the all aussie dribble thread!

[KiwiBro]

Actually you've got one of the most proactive Makita chainsaw dealers I've seen in Australia at New Norfolk (New Norfolk Mowers and Cycles - I've got one of their pens ). They had a big display and some very sharp pricing at Agfest a couple of years ago. The 7901's were $1069 from memory.

At the recent Ag days here the 7901's were cheaper than the great deal I got on my 7900 that came from USA. If I'd had the $ at the time one would have come home with me. I think I'll start putting a few pennies in a jar in time for next years show.

 

[koshari]

Bought it, thanks for the advice everyone, should be here in a few days. I would like to get some safety and maintenance gear. I have gloves, glass and ear muffs. I was thinking of some chaps, any recommendations and where to get? I have seen some on ebay for ~$100. I also need some files/guides etc for chain maintenance, I have never done it before.

i have some labonville xxl full wrap chaps coming from the US, (they tried to deliver em today while i was at work so i would expect a red card in the mailbox tommorow).

with a large plastic wedge and shipping worked out to about $120AUD dont forget to use the arboristsite voucher and get your 5% discount.

as for file/guides you can get a pferd cs-x round $38AUD
View attachment 190406 from them as well, but it adds about another $20 to the shipping however it still adds up to $60
for the cs-x which is 20 cheaper than anywhere in australia you will find them, i now as a fact that the cost price from pferd aust to dealers is at least $40.
TreeStuff.com Professional Arborist Supplies and Tree Climbing Gear

 

[Hulsty]

Congrats! we would like to see some pics when it arrives haha. Husqvarna chaps are good I hear not sure how much they are though, same with stihl chaps but they are some crazy price like $300+. So yeah $100 sounds good as long as they are decent quality. With regards to filing, do some searching and reading here on AS - there is lots of info on hand filing chains. Also have a chat to Matt (MCW) on here about spare chains, files, guides, etc. he makes some good deals Oh and he stocks some parts for your makita also.

These are the ones I am looking at, they are near work so hopefully I can go have look

New GB Chainsaw Safety Protective Chaps made in USA 32" | eBay

 

[Rudolf73]

These are the ones I am looking at, they are near work so hopefully I can go have look

New GB Chainsaw Safety Protective Chaps made in USA 32" | eBay

They look good and are made by Gransfors Bruks who also make items for stihl if I am not mistaken.

 

[billyj]

well what a weekend at tallarook,

posatives: caught up with some good mates, good tracks, and i swear that makita gets better everytime i use it(only run about 6 full tanks through it)


negatives: 3 inches of water in the passenger side of my patrol, smashed tail light, water in lsd diff( shuddering like a #####, improving since oil changed), shagged gearbox mounts and clutch nearly dead after only 50k kms.

now bring on that gtg

 

[AUSSIE1]

well what a weekend at tallarook,

posatives: caught up with some good mates, good tracks, and i swear that makita gets better everytime i use it(only run about 6 full tanks through it)


negatives: 3 inches of water in the passenger side of my patrol, smashed tail light, water in lsd diff( shuddering like a #####, improving since oil changed), shagged gearbox mounts and clutch nearly dead after only 50k kms.

now bring on that gtg

Diff breather come off? Pull the centre out, shim it tighter, an afternoon, fifty bucks and a few beers and you have a nice tight but active LSD.

I remember having the occasional beer at the ancient old Trawool pub before that monstrous thing was built in it's place.

Harvested blue gum just up the road a couple of years ago.

 

[billyj]

dunno about the breather yet....have only patched it up to get to work so far, gonna get stuck in this weekend

as for the shims, i probly wont bother the lsd is already pretty bloody tight, about as close to locked as id want in a daily

 

[Terry Syd]

I gotta pull my LSD apart and shim it up, I've been putting it off for about two years. It is a Toyota Hilux diff and they are well known to loosen up fairly quickly. I was contemplating putting in straight diff oil (non-LSD oil) to see if it would improve the performance in the short term.

Anybody got any ideas? Suggestions for shimming or rebuilding?

