didn’t slip,
Still perfect. And the gear timing on the camshafts are perfectly lined up.
We think it got hot on that cylinder melted the end of the glow plug and hey Presto

tha's a lot of carnage for a glow plug tip ... does look to have been very hot

 

[wee_gus]

Ohh it definitely got hot

 

[wee_gus]

Few photos from this week.
Rammmer breaker sold to west of Scotland, pallet forks sold to south Uist.
Undercarriage down in Ashbourne.
New van.
Perished hoses in JS145HD
Pad swap on new case cx180D from Triple to double grouser.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

That van looks lovely!

 

[wee_gus]

That van looks lovely!

I can’t wait to get it now. Will be taking a trip to Jimbars in Cumbria for a couple of light bars. Think it will look good with the BFG A/T tyres and sign writing done

 

[Shovelhands]

I can’t wait to get it now. Will be taking a trip to Jimbars in Cumbria for a couple of light bars. Think it will look good with the BFG A/T tyres and sign writing done

Can you get A/T tyres with the appropriate load rating? It was always a struggle years ago when we wanted A/Ts on the back of a truck to help get around sites.

 

[Smiffy]

Can you get A/T tyres with the appropriate load rating? It was always a struggle years ago when we wanted A/Ts on the back of a truck to help get around sites.

Richard court the John Deere forestry machinery dealers have several on muds as does a local sewage treatment service company
Even the demonstrator tipper for rossets comercials has bfgs fitted

 

[Lancs Lad]

I can’t wait to get it now. Will be taking a trip to Jimbars in Cumbria for a couple of light bars. Think it will look good with the BFG A/T tyres and sign writing done

That'll look mint. Only heard good things about them MANs.

 

[mart1602]

whats diffference with double/tripple grousers

 

[Mark]

I can’t wait to get it now. Will be taking a trip to Jimbars in Cumbria for a couple of light bars. Think it will look good with the BFG A/T tyres and sign writing done

heard a few lads say the BFF tyres were terribly noisy on there vans doing motorway driving. I was considering putting them on mine but decided against it.

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Can you get A/T tyres with the appropriate load rating? It was always a struggle years ago when we wanted A/Ts on the back of a truck to help get around sites.

I think the BFG All Terrains start at 900kg load rating but go up from there depending on wheel/ tyre size. It could be possible to have a pair overloaded on an axle on a 3.5 tonne vehicle but shouldn’t be hard to get them spec’d right. They tend to offer more payload than other all terrains (and they last for ages!).

 

[pettsy]

This one on eBay has at’s, along with some extras!

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373038854094

 

[mart1602]

lotta money that one

 

[V8Druid]

lotta money that one

lorravan Mart ... looks smart and'll get about too, by the sound of it

 

[wee_gus]

That’s alot of money as it’s plus vat.
the lift kit is around £2100 so dred to think what the rest cost?

mine cost 29+ vat

 

[Mark]

That’s alot of money as it’s plus vat.
the lift kit is around £2100 so dred to think what the rest cost?

mine cost 29+ vat

thats a good deal you got there Angus, when I priced the same shape van with Volkswagen you couldn’t buy one they wanted crazy money 35k plus vat for just a standard van. Wasn’t impressed with the dealer lookers Volkswagen tbh.

 

[wee_gus]

thats a good deal you got there Angus, when I priced the same shape van with Volkswagen you couldn’t buy one they wanted crazy money 35k plus vat for just a standard van. Wasn’t impressed with the dealer lookers Volkswagen tbh.

I’ve never had much luck with lookers, hence why I wanted away from vw. Man tick all the boxes, open 24hours for servicing and repairs, big winner for me, price of the 4x4 van, a few extras included like advanced media pack, rear diff lock, ply lined, tow bar, comfort seat.
would of liked a few more extras but it’s what they had in stock and could get me quick. Even better it’s in my colour being silver. Derek Park going to wire in all my bars and lights

 

[Monkeybusiness]

I’ve never had much luck with lookers, hence why I wanted away from vw. Man tick all the boxes, open 24hours for servicing and repairs, big winner for me, price of the 4x4 van, a few extras included like advanced media pack, rear diff lock, ply lined, tow bar, comfort seat.
would of liked a few more extras but it’s what they had in stock and could get me quick. Even better it’s in my colour being silver. Derek Park going to wire in all my bars and lights

Looks like a decent discount off list price - is it a demo vehicle and-or pre registered?

 

[Mark]

I’ve never had much luck with lookers, hence why I wanted away from vw. Man tick all the boxes, open 24hours for servicing and repairs, big winner for me, price of the 4x4 van, a few extras included like advanced media pack, rear diff lock, ply lined, tow bar, comfort seat.
would of liked a few more extras but it’s what they had in stock and could get me quick. Even better it’s in my colour being silver. Derek Park going to wire in all my bars and lights

Dereks does a lot of work for me always leave a first class job, wired all my van for me and done my Kelsa lightbar on the roof.

 

[V8Druid]

That’s alot of money as it’s plus vat.
the lift kit is around £2100 so dred to think what the rest cost?

mine cost 29+ vat

that's a hell of a deal in comprison to the ebay van Gus