what truck

[stihllearning]

  brewx1 said:

a scrapyard?

 

i was thinking "heap"

[Big 'Ammer]

  stihllearning said:

whats the collective noun for a fleet of ldv's

 

A shedload of LDV's?

[Mr Ed]

A clatter of LDV's. Which is not really fair, as the venerable LDV is the best budget truck you can buy, and is significantly tougher than a transit.

[Billy]

Why/How is a LDV tougher than transit? same engine both rust like thres no tommorw and the tipper parts i'm guessing aren;t made by either of the respective companies, so whats the difference? both dirty, slow, loud cheap vehicles

[Big 'Ammer]

Agree with that Ed, I had an ex council LDV for 4 years and really flogged it to earn a living.

 

It was nothing special but for what it cost to buy and maintain, and for what I got back for it on sale, it was one of the best investments I have made.

[Mr Ed]

  Billy said:

Why/How is a LDV tougher than transit? same engine both rust like thres no tommorw and the tipper parts i'm guessing aren;t made by either of the respective companies, so whats the difference? both dirty, slow, loud cheap vehicles

 

LDV has a more spacious (uglier) cab, heavier brakes, proper truck front axle with kingpins, bigger clutch, heavier back axle with lower ratio (slower but pulls better), heavier springs.

 

Transits are faster and smoother, but dont take our kind of punishment well.

 

What would you recommend instead of either of these dirty, slow, loud cheap vehicles?

[brewx1]

  Mr Ed said:

A clatter of LDV's. Which is not really fair, as the venerable LDV is the best budget truck you can buy, and is significantly tougher than a transit.

 

 

To be fair I think they do the job, maybe not in supreme comfort but so what.

 

Built by brummies so bound to be solid and reliable like erm... Land Rover.

[Peter]

Possibly not for much longer though......

[brewx1]

Yep, wont be good for the job situation here, reckon we'll see a growth in the number of 'have a go' tree surgeons wearing blue overalls trying to dismantle trees with spanners.

[Steve Bullman]

the new ldv's have gone front wheel drive....killed the market as far as a tree surgeons truck goes IMO

 

i mock my truck, but i really cant complain....its done a lot of work and my guess is it will do plenty more as yet