Already converted trucks.. Or non converted

[James905]

I am hunting for a tipper arbtruck not brand new from manufacturer but not old.

 

Looking at options of buying one pre converted although don't know any company's that do these for a good price

 

OR

 

standard tipper to get converted.

 

Any help on company's that sell these converted would be good or Companys that convert for a good price.

 

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

Mk7 transit chassis are really well priced and easy to come across and for a body brittip make really good ones ? 

 

Jack 

[roseyweb]

The qustion you need to ask your self is 

do I want a second hand truck thats been used for arb?

 

Our transit has been a right money pit 

Brand new 22k 

3 year old 16k

i've spent around 3 k a year on repairs next time I'll buy new 

 

[MattyF]

The qustion you need to ask your self is  do I want a second hand truck thats been used for arb?

 

Our transit has been a right money pit 

Brand new 22k 

3 year old 16k

i've spent around 3 k a year on repairs next time I'll buy new 

 

 

There is this ..but I’m coming up to replace my 05 transit i converted myself ,I brought it at 4 years old it’s done over 175k miles and apart from two clutches and brakes and some belts has cost me nothing and has been one of the best vehicles I’ve ever owned on a different note the transit I brought before that had come from already converted for Arb and was a money pit , it was rotten to the point of being dangerous , I’ve pulled off drives without the chipper as the back end of the Truck was still attached to the chipper it was that rotten and if it could break it did... I wanted to scrap it but a mate was desperate for it , a few weeks later the rear wheels came bouncing past him driving down a country lane after the rear diffs slid out!

I think buying an another arbs vehicle would be a mistake unless you knew it well to make a call as most have been abused and then some more.

 

 

[tonytree]

Never used them but m and s commercials have some transits that look like they’ve just been converted to arb trucks.

https://www.mandscommercials.com/

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

What's your budget because Roy Wood Transits in Wokingham have some unregistered LDV v80 tippers with tool lockers for £16k 

 

Jack 

[James905]

What's your budget because Roy Wood Transits in Wokingham have some unregistered LDV v80 tippers with tool lockers for £16k 
 
Jack 

Heard some bad things about ldv, rather stick to the better known names!

[huskykev]

Those ldv tippers have a gtw of 4000kg, waste of time with a chipper behind it.