which truck & trailer?

[KGBFINGAR]

Try and get your hands on an old amazon , last for ever and shed loads of power too .

We regularly over load our trailer and you wouldn't know you were pulling it .

K

[normandylumberjack]

Just found isuzu troopers, they look nice.

 

Isuzu Trooper 3.0 TD CITATION 3DR RAC WARRANTY 2003

 

If i took out the back seats it would be perfect, or would it?

[Mozza]

Just found isuzu troopers, they look nice.

 

Isuzu Trooper 3.0 TD CITATION 3DR RAC WARRANTY 2003

 

If i took out the back seats it would be perfect, or would it?

 

They do a van version if that would suit you better mate?

[Mozza]

Type trooper commercial into EBay. Few to look at on there

[normandylumberjack]

Trying to be clever and get a non commercial, as when i register it here in france, it will need a mot every year, and only every 2 years if a "domestic" car. I would get one of these sign writing wraps to cover the rear side windows, though more for advertising purposes than security, as crime is very low around here.

 

Are these troopers worth a look? they seem to be robust and comfy from the images, but are they reliable?

[Marc Lewis]

I've had a '2006' and a '2008' ranger. The newer shape 2008 drives and tows really well and is fairly economical too. I tow a tipper trailer of logs without any problem. I also regularly tow my 1250 kg chipper and have the back with greedy boards and as much chip as you could get in there and drives with no problems at all.

[Matthew Storrs]

Trying to be clever and get a non commercial, as when i register it here in france, it will need a mot every year, and only every 2 years if a "domestic" car. I would get one of these sign writing wraps to cover the rear side windows, though more for advertising purposes than security, as crime is very low around here.

 

Are these troopers worth a look? they seem to be robust and comfy from the images, but are they reliable?

 

A mate of mine got a trooper for a grand, then foolishly sold it to his dad a few years ago and got a 4k defender. The defender is always back at the garage whereas the Isuzu is still trooping on.

[Chunkymunky]

With a trooper have to be a little careful. Look at whether there are obvious signs of a changed windscreen. Is there silicon under the rubber? Check for wet front carpets.

 

They are steel bodied and prone to rust along the A pillar if scratched when removing old screen. Damp runs into footwells. I think the ecu is under passenger seat or the cd changer if it has one.

 

If its been looked after will pull like a train.

 

Ford rangers are tough. Chassis isn't an issue but bodywork on older ones can be.

 

Of course we are looking at right hand drive motors. Are there any left hand drive variants available on continent? Pretty sure there are cheap pickups in spain right now.

[jdavis]

My mate has a trooper, its very good. As mentioned above pulls like a tank, goes anywhere (we use it offroad alot). He has taken the seats out and made a frame thing for tools, you can fit almost half a tonne of logs in the back. He has a 8ft ifor trailer which it pulls no problem. He loves it.

[normandylumberjack]

sounds like the trooper for me then, does anyone know if the diffs lock up on them? not that i plan on doing a lot of serious off roading, but nice to have.