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I'm not sure they are that confusing, Terry. Essentially it comes down to this: it's either a goods vehicle or it's not a goods vehicle. If it is a goods vehicle, and it's a small one, you can drive it on a car licence. If it's a large goods vehicle you need a special goods vehicle licence to drive it.

 

The exemptions can make things confusing, but they're all in about a two page list and most of them are irrelevant to us.

 

The thing I find confusing is the phrasing of the legislation and the interpretation: for example, what is essentially the same thing tends to be phrased in different ways in different pieces of legislation, which opens up unnecessary grey areas in the law; and DVLA (more so than VOSA) in their published material sometimes seem vague or inaccurate.

best summing up I have seen to add to the bit about exemptions people seem to seize on these as an excuse non of them allow you drive on a private basis to shows etc

Hi sure winch is civilian mod. Hard to say from picture but guess Garwood. The PTO arrangement on them was a good set up for winching. The main gearbox was 4 speed + reverse unitary construction on the rear of gearbox was another gearstick with high low and PTO on it. so you could have 4 speed + reverse on PTO shaft. £1000 would be a good price if you could buy for that. As it stands I guess 8.5 tons @ £180 scrap

as far as I am aware if the person you are buying of is not vat registered and you are not then no vat is payable. it is the same as buying a bar of chocolate or a tent or a bike say keep the receipt and show it. I think this is one of daft things where if you read the rules and regs where someone will be quite happy to take your money off you

Installing Flash Player to watch a video clip is like burning down your house so that you can get free lunch at a soup kitchen. Sure, you can do it, but the negatives outweigh the positives...

 

Cheers,

Terry

Flash Player is integrated with Internet Explorer in Windows 8.

You do not need to install Flash Player.

1. Click the tools menu, in the upper-right corner of Internet Explorer.

    

    

    

   

2. From the tools menu, choose Manage Add-ons.

    

    

    

    

   

3. Select Shockwave Flash Object from the list.

    

    

    

   Note: Ensure that your current website has rich media content. If the current website does not contain rich media content, Shockwave Flash Object doesn't appear in the list.

    

    

    

   

4. Click Enable, and then click Close.

    

    

    

   

... and unfortunately uses Flash so a lot of platforms won't play it. Not clever!

 

Andy

don't know if you are on windows 8 but there is a known problem with flash player not installed message. Very easy fix just type in windows 8 flash player not installed in google and follow 3 simple instructions to fix

I have often thought why is it not made compulsory at secondary school 2 days

twice say over a five year period

every day a school day first time I have seen baby antar labelled as big ben certainly has big ben type rear bogie fitted dual wheels

Oh a word of warning if you do buy the two engine side panels inside the cab where lagged with blue asbestos

I don't think they built as early a 48 I don't know but would suggest around mid 50 to late 50s the one I had came out of ruddington 81. very heavy rugged built chassis. simple design. Huge petrol engine but enough room to fit desiel in eg Leyland 680 etc I put a Scania in mine. The dealer who I bought it off said he still had an agent in india who were refurbing the for the indian army. Paid £650 for it with cracked block and recon engine in crate.

failing that there was a pre war chassis that was converted to recovery I believe called hathi

sad I know bot the unimog cab in the back of it is worth more than the hippo twenty years from now there will be loads of folks thinking why didn't I buy that bloody hippo

have been scratching my head all day on this one only thing I can come up with is the breakdown 3 ton body as fitted to Austin's etc got any pictures of the chassis

That's unbelievable I have lots of mates that have unusual items lurking around in their yards and gardens but a hydraulic press that size ??? Fantastic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brown_(pilot) this is only a taster

I had never heard of him until two years ago when he did an interview on radio 4. I did a bit of research be cause his feats sounded unbelievable Just look at the potted history in Wikipedia for a taster. Flying at eight only sunk by a torpedo one of two survivors out of 800+ flying more than 400 types of planes and that don't include different MKs of plane. More take offs and landings on different floating ships than any one else earth. taking the surrender of german airbase 2000 personnel single handed. interviewing german war criminals getting arrested by the SS it goes on and on. He is my hero of all time

to Charlie are we talking blaster supplied by hydrovane type compressor or micky mouse hand held thing from machine mart

Soda is very expensive and will not touch your 432s.

 

Either use Iron Silicate or Calcium Silicate or alternatively try recycled glass.

 

Both are available in bulk (and it is much cheaper by the ton). We like the former as it created less dust, but the glass is very good for delicate work. Unless your work is really really rusty the medium grade of either is ideal. Try googling scangrit

 

With all due respect to the previous poster I think blasting with sand is pretty dangerous - and it is in fact banned.

sorry I retract my advice it is the first I have heard that it is illegal to sand blast with sand and will get on to our suppliers first thing tomorrow for advice

Hi guys and gals,

 

Just about to purchase a blaster for two 432's. What blast media do people recommend? I'm tempted to go bicarb but as i've never seen it in action worried it won't be 'man' enough...

 

Best. C.

dry soft sand local builders merchants works a treat if you have a proper blaster.

my first Leyland martian was sold for a good price to a knowledgeable scrap man who told me had changed the chains inside the large casings on the rear axles and both rear diffs had phosphor bronze in them?????

like you say Mark you are opening a can of worms there is no way an over width vehicle can be used for riding about for pleasure mot exempt legally. But people think because they have a log book and the other bits and pieces they need to tax it they are OK. Plus you will never convince them otherwise only an unfortunate accident and the full weight of the authorities raining down on them will do that. Nothing else to say on the matter

That is nice

Now that's a very bonny looking truck

I take it you don't like jeeps then :-D however they DO get stolen all the time, if I fit a tracker and other security devices I have taken "reasonable care" to prevent that happening, and I would be shouting from the rooftops if the police refused to attempt to recover it using the tracker. Round here plant and farm machinery are often recovered BECAUSE of trackers. Jeeps like Land Rovers are by their very nature easy to disguise and ARE soon disposed of either in parts or abroad. Any second hand parts we buy have come from somewhere and they could easily be from a stolen vehicle. As anyone knows people have gone to huge lengths to steal jeeps removing hedges, garden walls other vehicles etc. No vehicle is 100% safe but as owners we have to take as many precautions as possible. As for traders not being involved I am sure the major companies are honest however there will be small part time traders who will buy second hand parts no questions asked. To be honest how would they know where for example a second hand axle came from ? Do I feel vulnerable parking my jeep ? Too bloody right I do because YOU may not like jeeps but someone out there certainly will. :-(

just out of curiosity what is the figures for jeeps stolen genuinely and who steals them. It wont be opportunists looking for there scrap value I doubt it will be traders in jeeps for parts this only leaves other enthusiasts who are maybe jealous but what would they do with them so this gives the scenario your jeep has been stolen your tracker tells you where it is what next I will guarantee unless it is being followed as suspicious vehicle you will be told to report it to insurance and given a crime number. its ok giving a vehicle a tracker smart water etc the only things that work are stopping vehicles getting taken in the first place. but people because they have a desire to own a certain vehicle automatically assume every body else has the same desire and feel vunrable

Certainly in better nick than the Dornier trawled up recently in UK waters I can understand throwing a bit of money at it