What work vehicle to go for?

[AdamL]

Hi all,

 

I have a bog standard car at the moment, if I make the jump and start my own business what should I be looking at. I prune orchards in the winter months and it can be sticky sometimes with no 4x4 but that's not too much of an issue as most places do have proper tracks.

 

My business would be garden work with garden waste clearance and tree waste. Wondered about a van to store all tools in, but then a 4x4 and a trailer would be good for clearance too.

 

Also want the cheapest running cost option [emoji849]

 

Any ideas?

 

 

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[TIMON]

Hi all,

 

I have a bog standard car at the moment, if I make the jump and start my own business what should I be looking at. I prune orchards in the winter months and it can be sticky sometimes with no 4x4 but that's not too much of an issue as most places do have proper tracks.

 

My business would be garden work with garden waste clearance and tree waste. Wondered about a van to store all tools in, but then a 4x4 and a trailer would be good for clearance too.

 

Also want the cheapest running cost option [emoji849]

 

Any ideas?

 

 

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I just got an old hilux mk 3 with a tipper back and high sides, hope to convert it to fully enclosed chip box/ tool locker soon. Very good on fuel, excellent weight and towing capacity.

Very useful.

[Mick Dempsey]

Renault kangoo and trailer or similar.

[tree-fancier123]

if you're getting or hiring a chipper then a tipper or tipping trailer make sense, otherwise if you're planning on mowing and hedgecutting etc as well as tree cutting I would say a long wheelbase transit 90 (for economy, rather than the 125) medium or high roof- you can mash a lot of tree waste in a lwb transit, sometimes without cutting yourself, also your mower hedgecutters and saws are covered in - the 4wd bit is where it all gets expensive, if you're mainly grounds maintenance perhaps live without off road.

I have considered the transit Jumbo, but won't go round McDonalds drive thru

 

If you get more into tree cutting and using chipper - something with a big engine - my transit 90 is crap towing up hill - am currently considering the canters and dailys at 150hp (3.5 ton tippers)

Edited November 6, 2016 by tree-fancier123

[cornish wood burner]

if you're getting or hiring a chipper then a tipper or tipping trailer make sense, otherwise if you're planning on mowing and hedgecutting etc as well as tree cutting I would say a long wheelbase transit 90 (for economy, rather than the 125) medium or high roof- you can mash a lot of tree waste in a lwb transit, sometimes without cutting yourself, also your mower hedgecutters and saws are covered in - the 4wd bit is where it all gets expensive, if you're mainly grounds maintenance perhaps live without off road.

I have considered the transit Jumbo, but won't go round McDonalds drive thru

 

If you get more into tree cutting and using chipper - something with a big engine - my transit 90 is crap towing up hill - am currently considering the canters and dailys at 150hp (3.5 ton tippers)

We have had an iveco daily van for several years but I wouldn't recommend one. A lot of repairs needed on it over the years. Very poor considering it only does a few thousand miles a year, no towing and is regularly serviced.

[tree-fancier123]

We have had an iveco daily van for several years but I wouldn't recommend one. A lot of repairs needed on it over the years. Very poor considering it only does a few thousand miles a year, no towing and is regularly serviced.

 

interesting - I'd thought they'd need more mechanical repairs than a mk6 transit - I do like the chain driven engine in mine

 

a lot of the listings I've read for dailys say 'new turbo fitted' etc, so maybe they aren't as durable, apparently Fiat now supplying the engines, and their rep isn't top for reliability

 

the thing with the Iveco dailys is the power to tow weight up hill - the 35c15 and 35c18 variants look like they've got more grunt than the competition (talking about older 3.5ton vehicles 2004-2008) , maybe I'll save for one of the newer high hp Isuzu or Canters. They all seem in cahoots these days, hope they don't all end up with cheap Fiat engines

[IRE David H]

vw transporter syncho, good clearance, four wheel drive, and its enclosed. whats your opinion on 4 wheel drive vans

[born2trot]

Renault kangoo and trailer or similar.

 

I'd second that , it's astonishing the amount of kit you can get in this vehicle..

[harvey b davison]

As mick said. I have a berlingo multispace as a multi purpose vehicle and i love it, i often pull a 3/4 ton trailer load no problems. Find citroen very reliable.

[AdamL]

Thanks guys, I had a Renault kangoo before years ago. Very good motor. Didn't need to tow anything though. What's the tax on one? £125?

 

 

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