Recent content by Rayder

I follow the manual i got with my machine and use 10-30 oil for both hyd. and engine. Would 20w50 work in temperatures way below freezing?

I have spoken to the professionals who had the machine earlier, they said rear tires wore out fastest and rotation was common. This could of course be a result of their type of work, and be no issue for me. After all im just a butcher with a proper toy in my backyard :)

Thanks again Tires in norway are around 350 US dollars worth each. I guess digging deeper in my wallet would be the place to start :)

Thanks for the advise, a solution so obvious it did not cross my mind :P However i have considered letting my snow-chains counter the difference by keeping them on the worn tires all year around. Since i made them myself in a few hours from some old truck-chains with worndown spikes, they did...

Inventing gunpowder all over again is overrated, so I figured sharing some thoughts regarding snow removal would be nice. My experiences this winter + superb knowledge found here the past days, made me think of a list of things to have in mind. *When its cold, give the machine a few minutes to...

My rear tires wore out a bit faster than the front, so I replaced only the rear ones. This should be fine during the winter on snow and ice, but when summer come i figured the different circumference could cause problems. If it was around 5% i wouldnt even ask, but some measuring indicates 10%...

Hi all! I found this treasure of a forum while browsing for snowchains and im impressed. Late 2010 i got hold of a Fiat-Hitachi SL45B (800hours from 1996), it set me back a few months pay but i doubt ill ever regret buying it. Its currently rigged with the original smooth-edge bucket and some...