Any customers of realdiesels.co.uk here?

[MtB]

As title. Does anyone know anything about them from first hand experience? Are you a happy punter?

 

The seem to have a lot of Listers for sale all very nicely painted, but are extremely coy about who and where they are.

 

Thanks...

[jenlyn]

As title. Does anyone know anything about them from first hand experience? Are you a happy punter?

 

The seem to have a lot of Listers for sale all very nicely painted, but are extremely coy about who and where they are.

 

Thanks...

Yes. I've had the need to use him a few times. No complaints.

(believe it or not, I like to toy with the odd dumper truck or cement mixer engine).

Joking aside, yes only good experience with them thus far.

Edited January 30, 2016 by jenlyn

[Athy]

According to their web site they have one helluva lot of engines and parts in stock, suggesting that they're experienced people. Just one caveat: I would think twice about using a company which had only a mobile telephone number, as it can suggest a rootless, fly-by-night outfit.

[ChimneyChain]

I enquired approx 2 years ago about an ha2 or hr2 with g/box fully reconditioned; £4500 which is not bad, I thought. Seemed nice enough through email exchanges

 

Darren

[MtB]

I enquired approx 2 years ago about an ha2 or hr2 with g/box fully reconditioned; £4500 which is not bad, I thought. Seemed nice enough through email exchanges

 

Darren

 

 

So presumably you didn't buy one. Why not?

 

Not in stock? Doubts about who they are? Were they asking for a deposit?

[ChimneyChain]

Well they said they had one ready to go, but when we thought about it we only really need it to charge battery's and truth be told, it was for aesthetic reasons! So we stayed with our trusty p3. And with the money I saved I bought a nice guitar.

 

Darren

[paddles up]

I've found them to be always helpful.

And, dare I say also considerably cheaper and more knowledgeable than other, recently relocated, Lister engine specialists.

[onthecut]

I'd second Paddles Up comments. Helpful, knowledgeable and competitive. Dealt with them when I needed to re-engine a TR3 genset. Good price and no problems. I had the impression that a good chunk of what they do is actually industrial Lister Petter engines.

 

 

Mike..

[Liam webb]

Just had a crankshaft of them for my st2 brilliant service almost evreything in stock and when they say itl be there its there couldn't knock them at all

[casper ghost]

Did you ever find out where they are? I'm toying with changing plan and getting an HR2..

Casp'

Edited May 17, 2016 by casper ghost

[PaulG]

Did you ever find out where they are? I'm toying with changing plan and getting an HR2..

Casp'

There is some evidence to suggest that they operate out of a private address in Wheelwright Road, Birmingham:

https://panjiva.com/Realdiesels/38463636

 

You need to scroll down the page a bit.

Edited May 17, 2016 by PaulG

[casper ghost]

There is some evidence to suggest that they operate out of a private address in Wheelwright Road, Birmingham:

https://panjiva.com/Realdiesels/38463636

 

You need to scroll down the page a bit.

That will be good, I'd always assumed they were in London.. I can manage a trip to Brum.

Casp'

[RLWP]

There is some evidence to suggest that they operate out of a private address in Wheelwright Road, Birmingham:

https://panjiva.com/Realdiesels/38463636

 

That is correct

 

Richard

[bargemast]

Did you ever find out where they are? I'm toying with changing plan and getting an HR2..

Casp'

 

If you want a Lister HR-2 that you can handstart from front or back, with Lister 3 : 1 gearboxes, I have 2 of these with very low hours for sale.

 

They were for an abandonned project I had.

 

I want £ 2000 for one, if you (or someone else) wants to buy them both, I will let them go for £ 3500.

 

One of these won't fit between your bulkheads as they are at the moment of course.

 

 

 

 

Peter.

[casper ghost]

 

If you want a Lister HR-2.

I didn't mean to put HR2, it's an HA2 i'm toying with. An HR would be a bit powerful for my little boat..

Casp'

[bargemast]

I didn't mean to put HR2, it's an HA2 i'm toying with. An HR would be a bit powerful for my little boat..

Casp'

 

Not much difference in size though.

 

HA-2 1854 cc 22 Hp @ 1800n

HR-2 2090 cc 21.5Hp @ 1500n and if you need more power in case of strong flow on a river there's 29.5 Hp available @ 2100n.

 

So the HR-2 has 0.5 Hp less than an HA-2 at 300n less, so much slower revolutions with almost the same power, and a much nicer exhaust sound.

 

Peter.

Edited May 17, 2016 by bargemast

[casper ghost]

I always think HA's have a much nicer exhaust sound, HR's tend to sound a bit busy.

Casp'

[bargemast]

I always think HA's have a much nicer exhaust sound, HR's tend to sound a bit busy.

Casp'

 

Then they probably run making more revolutions, if not it's not easy to notice a difference of which I prefer the sound of an HR which doesn't have to work as hard to deliver the same amount of HP as an HA, so should really sound less busy logically.

 

Peter.

 

ps. don't think however that I'm trying to talk you into,buying one (or both) of my engines, there must be plenty around anyway.

[SiFi]

.... how is their reputation these days?

[James Owen]

On 04/07/2023 at 11:26, SiFi said:

.... how is their reputation these days?

Very much depends upon what you're after?

[Peugeot 106]

27 minutes ago, James Owen said:

Very much depends upon what you're after?

Please explain further. Have you had bad experience?

[James Owen]

12 hours ago, Peugeot 106 said:

Please explain further. Have you had bad experience?

Not a bad experience per se, they used to be rather helpful and keen to go the extra mile. These days they're a bit 'Sleeman and Hawken' -ish...fine if you have a part number.