JOEPRO
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Olderisbetter
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Yes and I am after another 2 but these help skid cars into the awkward spaces with some help from a jack
droopsnoot
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After a very helpful chap used one of these to help the RAC man get my car (with broken suspension arm) off the low-loader, I was looking for a set of these, because I like to be self-sufficient and he isn't there all the time, and because I had a neighbour who kept leaving his van in a spot where it prevented my shed door from opening. I never found any at a reasonable price, and the neighbour has moved out now, so I can't really justify them. And I bought a set of the cheap ones where you have to jack the car up, and they've been used once and it'll be ages before I use them again. Probably.
Olderisbetter
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They cost about £150 each but I picked up a pair for £100 from a guy who used them once so they were a bargain or I would have not got them
droopsnoot
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I almost got a set of four for about £250 from FB marketplace, but I was trying to get measurements to see if they'd fit in my car for collection, or whether I'd have to ask a mate with a bigger car to take me, when someone else bought them. The down side of having a smaller car, I guess.
Jelly_Sheffield
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Benefit of being young...
I have offered multiple people in need of a way to move big heavy stuff the use of my trailer and they're always too scared to tow the thing even if I spend some time "sitting by nelly" to familiarise them with towing.
I wouldn't want to be without mine now, but it only gets a few outings a year, and I sometimes wonder if it's objectively worth hanging on to.
I’m in the same boat- bought one many years ago but nowadays it’s only used once or twice a year- but it costs me nothing sitting there waiting…
Ok so it costs to renew tyres when they age. Oh and the floor when it rotted. Oh and it needs a service as a brake is stuck on. but APART from that it costs me nothing..
Jelly_Sheffield
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Mine needs work on the ramp.I’m in the same boat- bought one many years ago but nowadays it’s only used once or twice a year- but it costs me nothing sitting there waiting…
Ok so it costs to renew tyres when they age. Oh and the floor when it rotted. Oh and it needs a service as a brake is stuck on. but APART from that it costs me nothing..
The previous owner sold it to me it kind of bowed in the very center due to loading and unloading a push along road roller that's narrower than the supporting members.
Winching multiple very heavy machine tools on/off has progressively worsened the bow to the point it needs fixing (you could still load a digger or quad fine, but I never use it for that).
I will be getting rid of the old grating, adding additional supporting members to the middle and welding a corten sliding surface on top.
Which is part of the reason my wheels come off after every use and get stored in the shed . . . makes it a bit harder to simply tow away too.I’m in the same boat- bought one many years ago but nowadays it’s only used once or twice a year- but it costs me nothing sitting there waiting…
Ok so it costs to renew tyres when they age. Oh and the floor when it rotted. Oh and it needs a service as a brake is stuck on. but APART from that it costs me nothing..
E T
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It certainly is a nice quality tool. According to google they are in de region of €270/€300 new. I got this one for €70.
That Mutitoyo one is even more expensive, €1200
. But looking at the specs also more accurate. 0.05°, against the 0.1° for the KellStrom.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Just been given a large box, with a unique way off addressing me. I have asked the question of the main culprit.
This is the contents.
Portable power pack.
A Torch.
UGGGGGG, A Pongo REME paper weight.
Who knew the RAC did batteries?
Ye gawds look at those teeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Looks complete.
Dang, they breed.
Yes, approved by Singer.
But the battery is "different".
An engine.
No miles on the clock.
This is the contents.
Portable power pack.
A Torch.
UGGGGGG, A Pongo REME paper weight.
Who knew the RAC did batteries?
Ye gawds look at those teeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Looks complete.
Dang, they breed.
Yes, approved by Singer.
But the battery is "different".
An engine.
No miles on the clock.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Mick Annick
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I rarely used mine when in the UK, but now it gets used 2/3 times a week - we have to take our own recycling to the bins in the centre of the village, then there's green waste which goes to the other end of the village, then the council tip for workshop waste, garden centre and steel merchant visits...
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Thats nice, what will it cut?
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Had to go to Wales today.
it was, interesting.
But I got stuff.
Lego Lorry, charity shop.
Two Zippos, another charity shop.
Two nail care kits, from a customer.
The Zippos are unused.
The Lego Lorry has a one cylinder engine, with a timing chain.
As it was Wales, another Davy lamp.
Plus I got change from £10.
it was, interesting.
But I got stuff.
Lego Lorry, charity shop.
Two Zippos, another charity shop.
Two nail care kits, from a customer.
The Zippos are unused.
The Lego Lorry has a one cylinder engine, with a timing chain.
As it was Wales, another Davy lamp.
Plus I got change from £10.