 

[billyj]

sell the toyota and buy a nissan.....sorry couldnt help myself

 

[Rudolf73]

sell the toyota and buy a nissan.....sorry couldnt help myself

+1 on the nissan

 

[AUSSIE1]

I gotta pull my LSD apart and shim it up, I've been putting it off for about two years. It is a Toyota Hilux diff and they are well known to loosen up fairly quickly. I was contemplating putting in straight diff oil (non-LSD oil) to see if it would improve the performance in the short term.

Anybody got any ideas? Suggestions for shimming or rebuilding?

Yeah the Toyota LSD's are renowned for loosening up a fair amount. The Nissan LSD is a ramp type and tighten up the more you put the boot into it. A really good setup. Not sure on the Hilux centre but the Landcruiser centre's can be shimmed up. Couldn't see it being any different for the lux. I bought a pack of shim stock from the local auto parts store and go to whoa was only an afternoon.

 

[Terry Syd]

I put the vehicle together the way I wanted it (turbo, mechanical injection, cam, LSD, etc). The wife prefers it to her Jeep Grand Cherokee with leather seats and all the bells and whistles. I may have to get her a replacement for the Jeep to keep her out of the Toyota, so what would be a Nissan equivalent to a turbo diesel Hilux? (I'm willing to do a swap if anyone is interested)

Back to my old reliable Hilux, anybody have any ideas about the LSD (or using non-LSD diff oil)?

 

[billyj]

maybe consider an auto locker, given toyota lsd's generally last about 10 minutes

 

[Terry Syd]

Al, I'll have to shop around some more. I went to Super Cheap and Repco and they didn't know what I was talking about when I said shims for a LSD. So what kind of shim stock did you get and do you know where can I get some?

 

[David (saltas)]

I bought overpriced stihl chaps as they were much better than no name canadian chaps at bunnings and only a little dearer

If I was buying my next chaps I would import some labonville ones from from the USofA

 

[David (saltas)]

I did a largeish fish tailing burnout in my VX SS a couple of years ago and the star gears in the LSD were jumping in a car park
situation low speed large difference in wheel speed.

The fix was replace the seals and o rings to viton from natural rubber and change to friction modified diff oil. worked a treat.


My understanding is that the shims are used to pre-load the bearings in the center.
Shims can be bought at skf/cbc/timken bearing suppliers

 

[tdi-rick]

Al, I'll have to shop around some more. I went to Super Cheap and Repco and they didn't know what I was talking about when I said shims for a LSD. So what kind of shim stock did you get and do you know where can I get some?

Terry, shim stock is available from any bearing service or engineers supplies.

I'd use steel, not brass too.

I have some mini Gilbow tin snips for cutting it, but a sacrificial pair of scissors would do the job too.

As for oil, I wouldn't use a non LSD fluid, it'll shudder (stick-slip) and carry on like nobodies business, best to re-shim to increase pre-load (if possible) and use a decent LSD fluid.
In Patrols I like Castrol SAF-XA 80W-140. It has the maximum amount of friction modifier and is a good fluid for the price and is readily available.
I think a LoLux requires an xW-90 fluid and there's some good ones available, but an xW-140 won't hurt, juts a bit more drag when coldish and maybe a slight hit in fuel economy.

 

[tdi-rick]

maybe consider an auto locker, given toyota lsd's generally last about 10 minutes

Ooh, nasty.

Import a Tru-Trac from the US.

You wouldn't feel it on road and gives a noticeable improvement off.
If you can left foot brake when rock hopping this will make it work when lifting wheels. (they work really well with TC too)

Actually, there area couple of auto lockers that aren't as nasty as the lunch box ones or a Detroit.

Wiesmann are building diffs again and doing a 4wd version of the diff that launched most F1 cars through the seventies and eighties and a mob in Brazil are making a version that has had good reviews so far.

 

[AUSSIE1]

Al, I'll have to shop around some more. I went to Super Cheap and Repco and they didn't know what I was talking about when I said shims for a LSD. So what kind of shim stock did you get and do you know where can I get some?

Bluddy Repco are hopeless. One pack of shim stock was from them. Something like $22.00 for a pack with various thicknesses. As Rick said, get the steel. Comes in a pack of roughly 6" square sheets.

 

[Terry Syd]

Thanks guys, I checked the manual and Toyota says that shims are available in thickness of .15mm to .35mm - so I've got an idea about what size shim stock to purchase. When the weather warms up a bit, I'll pull the diff and shim it.