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    Hydrolift motorcycle trailer

    Yes I've seen that on YouTube, it's down hill and on rough road surface. I considered this video before I bought the trailer then decided that it was a situation that would happen very rarely. Most reversing is carried out on level surfaces and smooth tarmac or grass plus I atleast Reverse very...
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    Hydrolift motorcycle trailer

    Thanks Pudsey, I'm away at the mo I'll look into it on my return. 😁. Phil
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    Are remote gas solenoids worth it?

    I have to admit that it's the same situation for me too, as I have an underslung tank which if I have to turn the gas off means crawling under the van and removing a protective aluminium cover to reach the knob which shuts down the gas. So as Millie does, mine is left on throughout the year. I...
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    Hydrolift motorcycle trailer

    Last October I travelled to Loughborough to purchase a Hydralift trailer from the manufacturer. He's a one man band who has developed and built these trailers for a number of years. He was very welcoming and a knowledgeable guy and helped me to fit the special tow plate to my towbar in place of...
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    Battery only lasts 2 years and a bit?

    Back to starting again, when last year I began to build my Sis in laws van, after about a week I had to move it to another area on my rear drive, on starting it barely managed to turn over and even though it eventually started I had to recharge the battery over night and most of the next day...
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    Battery only lasts 2 years and a bit?

    Have to say that my initial action when starting any clutch driven vehicle is to depress the clutch and then move the gear lever into and out of gear to neutral and with the clutch still depressed I start the engine. I suppose this has come about through years of driving customers cars in and...
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    Battery only lasts 2 years and a bit?

    If it is an earth I would suggest just cleaning and tightening the contact areas before you rush out and buy earth straps, a vehicle only two years old is highly unlikely to have a problem with the construction of the strap its self. If it happens again the starter motor bolts should also be...
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    Has anyone ever tried one of these, a burning bog!!

    🤣 I thought it was a joke till I read your link. Well the price is in anycase. Phil
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    Cable sizing

    Hi Anna, Really and in my view 4mm2 cable will be sufficient for your purposes for supply from the solar panels and is comparatively cheap on Ebay or Amazon. Don't forget though that the solar supply will need to be through a solar panel regulator. Phil This might be helpful...
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    Family of 8. Coach self build advice.

    Hi, welcome to the site, just a couple of things as regards coaches for me anyway is probably the obvious but not necessarily obvious to all, you would require the license to drive a coach of more than 3.5 tons this ofcourse depends on the meaning of a coach as a coach could be anywhere from...
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    A right royal PITA of a job! Can anyone help please?

    I've always used "Sticks like shit" over the last 15years for that at home and in vans, it takes about an hour every two or three years to deseal the tray and reseal it when the mold finally can not be got rid of with bleach, but it never leaks between applied coats. But as you say mould doesn't...
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    Just to think I had seen it all !!!

    If the Russians carry on like they are we may all like wriggly tin (Anderson style) 🤣, Phil. P.S Not that an Anderson would be much use.
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    Just to think I had seen it all !!!

    I'd suspect that with the purchase of the sheet and chemicals plus paint it would have cost less to use ply or tongue and groove. What an odd way to go about it, could sort of understand if he had the galvanised sheets hanging around spare. Phil.
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    Triumph Bonniville T100

    Great classic original.
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    Triumph Bonniville T100

    There are several versions of the Bonnie Trev a T120 is one of them, there is also the Bonnie T214 which was only produced between 2014 and 2015 I believe but the most common one is the T100 and its variants. Phil
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    VW T5 electrics

    8 Jan 2017 #3 You dont need to drill anything, there are existing holes blanked of with rubber grommets already there that you can use If you go under the glovebox and pop the lower panel off and fold the edge of the flooring back if you look back and up under the outside edge of glovebox you...
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    VW T5 electrics

    Oh the frogs dead 🤣🤣🤣
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    VW T5 electrics

    No that's not quite fair they are not bad to work on, they are obviously well engineered and long lasting, but have to say without a pop top are a nightmare for senior citizens, and I mean senior citizens, even John (Son) eventually had a pop top fitted so at 6'2" he could stand up in it. But...
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    VW T5 electrics

    After working on my sons defo not me 😆. Phil
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