Air bags or leaf springs?

[Danavan]

Where do you plan on sourcing the bits as i'm interested in some for my truck.

 

Not sure yet as am undecided as yet. A garage near where I am at the moment says they can supply & I will fit.

[Peter]

Iveco c12

 

So why not just buy a 5.5 tonne iveco and save all the hassle of airbags and leafsprings?

[skyhuck]

Also would you not need to also up rate the brakes??

[benedmonds]

So why not just buy a 5.5 tonne iveco and save all the hassle of airbags and leafsprings?

 

Get the 6.5 tonner as filled with chip and tools ours weighed 6.650kgs.

[Billy]

Maybe, like me, he doesn't have the right license..so he'd need C and then C+E simply to drive a slightly larger truck and tow the same chipper...which annoyingly is no different to driving a 3.5tonner and a chipper:thumbdown:

[Peter]

That still applies if he uprated a 3.5 tonner.

[Billy]

Clearly. However, I'm assuming he just wants the bags to make it sit level with tons in the back whilst still being plated 3.5t to avoid the vehicle attracting un wanted attention.

[Danavan]

I am after info on the pro's & con's of fitting bags as opposed to springs.

 

The root I decide to take is based upon reply's I get as nobody I know has air bags fitted.

 

I can drive a 7.5 but don't want the hassle of plates yet.

 

I will look into all the other aspects of uprating the class when I have an idea that this will be cost effective to do as the 1st step.

 

While on about it, if & is it a classification rise to 4 ton dose this mean brake uprating & plate tests ect. All of which I am trying to avoid if poss.

 

I didn't have the £ to buy a larger motor at the time I got this one. Also most of my jobs were small enough to cut down on the back with hire of myself as a subi climber most of the time to firms. I have found that 959 kg of chip ain't alot.

 

Any time an over loaded motor drives about they not only risk huge fines (to the driver!) anyone who drives employed or other wise is liable & also run the risk of insurance invalidation! Plenty of employers out their turning a blind eye to their employes pocket & license endorsements I would think if caught driving over weight.

Not that I haven't & most likely still do..

[Chris Sheppard]

I am after info on the pro's & con's of fitting bags as opposed to springs.

 

The root I decide to take is based upon reply's I get as nobody I know has air bags fitted.

 

I can drive a 7.5 but don't want the hassle of plates yet.

 

I will look into all the other aspects of uprating the class when I have an idea that this will be cost effective to do as the 1st step.

 

While on about it, if & is it a classification rise to 4 ton dose this mean brake uprating & plate tests ect. All of which I am trying to avoid if poss.

 

I didn't have the £ to buy a larger motor at the time I got this one. Also most of my jobs were small enough to cut down on the back with hire of myself as a subi climber most of the time to firms. I have found that 959 kg of chip ain't alot.

 

Any time an over loaded motor drives about they not only risk huge fines (to the driver!) anyone who drives employed or other wise is liable & also run the risk of insurance invalidation! Plenty of employers out their turning a blind eye to their employes pocket & license endorsements I would think if caught driving over weight.

Not that I haven't & most likely still do..

 

I'm pretty sure you'll struggle to get a 3.5t iveco up-plated unless it came out of the factory as a higher class and has been downrated to 3.5t. We looked at both off the shelf 3.5t and downrated ones and they seemed to be completely differnt vehicles , though I may be wrong.

 

Vosa aren't stupid, they have a good idea of what a certain vehicle "should" be able to carry if they can see what's in it.

 

Once they get their teeth into you they tend to keep coming looking

[Danavan]

I'm pretty sure you'll struggle to get a 3.5t iveco up-plated unless it came out of the factory as a higher class and has been downrated to 3.5t. We looked at both off the shelf 3.5t and downrated ones and they seemed to be completely differnt vehicles , though I may be wrong.

 

Vosa aren't stupid, they have a good idea of what a certain vehicle "should" be able to carry if they can see what's in it.

 

Once they get their teeth into you they tend to keep coming looking

 

I was under the impression that the chassis are over engineered for a 3.5ton, hence the heavy ulw.

 

It makes sense though.

 

Was just hopeful that this way could be a cheap way of doing things.

 

Will keep looking into it for the mo.

 

Or its barn doors n springs/airbags for me:001_rolleyes: