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  1. 6 hours ago, dytkos said:

    Tie it to the back of the truck and heave it out?

    Cheers, D.

    Yeah. I've seen those videos on youtube where the object pulls out of the ground and smashes through the back window of the truck. :laugh:

    Can't get the truck anywhere near that field either due to where it is. 

  2. I found this under a load of bramble in a field about 10ft from a stream. It's a hoop of approx 3/8" steel with a lump of angle iron welded to the top. It's about knee height and about 2.5-3ft wide. 

    I tried pulling it out but it's in solid. About 2" below the surface each leg has a round hinge and pin that allows it to move backwards or forwards but not side to side and under the hinge appears to be more steel rod going straight down. I don't know how far as I didn't have any digging tools with me. 

    Any ideas?

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  3. 6 hours ago, Deker said:

    So, who went this year????

    Unfortunately I had to skip it, so a review would be appreciated.

    Blenheim Palace next year, my favourite venue for the show, for some reason it just seems to work well there in my opinion!!!

    Yeah I might go when it's back at Blenheim Palace. We went to the Ragley Hall one last year it was awful. Overpriced with most stalls being pretty much the same as the one next door. 

  4. 1 minute ago, hambone said:

    Is it too new to phone around scrap yards (or online) you might get lucky

    No. It's not too new. I just didn't think it would be that much. I'll have a phone around tomorrow. The ones I have seen second hand so far have been either rusty or damaged.

  5. 6 minutes ago, foxdropper said:

    Use one of the mobile crash repair lads mate .That will pullout no probs .Gear they use today won’t even crack the coating either .

    It's proper f****d. Bent all the brackets holding it and it's about 1/2" in front of the rear tyre. Still at least it protected the sills and doors. 

  6. After a bit of not-very enthusiastic off-roading last week, I managed to do this to the side step on my truck.

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    Toyota UK couldn't be bothered to answer my email about a replacement and a quick drive to my nearest Toyota dealer wasn't much help. One guy told me this wasn't the standard side step on a Hilux (even though it's on every one I've seen). Another told me it must have been a special order from the factory, or it was an aftermarket one  - until I told them I bought the truck new from them. Pages of parts diagrams yielded nothing but they persevered and phoned me today with a price for a new one.

    Approx figures - Step £600, brackets £260, end caps £50, rubber step pads £50, fitting £120 all plus VAT!! 

    A grand for a tube of obviously not very strong steel. A grand! :cry1:

  7. Been a couple of years since I fished in the comp (I came 2nd once but I don't like to talk about it) so has anything changed? Do we still draw lots for which swim and/or pond we fish on? Are all the ponds still available etc? Need to put the final finishing touches to my technique. :laugh:

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