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What truck to choose for one-man operation?


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I will be deciding next week, which arb-truck to buy. I have read through some topics on the forum and I still have not made my mind :-)

 

I run mostly a one-man operation in an urban area (the vehicle would often need to sqeeze in some tight spaces). Majority of my business is cutting down medium-sized trees (most often- pine, spruce, etc). I have prepared 3 configurations, which could be optimal.

 

Conf 1:

 

VW Transporter 4Motion Single Cab with tipper + ST6 Wood chipper

 

Conf 2:

 

Isuzu D-Max Extended cab with tipper + ST6 Wood chipper

 

Conf 3:

 

Hilux or Ranger Double cab + Branderup TT 3500 tipper trailer with Forst PT6 woodchipper.

 

I would really appriciate help with making the right choice :-)

 

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I agree trailer is best for capacity and as my chipper is only 300kg and trailer rated to 2.7t I reckon to put about 1.6t in legally. I just think it can be tricky to manoeuvre in town.

On the other hand, I can fit a pretty big tree on one load so I never have to run out half way through to tip off. That would be a real pain working on my own whereas when I'm subbing on say 3 man jobs it's quite common.

Option 3.

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