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Hi Andy L Can't help re 4.2 Trols but here's my take on towing heavy stuff. My 2003 3ltr T2, tows my dumper weighing in at 2.5 ton on my twin axle braked Ifor Williams tipper trailer, which itself weighs a ton, so total all up is 3.5 metric tons, with no problems. Having said that I need to...

Don't know why he went there or why he got stuck but the pamtomime to get him out is amusing to say the least! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lkirQaFq3U0 Rgds CL

Milners will ship to France at a reasonable cost. Price the parts on their website and call them for shipping cost. I've used them to ship to France on a number of occasions. Also look at 'Parcels Please' they ship to France from UK at very reasonable rates. I've also bought replacement parts...

Hi Clive and welcome from a fellow SW France (46800) member. Hope your 'Troll survived the operation, what was the diagnosis & recommended treatment? Was it successful? Rgds CL

Hi Cornish Usual places for rust - outer front wings around the wheel arch where the plastic moulding attaches, also at the bottom of the front wings adjacent to the door gap where mud collects on the inside of the wheel arch and the rear seat belt attachment point on the inner rear wheel arch -...

These might be worth an email enquiry for servicing your injectors: www.injectortune.co.uk They quoted eighteen pounds each for the injectors on my tractor, seemed reasonable. Rgds CL

Hi Jon Nothing to do with steering stops (not bump stops) - you've had enought good advice already - but as a fellow Francophile, where in this fair land are you? I'm in 46800 St Pantaleon, about 25km west of Cahors. If you're close perhaps we could swap Terrano tales over 'aperos'? Regards CL

For info - just changed my 2003 3ltr gearbox oil and it took 5ltrs. Rgds CL

Hi Steve I've had both a 2.7 and now have a 3ltr. My preference is by far for the 3ltr. It is more powerful and more economical. That is if you don't want to use veg oil. However beware of gearbox trouble indicated by a whine in the higher gears. There are several threads on here relating to the...

" I have owned a couple of L200 trucks and i am not impressed at all, in any way! they have less power, use more fuel, have a smaller towing capacity, suspension like a horse and cart, the turning circle of a canal boat . . . shall I go on I wouldn't rate one as better than a T2 on or of road...

Thanks again guys, all good stuff much appreciated. I think I'll avoid the extreme acid and go down the needle gun route, after all it's not as though I want it in 'showroom condition'! I just want to tidy it up and cover up the rust patches and there's quite a few of those. Rgds CL

Thanks for all the input/interest guys. Shot blasting sounds like the ideal solution but here in darkest France shot blasters are few and far between. Another suggestion received is to use a needle gun, I have a beefy compressor so that may be my preferred option - anyone know a good source for...

Anyone know an easy way to clean concrete splashes from painted metal? My newly acquired 2003 Benford PS 3000 dumper needs a new paint job but, like a lot of dumpers, the front axle and wheels are covered in concrete from splashes when tipping. Is there a more efficient way of removing the...

Thanks PLANK. New tractor seats are plentiful over here (it is farming country after all) but I have an old spare wheel cover on my digger to protect the seat from ultraviolet rays and it works just fine. I'd just like another one or two for the tractor and dumper. I thought some members might...

Has anyone got a spare wheel cover they don't need, the heavy duty vinyl fabric waterproof type? I need one as a temporary cover for the seat of my tractor that lives outside. I'll be happy to pay a reasonable sum and of course the cost of postage and packing to southern France. Regards CL

I ground off the worst rust with an angle grinder and removed the rest with various shaped wire brushes in an electric drill. The paint is still good but its only been there a week! Re the ABS sensors, they came out easy enough except for one securing bolt which I broke and had to drill out. My...

Here's a shot of it being raised by the two jacks. It all went fairly smoothly after that, just a matter of connecting the various components and installing/adjusting the new brake shoes. East-peasy!!!! Rgds CL

Thanks guys for all of your good wishes. Here's (I hope) a couple of pics. Not much to see really but if anyone undertakes a similar project I'll be happy to give whatever advice I can. Rgds CL

Rear axle update Well I finally managed to get it over to France courtesy of fellow member Mountain Goat and a 7 ton truck he rented to bring heaps of his stuff over. After a two day journey, (the truck had a speed limiter) and a 90 euro fine for being over-loaded (the Gendarmes see foreign...

They're the same shape but horizontal and with the addition of a moustache!