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I’m sick and tired of the stress of running over weight transits, it’s not fair on the lads either to expect them to do so.

 

Planning on getting a 10 or 12 tonner with a hiab, the only thing that I’m just finding impossible to find out is how much can I tow behind a say a 12 lorry??

 

Thanks in advance

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1 hour ago, Martin du Preez said:

 

I’m sick and tired of the stress of running over weight transits, it’s not fair on the lads either to expect them to do so.

 

Planning on getting a 10 or 12 tonner with a hiab, the only thing that I’m just finding impossible to find out is how much can I tow behind a say a 12 lorry??

 

Thanks in advance

 

You will need something already piped for air like a wagon and drag if you want the big train weight or you will be limited to something on overrun brakes. There are a few SWB wagon and drag units about that would lend themselves to ARB work.

 

Jenkinson  run them

 

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These trucks are out there, we used to run a 10 ton Daf, that had a five ton payload and could tow 8 tons. As I mentioned it needs to be piped for air or you have the ballache of getting the air conversion approved and the plated weights altered.

 

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These trucks are out there, we used to run a 10 ton Daf, that had a five ton payload and could tow 8 tons. As I mentioned it needs to be piped for air or you have the ballache of getting the air conversion approved and the plated weights altered.
 
Bob

That sounds like a good set up! Would be nice to drag a hooka lift trailer or something of the sort behind it
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10 hours ago, Martin du Preez said:

 

I’m sick and tired of the stress of running over weight transits, it’s not fair on the lads either to expect them to do so.

 

Planning on getting a 10 or 12 tonner with a hiab, the only thing that I’m just finding impossible to find out is how much can I tow behind a say a 12 lorry??

 

Thanks in advance

 

That's a hell of a leap from transits, but if it works for you best way to go.

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That's a hell of a leap from transits, but if it works for you best way to go.




Is it though?? A 7.5tonner is only a down rated 10 tonner. Get a nice sized hiab on that.

After a while it just becomes to much of a headache trying to keep up with transits, they become a bottle neck, you’re always overloaded and it’s unfair to ask lads to drive them over loaded all the time.
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On ‎10‎/‎03‎/‎2021 at 23:37, Martin du Preez said:

 

 

 

 

 

 


Is it though?? A 7.5tonner is only a down rated 10 tonner. Get a nice sized hiab on that.

After a while it just becomes to much of a headache trying to keep up with transits, they become a bottle neck, you’re always overloaded and it’s unfair to ask lads to drive them over loaded all the time.

 

 

 

Only some of them.

Take Iveco for example, a 75e something v`s a 80e something, the latter is a factory down rated 10 tonner, or a heavy duty 7.5 tonner if you like.

Most 10-12 tonners are not much bigger than a 7.5, some can be based on 15 tonne chassis so a bit wider again.

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