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Rob99 Member Since: 03 May 2016 Location: Gatwick Posts: 1420 ![]() ![]() |
Ooh I stand corrected ![]() ![]() Where on earth did I get 3.3 tonnes from? Maybe that's the max gross weight fully loaded. 2021 D350 Fifty Edition - Carpathian Grey 2017 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography (2021-2024) - Santorini Black 2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster (2016-2021) - Santorini Black |
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mzplcg Member Since: 26 May 2010 Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth. Posts: 4029 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tut Tut Stanley old chap. Tonnes, as in metric, i.e. 1000kg. A Ton is an imperial ton and 2240 lbs or 1016 kg. You should know that being a similar age to me old boy, you would have learnt imperial at school. ![]() ![]() What it was to learn imperial at school, then metric at Engineering College, then going to live in the USA so going back to imperial all over again. Amazing really, the metric system is so much easier but I still think in feet and inches. Mind you, (Salisbury) I do recall someone had a set of imperial A/F spanners ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And if you want a really amusing example, try the railways. Everything is still measured in miles, chains, yards etc. Of course, with Swindon being the heart of the GWR you knew that anyway. ![]() |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35331 ![]() ![]() |
i put lbs into google and converted it to imperial tons, is google wrong ? |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35331 ![]() ![]() |
ah, now i'm fully awake i see theres tonnes and tons..surely everyone speaks of imperial tons or is it tonnes nowadays, whatever it is the FF is very heavy.. |
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sako243 Member Since: 26 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 610 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tonnes, you're not allowed to use tons for sale anymore I think. Ed |
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mzplcg Member Since: 26 May 2010 Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth. Posts: 4029 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No, us mere mortals are supposed to use metric, yet the national railways has zero metric units in use, none, zilch. But it was really nice to see how many market traders took to selling in units of 454 grammes (one UK pound) |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35331 ![]() ![]() |
another reason why we should leave the EU..... |
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builder1966 Member Since: 23 Aug 2016 Location: ashingdon Posts: 299 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
at least beers still sold in pints ! |
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mzplcg Member Since: 26 May 2010 Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth. Posts: 4029 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Unless you live in the USA where they have Girlie pints of 16 fl oz against the British pint of 20 fl oz. Probably explains why they thought I was an alcoholic when I lived there |
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daveenty Member Since: 30 Mar 2016 Location: North West Posts: 34 ![]() ![]() |
Sorry to be a bit late replying to this request, but today's the first day I've had a chance to put the RR on the ramp due to my obsession with trying to keep the Merc out of the bad weather. ![]() I didn't take it to full height, probably another good few inches to go, though the hydraulics seemed to struggle a lot more than with the Jeep. Go there in the end though. ![]()
High enough for cleaning wheels, sills etc. though I wouldn't like to do much underneath where it is, and I'm not lifting the garage roof any higher than it is now, life's too short. ![]() 2010 5.0 Autobiography |
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47p2 Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Gone Beyond, Subaru Posts: 8048 ![]() ![]() |
4 post is the way to go with the FFRR
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daveenty Member Since: 30 Mar 2016 Location: North West Posts: 34 ![]() ![]() |
I can only dream of a garage like yours. |
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gregdav Member Since: 26 May 2014 Location: just north of stafford Posts: 1077 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
47p2. Do you have problems jacking the RR up off a four post lift ?
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Weegie Member Since: 09 Jun 2014 Location: East Sussex Posts: 3236 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Easiest way is with a jacking beam. e.g. http://www.ac-hydraulic.dk/fr/produits/tra...20l-sd26l/
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