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  1. K

    Service Truck

    Least you guys aren't restricted to vans!
  2. K

    chain hoist

    Simonsrplant i have 2 of the sealey 250kg ones brilliant handy thing for holding hoses out the way suspending A pump etc
  3. K

    whats your favorite welding helmet

    optrel e680 is what I like
  4. K

    some work pictures

    So i was trailing through youtube and who do I spot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AgM9an4AlU mr v himself
  5. K

    The different ways we work.

    Ive never been stuck and I carry welder compressor , oxy fuels and tools and spares just depends on the law in your area i would love to have a lorry setup over here as I would carry and do alot more but I can do most things with this setup
  6. K

    Changed fuel filter....wish I didn't.

    Jcb tlb as in a 3cx ? We have trouble with the filter housing air locking usually use a mityvac hand pressure/vacuum to pull the diesel through just before the fp then crack the lines feeding the pump and crack her over then they usually chap into life
  7. K

    Torch quick Connects

    Good evening all from a rainy Scotland , On my oxy propane cutting equipment we use 3/8-24 fitting and am struggling to find hose to torch quick disconnect . Now regulator to hose fitting are fine to get but I cant seem to find them for hose to torch Thanks Kiall
  8. K

    Service truck bodies

    Sorry meant to say over 3.5 tonne and its a pain because they are going to enforce more and more different rules
  9. K

    Service truck bodies

    Nope because over 4.5 tonne you require a tacho and therefore require to work a tacho week of 40 hours
  10. K

    Service truck bodies

    Only if you are a recovery unit I believe
  11. K

    Where do I find info?

    Alot of perkins 1104d if thats the model use a electric fuel filter/lift pump assembly that bolt to the inlet .
  12. K

    After Hours work?

    An most of the time its not worth the hassle
  13. K

    Service truck bodies

    Its not always perfect , but alot of times you can get on no bother . But your rigs are really nice and well setup, one question I have is how is the security off your trucks having your tools in the sidelockers and compressors and welder external ? I would of thought you would of been prone to...
  14. K

    Service truck bodies

    Yup , you also can work a weekend job in another place either if you were a hgv driver
  15. K

    Service truck bodies

    Not at the moment their isnt so I can work all day and drive all over no problem so 7 days a week 12-14 hour shifts if need be . But if a ran a vehicle same as yours I would have to get a hgv/cdl license , work to the strict times and say i was 5 miles from home and ran out of time i would have...
  16. K

    Service truck bodies

    Hgv is 40 hrs a week , a large pickup over would be still classed a Hgv aswell and the same rules apply to that . And the weight of a service van here is very low , I have a Ford transit and its 3.5 tonne and that's pushing my luck with that . So picking what you want to have in the van is hard...
  17. K

    Service truck bodies

    HGV is heavy good vehicle , but they are also limited to 40 hrs weeks driving that would include working time ie 2 hour driving and 6 hours working would still use 8 hours of your driving time
  18. K

    Service truck bodies

    Am I feel the same envy ! but as you know dadsfabs over here you would be so limited with your driving time that it wouldnt work out
  19. K

    some work pictures

    What to you use to install the cup seal in the gland ?
  20. K

    some work pictures

    Is that for the machine that sheared of its last jaw ?
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