Dropside to tipper

[slasherscot]

hi guys

 

bought a 12 plate transit dropside.........looking to change to arb back tipper..any ideas......looking for someone to do work n scotland but willing to go further

 

cheers g

 

[flatyre]

shouldn't be difficult, they both started off as the same bare chassis, if it were me i'd start by having a look at an existing transit tipper, make notes on the size of ram, where its positioned, how its positioned, what gauge of plate/crossmember is used, same for the hinges etc. You should be able to grind or cut the welds holding the dropside body onto the chassis rails, and re-use it for the tipper body. Sounds simple I know, but a local engineering firm should be able to do it easily enough, and there are plenty of online suppliers selling kits including the ram, pump, reservoir, wiring, switch etc. By copying an existing transit tipper you don't have to do a lot of complicated calculations as that's all been worked out already.