Ford Transit 5t

[Ty Korrigan]

13 minutes ago, woody paul said:

Some times that's the only way to get a result, face to face and get to talk to the person you need to.

I can see me parked in front of the dealers front door, chip box raised whilst shouting

"ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE ME A F*****G QUOTE?"

[Ty Korrigan]

 Ford just got back to me but not with a quote.

 The truck doesn't exist as a stock item anywhere in France and has a delay of 12 months once ordered.

 So that hash is settled.

 

[openspaceman]

7 hours ago, Ty Korrigan said:

 Ford just got back to me but not with a quote.

 The truck doesn't exist as a stock item anywhere in France and has a delay of 12 months once ordered.

 So that hash is settled.

 

Back jn about 2010 you had the option of a 3.5 or 4.2 tonne gvw transit. As far as I could see the difference was heavier duty rear springs and a slightly higher ratio rear axle

[Mark Bolam]

What’s the legal position over there Stu?

As in do they have a version of ‘O’ licence for over 5t or whatever?

[woody paul]

16 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

Back jn about 2010 you had the option of a 3.5 or 4.2 tonne gvw transit. As far as I could see the difference was heavier duty rear springs and a slightly higher ratio rear axle

I think most ambulances uprated to 4.2t to take all the weight. 

[openspaceman]

18 minutes ago, woody paul said:

I think most ambulances uprated to 4.2t to take all the weight. 

Thinking back I remember that if one added up the permitted axle weights, front and rear, of a standard transit 3.5 it came to 4.2 tonnes so...

[AHPP]

45 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

Back jn about 2010 you had the option of a 3.5 or 4.2 tonne gvw transit. As far as I could see the difference was heavier duty rear springs and a slightly higher ratio rear axle

Lower ratio I assume you mean? ie Higher gearbox revs for equivalent wheel speed. 

[openspaceman]

37 minutes ago, AHPP said:

Lower ratio I assume you mean? ie Higher gearbox revs for equivalent wheel speed. 

No higher back axle ratio; say the standard is 3.5:1 then the 4.2 tonne one would be something like 3.8:1 so the propshaft has to spin a bit more for the same distance but there is more torque at the back wheel for the same torque input by the propshaft to shift the extra load,

[Ty Korrigan]

2 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

What’s the legal position over there Stu?

As in do they have a version of ‘O’ licence for over 5t or whatever?

If I use the truck for my own work carrying tools and only the waste I generate then no operators licence required 'FIMO'

However, if I use it to resell logs or chip then I do need one.

 

[Mark Bolam]

Why not go 7.5t then?