Tipper or 4x4 with tipper trailer?

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

Hi all

 

I do a lot of landscaping and groundworks but i am wanting to move into tree work i am booking my cs30/31/38/39 for the start of next year and was just wandering what people suggest as a vehicle at the minute i have a lad who is driving a vauxhall combo but it is far to small and in sufficient as when were doing fencing the van will only fit 5 feet in the back so ok for a 1.2 m fence but cant fit  posts rails ect in and cant even fit a stihl fs70 in and a honda izy 21" mowernin without stuff getting knocked damaged ect so for the new year looking for something as a alternative 

 

Tipper would be handy as no need for a trailer but there is a lot of travellers around here posing a arborists tree surgeons ect and dont want folk to think im one of them and go in rip them off get the money and leave a professional to finish the job off! 4x4 would be ok as run around as well as work vehicle can go offroad and not get stuck and would also consider putting a load liner roller thingy on to unload the truck  bed with a lot of ease ?

 

Can anyone help as its 2 x 3's or half a dozen need personal experiances as guidance any help would be appreciated

 

Jack

[Mark Bolam]

Are you getting a chipper?

[woody paul]

4x4 and trailer will give you more carrying capacity than any transit. 

[Stubby]

1 minute ago, Mark Bolam said:

Are you getting a chipper?

This is fairly crucial ....

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

At the minute i am just looking at rather a used tw150 or a greenmech arborist 150 

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

9 minutes ago, woody paul said:

4x4 and trailer will give you more carrying capacity than any transit. 

Can all 4x4's tow 3500kg or can some tow more than the other?

[Mark Bolam]

Thread over then mate.

You can’t tow a chipper and a trailer.

[Mark Bolam]

Just now, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

Can all 4x4's tow 3500kg or can some tow more than the other?

Hardly any can legally.

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

How about a tracked chipper on a trailer?

 

 

 

 

[woody paul]

9 minutes ago, Jwoodgardenmaintenance said:

Can all 4x4's tow 3500kg or can some tow more than the other?

Even if it can not tow 3500kg but only 2500kg you will still carry more.

Car or van will tow most chippers to site if. 2 of you working. 

Edited November 20, 2018 by woody paul