2wd ford ranger?

[Ledburyjosh]

Does anyone use one of these for arb work set up with a tipper?

 

I'm considering a small set up which could be one of these with a greenmech cs100...

[Mick Dempsey]

Presume you mean the old Mazda built Ford Ranger?

[Ledburyjosh]

Yes. The naughties era ones

[Mick Dempsey]

I had a 4wd one, was a great truck.

If I were you I’d just build a chip body for the back and get a potato fork, three bits of chipboard will do fine, then you can collapse it when you don’t need it.

It’ll take you 10 minutes to empty, save you thousands which you can put towards a decent truck.

And yes I did this with a hilux for a year or so back in the 90s

[Ledburyjosh]

Yes this set up works well. I have had just this and a road tow chipper previously. 

I had a thing called a load handler 

Loadhandler UK

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it worked well along with a potato fork. As you say 10 mins to empty what was about 2m3 of chip.

 

That may end up being the option i take. 

Although a tipper has some benefits to it still.

 

but still curious of the 2wd models and there load capacity.

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

I think it’d be a waste of money.

Much better spending it on an 8x4 tipping trailer.

 

Just my opinion of course.

[GarethM]

What are you currently using, as pickups are generally commercial only and aren't the most comfortable.

[Ledburyjosh]

Nothing currently.

 

I'm working freelance climbing. Looking to start taking on my own work again after relocating several years ago.