L200

[simonm]

was thinking of a tipper conversion on an L200 as a chip truck...would the chip box be too small? only for domestic work mainly good idea bad idea? any comments?

[Matthew Arnold]

Depends what style. If its a single cab (2 seater) you'll have loads of room for a tipper on the back. If its the super cab ("coupe" 4 seater) you'll have less space than the single but still have plenty of room. With the double cab you would have only a very small tipper on the back and would be very back heavy.

[simonm]

yeah i was thinking of a 2 seater to allow for bigger chip box with a small tool box in front of box for saws etc...its either an L200 or a transit! ive heared bad things about transits though and i think with a decent size chip box on the L200 i dont think it would be that much smaller than a transit???

[Matthew Arnold]

L200's are just a bit smaller than a transit but you have more flexibility. You can carry and tow more than a transit and if you go for the 4x4 version you have the added security of low range and the possibilty of a winch on the front. The 2 seater version sound like the best one to go for.

[Treemon]

Weve got a ranger tipper and we do find the 2 seater cab cramped otherwise cant fault it on capacity for its size and will go where any landrover will and can tow 3 ton

[simonm]

I did have my heart set on a transit but after weighing up the pros and cons think the pickup would better suit our needs as theres only 2 of us very rarely 3 of us on bigger jobs. are them rangers any good? ford arent they? you think it would be fairly easy to convert a standard L200 into a tipper?

[Lee Winger]

was thinking of a tipper conversion on an L200 as a chip truck...would the chip box be too small? only for domestic work mainly good idea bad idea? any comments?

 

There is exactly what you want in the classifieds, the truck would be plenty big enough for your average back yard job..

 

L200 TIPPER ArbTrader don't be put off by the mud, I think it would scrub up well.........

[simonm]

yeah ive seen that m8 in my opinion its too expensive 4 the miles its got

[combined tree services]

I have a converted ranger tipper and it has plenty of room for chip , the tipper also has a tool box built in , we measured how many logs the ranger carries in comparison to a cab star and to my supprise it carries the same amount .

[simonm]

ive just been looking at rangers after hearing lots of bad reports on L200's. what model is the 1 youve got? all the single cab ones ive seen seem to only be 2700 gvw