smcapstick
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I would say, practically, 8 tonnes.
There is absolutely no evidence for that number - it's mere speculation.
There is absolutely no evidence for that number - it's mere speculation.
Mf 590 towing capacity
- Thread starter redneckjack
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not a bad number as it's ulw is 3t
renewablejohn
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- lancs
Had the same problem on my 550. Gauze in lift pump kept getting blocked. Isolated problem by running on gravity feed from a 25 ltr plastic drum with no problems. Solution was tank off and steam cleaned, the amount of sh!t and rust was unbelievable.
renewablejohn
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- lancs
Pulling that weight I cannot see a problem but stopping with useless brakes thats a different matter.
should get the trailer brakes sorted out then
nothing wrong with 590 brakes far less hassle than a lot of what they fit now
renewablejohn
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- lancs
Brakes on a trailer now theres a novelty.
Was the 590 fitted with trailer brakes back then ? I doubt it. Maybe something plugged into a spool valve.....if you're lucky.
multi power
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- pembrokeshire
Possibility an option, not standard anyway
Certainly no trailer brakes on the 690, and that was the " posh" model
smcapstick
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I thought it sounded fair.
The ULW of my pickup is 1998KG but it will pull 3500KG - a not too dissimilar ratio.
multi power
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- pembrokeshire
It will pull much more than 3500kg, that's just what the rules limit it to
On a fergy with pressure control the trailer pipe option gave the best trailer brake system ever fitted,
far superior to anything fitted now
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- midlands lreland
I'd be thinking the same,8 to 10 HP per ton is a good guildline.
On the diesel issue I'd start at the tank filter and after that do the main filters and the filter in the lift pump. From my experience diesel starvation mostly comes from dirty filters and tanks. I'd be slow to open the injector pump to access the filter there if your not mechanically confident and from my experience of them dirt rarely goes that far.
renewablejohn
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- lancs
If the trailer had a hand brake on a tipping trailer you where lucky. Normally a chog of wood on the wheels was the effective handbrake.
smcapstick
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- Kirkby Lonsdale
Is that a word? I have never heard 'chog', before
My next door neighbours are masters at inventing words. 'Stublet' and 'chibble' are a couple of recent ones
tip pipe on pressure control quadrant or plug in a spool both worked perfectly well and are still legal now
sorry they didnt invent chibble dads been using it for yearsIs that a word? I have never heard 'chog', before
My next door neighbours are masters at inventing words. 'Stublet' and 'chibble' are a couple of recent ones
renewablejohn
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Is that a word? I have never heard 'chog', before
My next door neighbours are masters at inventing words. 'Stublet' and 'chibble' are a couple of recent ones
Cross between a chock and a nogging. Think it came from WW2 with the Lancaster bombers where 2 lumps of wood went either side of the wheels to stop the plane rolling both attached to a single piece of rope.