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The thing that stoped me from going hgv last time was where to keep the vehicle, I rent a bit of land which is by no means secure. I know it wouldnt last 5 minutes down there!

 

 

Same here, plus the cost of training, OP licence, extra rent if I could find an OP site, six week checks and hassle of taco put me off (for the moment)

 

Decided to buy an Iveco 3.5T and get a trailer.

 

 

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Vehicles subject of being involved in accidents involving life changing injuries or involving death are recovered for a vehicle exam which looks for defects not dissimilar to those looked at on an mot.

Braking and road surface coefficient are tested against the unladen and mam of the vehicle concerned but this does not involve weighing it.

 

I'm not condoning or encouraging over laden vehicles in anyway. Far from it. The issue with a 3.5t is by the time it has a chip box fitted has tools and 3 blokes in it there is very little payload left in the back.

 

My observation on up rated springs is that you will be carrying the same weight as every other 3.5t Arb truck but will be less likely to be pulled the the ministry or police and directed to a weigh bridge.

 

Every vehicle , mog, 7.5t and 3.5t has its place and use which is why a mixed fleet is advantageous. If allows for access on small driveways or limited parking. For bigger jobs with access take out the mog or lorry.

TBH the mog will fit anywhere the transit does, it's not as big as you'd think. All the old shape mobs up to the 1600 size are pretty small too.

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I have noticed a decline in the Mog/tractor trailer approach around here in recent years and a very big increase truck use. One outfit has got an eight wheel tipper and grab, that looks like a useful bit of kit, quite a few ten tonners about and plenty of 7.5 tonners with big chip boxes. For fear of repeating myself throwing trees on the floor is the easy bit, the cost/time is the clean up. Can you afford not to run a truck?

 

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TBH the mog will fit anywhere the transit does, it's not as big as you'd think. All the old shape mobs up to the 1600 size are pretty small too.

 

 

Agreed small short wheel base mogs aren't too bad. Take weight obviously but the chip bins don't have a huge volume.

We run a 1750 long wheel base with large bin on it. Great machine but too big to get on site in a lot of instances and can be very tight to manoeuvre with the bandit on the back.

 

Any excuse to get the mog out on a job is always encouraged though ......

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Agreed small short wheel base mogs aren't too bad. Take weight obviously but the chip bins don't have a huge volume.

We run a 1750 long wheel base with large bin on it. Great machine but too big to get on site in a lot of instances and can be very tight to manoeuvre with the bandit on the back.

 

Any excuse to get the mog out on a job is always encouraged though ......

 

Have you ever weighed your mog full?

 

I have a 1600, with a pretty small box, it easily carries 3 tonne of chip, a large chip bin could very quickly take you over weight.

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