Size between a hilux and land rover

[adam4838]

You wont beat a 110 HD with a Hilux. Only issue with a 110 HD 3500kg with a high sided box on the back is that you cant reach the full 3500kg capacity before you have chip spilling out the top and the back axle is 200kg over weight! believe me I've tried and been on a weighbridge.

 

I know you say the money is an issue, but a 130 is the amswer as they spread the weight better between both axles. I'll be doing a chassis swap eventually and putting my 110 body and cab onto a 130 chassis to make the best of the payload available.

 

If you can stretch a bit go for the 130, from experience.

[Tyke]

Hi,

 

For what it's worth - I've owned a hilux, ranger and an old 130 over the years and recently after a bloody great deal of thought and expense, bought a new 12 plated 130. It will all ultimately depend on what you want to do with your vehicle - not the size of the bed. If you want comfort, ability to tow a reasonable amount, decent acceleration and cruising speed, arguably more 'reliability', go across most fields etc. and run around quoting or taxi'ing the family about then pick a Jap 4x4- you won't really go wrong with any of them. If you want something that is: pretty uncomfortable & cramped, expensive to buy but doesn't really depreciate loads, will work it balls off, carry a s**t load of chip and drag a big loaded trailer or chipper around at the same time, and pretty much negotiate most conditions thrown at it whilst loaded to the nuts with chip, then opt for the Landy. IMO, in their capacity as a pure work horse, it is more than worth shelling out the extra for the Landy to gain their ability to work harder and longer than the Jap 4x4's. I know the 130 is a different beast to the 110, but I would still opt for the Landy if you are looking at it from a pure work vehicle perspective.

[Matthew Storrs]

You wont beat a 110 HD with a Hilux. Only issue with a 110 HD 3500kg with a high sided box on the back is that you cant reach the full 3500kg capacity before you have chip spilling out the top and the back axle is 200kg over weight! believe me I've tried and been on a weighbridge.

 

I know you say the money is an issue, but a 130 is the amswer as they spread the weight better between both axles. I'll be doing a chassis swap eventually and putting my 110 body and cab onto a 130 chassis to make the best of the payload available.

 

If you can stretch a bit go for the 130, from experience.

 

Is this true tho? looking at a 130- yes there is more weight spred over the front axle but there is more weight altogether so the amount still on the back axle will surly be the same if not more then a 110- so back axle will still be just as overloaded

[fergusonforestry]

Land Rover Defender 300tdi Tipper 6x6 Eligable For USA Export | eBay

[Daniel Jiggins]

Have you considered a ranger tipper? They are ok for the money.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

tho you would be mug to buy a hilux over a landrover

 

Rot! Different vehicles like coffee and tea; hit different spots. One is nice to live with but softer.

 

You can uprate the hilux to a higher gvw, heavy duty springs all round and a few forms to fill in.

 

 

Have you considered a ranger tipper? They are ok for the money.

 

Nice looking truck.

[Gray git]

Prob with a range is they look overloaded before they are so you are begging to get pulled where I overloaded my 130 and it just looks normal.

That 6x6 is my dream vehicle, always wanted one just wish it was about 6g less.

Worked wih a lad who had 1 that was plated as 5.5 ton but agg registered somehows

[White Noise]

Ive had both and although the old hilux was ultra reliable it was the anorexic chassis that let it down . Years of abuse made the whole chassis twist:lol: oh and it rusted . My 110 tipper is a 1986 with a retro 200tdi and will take a lot more chip or log than any hilux . Although I did love the hilux heaters in the winter .

Edited September 30, 2012 by White Noise

[gensetsteve]

My hilux is better in most ways over the defenders we have had. Except I dont carry much weight maybe 700kg tops . If I was carrying weight I would have a defender again

[Perkins]

Can somebody tell me what sort of mpg you get in a landy 110 or 130?

 

It's a pity they don't make them switchable 4wd. The permanent 4x4 makes a lot of roadnoise, reduces mpg and I expect wears tyres out quicker than normal.

 

I get about 30mpg in my old hilux, and have never found the log carrying capacity to be a problem, just the volume for chip, which is why we run two vehicles... a 2wd tipper and the Hilux for pulling the ifor williams/stump grinder and moving logwood.

 

I think we all have the same problem, where can you get a decent sized 4wd tipper? Custom conversion, unimog, or settle for 2wd or run two vehicles.