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HI all
Just been chatting with the ex engineering manager from Wadkins and was given a little info that I thought would be of interest to members.
Basically in the very early '80s, competition from Germany was increasingly becoming a problem and so Wadkins took the official decision to 'compete on price'!!
Yes, use cheaper materials and production methods = lower quality kit.
The advice I was given was simply to avoid Wadkins kit made after the early '80s. Kit produced before this date should last forever I am reliably informed (from one who knows)
Just been chatting with the ex engineering manager from Wadkins and was given a little info that I thought would be of interest to members.
Basically in the very early '80s, competition from Germany was increasingly becoming a problem and so Wadkins took the official decision to 'compete on price'!!
Yes, use cheaper materials and production methods = lower quality kit.
The advice I was given was simply to avoid Wadkins kit made after the early '80s. Kit produced before this date should last forever I am reliably informed (from one who knows)