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Now Then.. Christmas is coming (they say), so I thought I'd treat myself to a quick hitch for the JCB 8014 excavator. Having looked at quite a few online, used ones are rare and as expensive as new. New ones fall into 2 categories, 'semi quick hitch' which is a hook at one end and a bucket...

Now Then.. I've bought myself a bit of a project excavator (JCB 8014) to help out with some jobs around the grounds.. It's kinda tidy having had the digging boom re pinned and bushed. The machine has had a coat of paint too. The engine had just been rebuilt when I bought it, as the mountings had...

Now Then.. I have some jobs to do in the garden over the next year or so. The biggest of which is digging out for a concrete pad to stand a concrete shed on (13'x9' ish). I'm restricted for access with only a metre width down the side of the house. I like the idea of buying a machine as it's...

Now Then.. Where can I source all 3 injector pipes for an early MF135?? Swept axle type, probably from the 60s, no number plate attached. We haven't tried a dealer yet but the Vapormatic set we have don't fit. Those on the Sparex site look like the newer ones too..

Now Then.. I recently had to repair a hose in a Claas rake arm. As hose replacement required the removal of the whole arm and with a well seized in pivot pin, I effected a rather agricultural temporary repair. We used to keep a few reusable fittings for such jobs but the outer part is pretty...

Now Then.. Has anyone ever successfully installed the PTO remote button on the rear mudguard (and got it to work!!) of a John Deere 6010 series tractor?? 🚜🛠🔩⚙🤔

Now Then.. I'm still looking for something to read the error codes from the cars. I currently have the ABS light on having recently replaced all the rear suspension bushes. Both sensors were disconnected during the job. I'm currently looking at a 'Launch CRP129E', Autel make something similar...

Now Then.. I'm looking for an economic 3/4 torque wrench, it's to go in the van & not used to excess. I've browsed all over, used on ebay are rare. So, what about these,,,, a new Neilsen one?? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162981133700 Or, has anyone tried these...

Now Then.. I've a colleague on the look out for a John Deere 175 loader. Complete with mounting frames and valve etc. It's to fit on a 1040 but we can adapt the brackets if they're from a different model.. Cheers ?

Now Then.. I've a colleague on the look out for a John Deere 175 loader. Complete with mounting frames and valve etc. It's to fit on a 1040 but we can adapt the brackets if they're from a different model.. Cheers ?

Now Then.. I went to see a chap with an MX loader on a little JD tractor. He has a struggle to get it on and off the tractor. I set the bucket down on the ground in the float position, dropped the legs with a small gap below them, released the catches, removed the hoses. I had to surprise it...

Now Then.. If you don't want to remap your tractor / vehicle I guess you need a tuning box of some sort.. The question is,,, which one?? Who has good experience of such tuning devices and what brands are recommended??

Hi all.. Maybe not quite what's supposed to be here, however.. I have a 2004 Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 twinport with A/C that won't start. I work on tractors for a living, however I can't connect my computer to a car. I had a Vauxhall specialist look at this car, He suggested that the BCM had failed...

Now Then.. I seem to have landed an excavator repair job.. It's a Hitachi EX75UR, imported and repainted orange from what I presume to be the purple colour of the Japanese ones. All the labels on the machine are in Japanese except the fuse box lid which is in English. The dipper arm ram loads...