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We’ve got an old 3t Benford dumper with a 3 cylinder Deutz engine (I think). It’s a good starter, but 50% of the time it revs it’s nuts off for a few seconds once it fires up even if you don’t touch the foot throttle. It’s not an issue when we’re working in open areas, but around houses and...

Looking for a 4x4 rough terrain forklift or similar. Must be in good working order. Bucket would be good. Within 3 hours of Swindon.

Where’s the best place to put the membrane in a track on a steep slope?

We have stuck pallets under the outlet of the 4m hopper to move them around and it worked fine.

They tried to sell that climax last year. It’s not as tidy as they think.

It would, it’s just budget, VAT, haulage etc. etc.

Our yard has got a few sloping gravel tracks, would they struggle? Do they have a diff lock

Are these old things any good for light use as a yard machine? I've heard they struggle for traction. Is there anything else to worry about on them? Ta

Sorted now, thanks everyone

Looking at possibly moving a telehandler in the next week or two between Oswestry and Cirencester.

I drove an 8360rt in Aus that had been rebuilt after snapping in half. It took a season to iron out all the niggles.

I need to drain a 130m2 stone/gravel parking area and the run off from a 24m long sloping driveway. The ground is nasty clay; can I get away with 4” perforated twin wall or should I use 6”? Thanks

Can anyone confirm this?

I looked at a newer Manitou forklift and it had two lift capacities depending on which set of lift chains you used. Are MB25s 2.5 tonne at full height?

I’m looking for a rough terrain and have seen a few MB25s for sale over the past few months. Does anyone know what these can lift?