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    Fibre Optic Access for Neighbours

    BT or any other providers don't have any legal rights to access or lay fibre optic cables through your land for installation or maintenance, most fibrecable is just laid over ground (Self Bury Cable haha) where over time the cable sinks over time or covered by foilage, finding fault or replacing...
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    Merlo MF 34.9 CS-CVTronic Hydraulic Oil filler location?

    Thank you Planttech, luckily the dealer answered this morning. Which appears a little strange place to put the Hydo Oil, if you had a major leak. however, the boom not operating was the low coolant level, strange! I also thought coolant would be part of the PDI check! anyway, even stranger was...
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    Merlo MF 34.9 CS-CVTronic Hydraulic Oil filler location?

    Just had it delivered from the dealer new, but after a few hours got a hydraulic oil warning light then the boom wouldn't lift then a warning beep. Not that's not as much of a problem I've got oil, however, the manual shows a 50mm nut I cannot find, does anyone know where it's located. The...
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    Farm accidents claim four lives in three weeks

    Sad as it is to hear of deaths and accidents in any industry, With all the H&S procedures, risk assessments and method statements not forgetting common sense. We all at one time experience, "that moment" we didn't anticipate, finding ourselves in a dangerous situation we couldn't have...
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    I need you opinion on What brand of excavator in the 5 - 8 Ton I should consider

    Well, gentlemen, Volvo EC55D was the one I went for in the end. Hopefully, others like me can tap into all this knowledge and experience on this forum. Now I've just got to find the best Hydraulic hitch and some buckets especially the ditching buckets THANK YOU ALL. stay safe, and thank you for...
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    Sealey grease gun

    I only have experience of the Milwaukee, which I got as the Agri mech used one so thoughts were he usually buys good reliable kit...Used daily for the last year, never let me down once. Most power tools, the manufacturers will change the battery type as a when, so for the odd power tool,best in...
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    I need you opinion on What brand of excavator in the 5 - 8 Ton I should consider

    I have a dilemma, upgrade my Hitachi ZX35, never missed a beat. For a little more power, response, reliability and holds its value, reach isn't an issue. I've narrowed to a few options, Volvo ECR 88,55,50, Kubota U48-4, Takeuchi TB180FR or TB285, Hitachi 55 or 52U whats your thoughts and why?
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