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Years ago a mate had an Alpine, it was the odd one that came with a removable hardtop, but no hood. (He used to chuck a tarp over it) It met a sad end as he collided heavily into his own stone gatepost, it never got repaired and rotted away in his car park with all his other killed cars, until they all went for scrap after he moved.
Its replacement was an FE Victor estate, I remember that one because the overdrive switch was a nice ceramic and brass light switch on the end of a piece of wire, which meant he had to hunt around on the floor to find it.
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SiC wrote: Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:51 pm I quite like these. Presumably they're not very good?

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Even the Tiger isn't "rapid".

But they are both quicker than the chassis and suspension can cope with which makes them great fun to drive.

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https://www.rhcrawford.com/vintage-tractors-for-sale

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Ideal* for cherry picker conversion
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I was thinking that earlier. Weld an asda trolley to the forks and away you go.
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Hooli wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:42 am Ideal* for cherry picker conversion
Afraid that's all out of the window now. Looked at and bid on loads, prices are stupid. I'm not paying 6 grand to be dangled 30 foot above the ground in something with 25 year old hydraulics. Scaffold tower bought.
Just the slightest design flaw on that forklift with its single driven rear wheel.
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cros wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:34 am Just the slightest design flaw on that forklift with its single driven rear wheel.
Yeah not much use for muddy sites (or actual cherry picking).
I do like like this random bits of our industrial heritage you keep finding though - when I win the lottery I will go full Jay Leno but for sad British Anzani shite and Oxford Scythes
2005 Land Rover Discovery SE Manual
2003 Mercedes E320 Estate
1968 AMC Rebel SST Convertible
1967 AMC Rebel SST Convertible (for parts)
1994 Fleetwood Colchester 1850 EB

Hoping for roffle win :)
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I found an old Lister spanner in a hedge on a bike ride yesterday. Had a good prod around in the undergrowth but no sign of anything else in there....
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AMCrebel wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:46 am
cros wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:34 am Just the slightest design flaw on that forklift with its single driven rear wheel.
Yeah not much use for muddy sites (or actual cherry picking).
I do like like this random bits of our industrial heritage you keep finding though - when I win the lottery I will go full Jay Leno but for sad British Anzani shite and Oxford Scythes
Oh the joy of winding a rope round that poxy little pulley for the hundredth time.
Robert H Crawford and sons should be a port of call when you're feeling flush. As well as that forklift they sell Marshall tractor bits and have been in the business for 100 years at wobworthy premises.
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At least that Sherman is easier to get out of when it catches fire.
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