New replacement 4x4 pickup

[Matthew Storrs]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/American-Ford-F-350-Diesel-Pickup/113400423607?hash=item1a673124b7:g:ulEAAOSwa3lb-v0C

 

tipper conversion anyone!?

[Matthew Storrs]

Actually I walked past a f350 yesterday and I thought yeah their big but not grossly so. I’d feel quite happy with one of them even in the Devon lanes. I mean a Land Rover 110 with an ifor flatbed is a pretty unwieldy beast too and with a truck as handy as a F350 you’d not need a trailer on the back as much perhaps.

[Matthew Storrs]

18 hours ago, LeeGray said:

Petrol v8 Range Rover with a good roof rack would be perfect for you Matthew. Cheap as chips to buy and keep on the road, even if you kill it’s engine or gearbox you can sell what’s left and not lose more than a grand. I’ve had mine coming up two years and it’s the cheapest actual cost motor I’ve ever run for work and I’ve had new Isuzu and Nissan pick ups, new and old defenders, discovery, traffic, primastar vans etc

Looking at them as we speak. What model Rangey is yours? Another cheap option for power seems to be the Jeep Grand Cherokee- but not 3500kg unfortunately.

Do you run yours on LPG?

[LeeGray]

9 hours ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Looking at them as we speak. What model Rangey is yours? Another cheap option for power seems to be the Jeep Grand Cherokee- but not 3500kg unfortunately.

Do you run yours on LPG?

L322 vogue, don’t bother with lpg as it’s just another headache. Few pics below, not bling at all and no one ever says oh flash, charging too much etc  it’s spent most of the time towing stuff like that, and the boot capacity.

[Matthew Storrs]

4 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

L322 vogue, don’t bother with lpg as it’s just another headache. Few pics below, not bling at all and no one ever says oh flash, charging too much etc  it’s spent most of the time towing stuff like that, and the boot capacity.

Looks superb setup. It doesn’t really bother me as I only do short trips but what sort of MPG does it return towing that digger

[LeeGray]

12-15 mpg clocking the mileage properly between fill ups,  computer can be a bit generous . I’d imagine probably similar usage to you I.e. leave it running on yard whilst loading/before towing, no motor away miles, up and down dale, bit of low box work in the fields. Does 25mpg on a motorway run quite happy but I rarely use it like that.

[Matthew Storrs]

What’s it like pulling away with the digger can it do it on a bit of a slope ok or do you have to drop the box. I know my defender needs low box to do a hill .start on anything other than a mild slope

[LeeGray]

It’ll pull anything in high box on any slope I’ve come across, one hill farm I work with a digger or other machinery of similar weight on regularly the Isuzu could get up in low just, the 90 struggled without spinning the wheels low box diff locked and eventually killed the clutch. The range just drives up in high box and even changes up as it’s going despite having 6t plus pulling back down the hill.

i use the low box to keep the speed down otherwise before you know it your doing 30mph round the fields.

 

hill starts are a piece of p**s with the auto box too, it’ll hold the full weight then just tickle the throttle and off it burbles. 

 

Its why I keep banging on about them, they really are incredible and I can’t believe people are put off because they’re ‘so expensive/thirsty/complicated’ when they’re not if you look at depreciation and real cost of ownership.

 

 

[Matthew Storrs]

13 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

It’ll pull anything in high box on any slope I’ve come across, one hill farm I work with a digger or other machinery of similar weight on regularly the Isuzu could get up in low just, the 90 struggled without spinning the wheels low box diff locked and eventually killed the clutch. The range just drives up in high box and even changes up as it’s going despite having 6t plus pulling back down the hill.

i use the low box to keep the speed down otherwise before you know it your doing 30mph round the fields.

 

hill starts are a piece of p**s with the auto box too, it’ll hold the full weight then just tickle the throttle and off it burbles. 

 

Its why I keep banging on about them, they really are incredible and I can’t believe people are put off because they’re ‘so expensive/thirsty/complicated’ when they’re not if you look at depreciation and real cost of ownership.

 

 

Interesting- very interesting actually. Think you might have sold it to me if I can find a tidy one. Thanks.

[Woodworks]

26 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Interesting- very interesting actually. Think you might have sold it to me if I can find a tidy one. Thanks.

Where will you put you buckets Matt? Thought you had to put them in the tub to keep the trailer weight down.

 

Mind they sound a dream for towing a load around here