defender's

[cordwood]

Thinking of getting a 130 tipper, who on here uses them and how do you get on with them.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Dogs testicles Cordwood, service them when they should be serviced and regularly maintain them and they'll look after you.

 

Parts are available anywhere and aftermarket parts and upgrades are readily available and they are cheap.

[cordwood]

Where did you get your's from ?

[cordwood]

Where did you get your's from ? Smart looking truck roughly what weight will she carry?

[skyhuck]

I loved mine:icon14:,but it would be overloaded by morning brew:bawling:But thats the same for all 3.5 tonners:wave:

[Dean Lofthouse]

Where did you get your's from ?

Got mine from a chap called Gary Drake in Osset, he should come up on a google.

 

All 3.5t grossers carry around the same (legally) around just under a ton, but I have had 2ton on mine over short distances and off road

[madmatt]

C'mon mate you know you want to make that call - You know you want to!

[PeteB]

Defenders are the mutts nuts. Small cab, uncomfortable, noisy, thirsty, expensive parts.......

 

Unbeatable off road, charisma, can carry a dent or two, load lugging ability, easy bolt ons, re-sale value blah blah blah. Tried the nips, hated them, run one now which has done 118k in two years without probs but still miss the Land Rover range. Had 5 or 6 different lengths over the years.

[Kev Stephenson]

I just bought one last week from the same bloke Dean's (and Matt's?) is from http://www.gsdrake.co.uk or something like that. Don't expect a friendly reception, he is possibly the most miserable bloke in existance but he is honest (refused to sell me one as he said 'it is a shitter, you live too local to buy that'). As of last week he had 3 left, all ex electric companies, all P plate 300TDi, all with more than 150,000 miles on. I bought a 40,000 mile TD5 flat bed ex water co. He is very well priced - Nene overland bought the original one I was looking at (N plate 68,000 miles £6.5k no VAT) and it is now on their website unchanged at £10k.

 

Pictures of mine will be up in the next few days when side boards etc are fitted.

 

As for running one, I have come from a 52 plate Navara which is pure luxury compared the the defender but it is a tool not a motorway cruiser and it does what it says on the tin.

[madmatt]

STS have you bought the TD5 drake had with the crane on? he had one with a little Hiab on it. I must have caught Gary in a good mood LOL! As a longish distance byer he was most helpful, His wife collected me from the station and bought all the paperwork so we could tax the motor on the way to collecting it. I've never heard a bad word against them or the DEfender centre at Stourbridge.