Help needed with new truck

[atree]

Sure does, it is a mobile advert.

 

looks like a well looked after mog!

[Buzz]

Iveco, not quite true unless you are thinking of 7.5t stuff <3 years old, even then you have still missed out the steel radiator guard & standard tyres (9.5R17.5 [tipper] vs. 205/75R17.5 [road]) the diff ratio fitted as standard.

 

yes some Mercs are the same like the D's, but if you look back at the old 814/817 the road chassis gave good ground clearance so most people used the short road chassis rather than the tipper chassis which is what the AK's (all wheel drives) are based on.

 

about the only truck I can think off over the years that didn’t have a tipper chassis was the old MAN 8136 & 8150 with the VW based cab which were prone to sump damage & the steering track-rod being bent

 

I swear you've eaten the UK guide to road transport mate !!!

[garth mc garth]

I swear you've eaten the UK guide to road transport mate !!!

 

i thought he was wikipedia

[Michael C]

The 814d sounds like a good truck. Anyone know when they stopped making them? Or are they still available?

[Mr Ed]

hey were rebadged as the Mercedes Vario, with an even more powerfull EDC engine.

 

Mine's still for sale

[Stephen Blair]

looks like a well looked after mog!

 

she sure is, dont want to sell her but i hardly use her since i have down sized my working range and staff. Roofmount and huge trailer wins hands down just now, love a trailer like skyhucks though. If i get mog sold that could be next years toy. How is NZ, i backpacked there 9 yrs ago with the kiwi experience. cant wait to return with the kids. I have family in Rotarua and the Bay of Islands, and Queenstown.

[Michael C]

hey were rebadged as the Mercedes Vario, with an even more powerfull EDC engine.

 

Mine's still for sale

 

And a very tidy looking truck it is, BUT........A standard dropside tipper body with a handy front mounted crane would suit me better

[Mr Ed]

And a very tidy looking truck it is, BUT........A standard dropside tipper body with a handy front mounted crane would suit me better

 

Your wish is my comand. I can build it any way you want

[Mick Stockbridge]

Your wish is my comand. I can build it any way you want

 

Or command maybe? {Mesterh,poorper} Hahaha.

[atree]

she sure is, dont want to sell her but i hardly use her since i have down sized my working range and staff. Roofmount and huge trailer wins hands down just now, love a trailer like skyhucks though. If i get mog sold that could be next years toy. How is NZ, i backpacked there 9 yrs ago with the kiwi experience. cant wait to return with the kids. I have family in Rotarua and the Bay of Islands, and Queenstown.

 

cool,saw your pics and have a nice setup.nz is good,it sunny and hot today,off to the beach later,still strange havin xmas in the summertime,(been here 4 years,orginally from dumfries).yeah its a great place friendly people etc,

here's a pic of the company i work for