New tree truck

[Steve Bullman]

The back looks very heavy. What weight can he put on the back before it s over wieght/

 

im not sure, you'd have to check with the manufacturer. i think the grp is one of the lightest options out there though. if you're that concerned about staying in the legal limits you shouldnt even be entertaining the idea of a 3.5t truck anyway IMO

[tommer9]

The back looks very heavy. What weight can he put on the back before it s over wieght/

 

Its GRP (plastic basially) so very light.

[Steve Bullman]

Any truck that you add storage onto, be it a double cab, or a seperate tool box, means your weight distribution is going to be messed up. it doesnt matter what the net weight of the load you can carry is, you'll find that even if you are on your gross weight, its highly likely that either the front or rear axles will be overweight anyway

[Ian Clarke]

if you want a landy look at modsales or something like that its ex mod stuff they sell and when the mod service a landy they do it right so should be good.

 

cant remeber the website but look on google and youll find it

[dandkgroundcare]

im not sure, you'd have to check with the manufacturer. i think the grp is one of the lightest options out there though. if you're that concerned about staying in the legal limits you shouldnt even be entertaining the idea of a 3.5t truck anyway IMO

 

the 3.5t truck is the maximum for post 97 drivers so will limit choice.

plus towing a chipper under 750kg unbraked as part of the 3.5t limit

[Paul Jenks]

Yup. They look great but with a body like that if you fill it up you'll be about 1-1.5tonnes overweight. FYI it's the drivers responsibility if VOSA stop you. Plus, with the lock boxes full of kit and 3 blokes in the cab the front axle would be overweight with nowt in the back. Last year we sent a brand new specialist vehicle back to the manufacturers as the front axle was over weight with just the driver and no kit. It had a load capacity of just over 250kg if it was all placed behind the rear axle to alleviate the weight on the front one.

Over loading the vehicles was once seen as acceptable but the brakes don't work properly when loaded over the plated weight.(We used to have an LDV with the faithfull plywood chipbox and when full it weighed out at 5t without any kit or men inside)

If you've been tasked to get a 3.5t vehicle for tree work be very careful and check the capacity for both load and towing.

The next one we'll get will be a 4wd. The Hilux and the Landrover can be rated to 3.5t and will carry more than a transit, (lighter chasis), can tow more and will tow it more places.

[Johny Walker]

its not my truck....its a guy i sub to. he has a mitsubishi canter. Below is pretty much identical to the body he has. no roller shutters, they are open out lockable doors

 

 

thats a 5t tranny ,tell by the bigger wheels, they can be fitted with a 200ps engine ,thers 1, on autotrader

[treequip]

The back looks very heavy. What weight can he put on the back before it s over wieght/

 

At 3500 gross you are likely to be overweight “on occasion”. The main problem with crew cabs is that they put the weight distribution a lot further back so it’s easy to overload the back axle without going over the gross weight.

 

You can do a lot with side lockers.

[ms660isthebest]

Well that sorted, avoid the crew can then! Got to be very carefull because there is a VOSA yard near own our yard. What about a unimog can i drive one of them on 3.5 ton?

[tommer9]

The Hilux can be rated to 3.5t and will carry more than a transit, (lighter chasis), can tow more and will tow it more places.

 

Really????