iveco daily 65s15 tipper

[Johny Walker]

has any body got 1, of these,any info ,pros & cons,mpg ,towing etc & what weight can you tow behind a 6.5t truck without getting a hgv

 

cheers johnny:001_smile:

Edited November 12, 2010 by Johny Walker

[treequip]

Depends on the licence you have. Pre 97 licences can drive a combination of 8250kg so 6500kg in the truck leaves 1750kg for the trailer/chipper

 

Post 97 will have to do extra licence categories

 

Andy

[Johny Walker]

Depends on the licence you have. Pre 97 licences can drive a combination of 8250kg so 6500kg in the truck leaves 1750kg for the trailer/chipper

 

Post 97 will have to do extra licence categories

 

Andy

 

cheers andy .got any more info

[treequip]

If you are post 97 you can do a 7.5 tonner licence, or just go to the rigid, once you are at either of these you can do a trailer test for the 7.5 tonner. Bit of a faff

 

Vehicle wise you might want to consider a 5 tonner. They make a 50c17 which gives you a bit more towing capacity with the “umphh” you need to drag a bigger chipper. Remember that if you put a standard cargo trailer (3500kg ifor or similar) behind a 5 tonner (on a pre 97 licence) you will need to down rate the trailer by 50kg to stay legal. You can buy a new plate on ebay.

 

I would stay away from a double cab, they put the load area too far back and rear axle overloads are easy

 

You are of course in the territory of the dreaded “O” licence and tachograph but it’s no great shakes.

 

You could always blow off all this excessive and cumbersome legislation, you are a tree surgeon after all, call yourself an “urban forester” and register it all “AG” fill it with cherry and plead ignorance when you get caught.:sneaky2:

That's not a serious suggestion befor you all jump on me.

[Johny Walker]

If you are post 97 you can do a 7.5 tonner licence, or just go to the rigid, once you are at either of these you can do a trailer test for the 7.5 tonner. Bit of a faff

 

Vehicle wise you might want to consider a 5 tonner. They make a 50c17 which gives you a bit more towing capacity with the “umphh” you need to drag a bigger chipper. Remember that if you put a standard cargo trailer (3500kg ifor or similar) behind a 5 tonner (on a pre 97 licence) you will need to down rate the trailer by 50kg to stay legal. You can buy a new plate on ebay.

 

I would stay away from a double cab, they put the load area too far back and rear axle overloads are easy

 

You are of course in the territory of the dreaded “O” licence and tachograph but it’s no great shakes.

 

You could always blow off all this excessive and cumbersome legislation, you are a tree surgeon after all, call yourself an “urban forester” and register it all “AG” fill it with cherry and plead ignorance when you get caught.:sneaky2:

That's not a serious suggestion befor you all jump on me.

 

 

 

pre 97, so ok for ,towing ,the new 1, are still a bit steep,i thought @ 150hp ,@ 6.5t should be on top of its job ,

[treequip]

pre 97, so ok for ,towing ,the new 1, are still a bit steep,i thought @ 150hp ,@ 6.5t should be on top of its job ,

 

Yup I am sure you are right but I don’t like to miss an opportunity to add horsepower, even if it does cost a bit more to run.

[Tree cutter Stu]

is that your isuzu your selling on autotrader jonny

[Johny Walker]

is that your isuzu your selling on autotrader jonny

 

no its the lad that works out of my yard ,its a god truck he just doesnt use it ,

[Tree cutter Stu]

why dont you buy that then ??

[Johny Walker]

why dont you buy that then ??

 

not keen on the driving postion ,i like my dailys