Best Transit tipper to buy?

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Whats the best transit tipper for tree work.?

Looking to get rid of my hunk of junk LDV and buy 1 year old crewcab tipper..But need advice on whats the best type to buy?

 

Thanks.

[Lee Winger]

none they're rubbish!

[Johny Walker]

daily crewcab with 150hp engine proper truck for towing

[tree_beard]

the best transit tipper.... is made by ldv

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

daily crewcab with 150hp engine proper truck for towing

 

ok will check it out.

 

Ldv is bollocks! the one i got keeps falling apart..every month something goes wrong...costs me a fortune!

[Mark Bolam]

Why is everyone obsessed with towing?

 

If you need a chipper that weighs more than 1000kgs, you need something a bit bigger than a Transit to chip into!

 

I have 115 PS D/C tipper on an '06 plate (ie old shape), and it's nearly perfect (apart from obvious off-road, weight restriction issues).

 

Geared a bit low for me - I'm empty 1/2 the time, so it's pretty revvy.

 

New shape has better aspirated engine with 6-speed box. If your lucky you'll get one with a quad bench in the back which doubles as a tool locker.

 

Go for it mate. Cost you, mind.

[Big 'Ammer]

If you do domestic jobs a d/c tranny and chipper will have the hopper in mrs bloggs driveway and the Ford badge at the other side of the road.

 

Its a long rig and I believe there are issues with the axle weights.

 

Mwb tranny with a tool box is better and shorter.

 

If you do commercial stuff you need to run a bigger truck or take another vehicle on site.

[alhazzard25`]

I would say a Iveco Daily single or crew cab tipper would be a good choice. I used to drive one at my old work and pulled a Jencen A530Di with no problems and I also had the 2.8l swb van and loved it had a good powerful engines and did not have too many problems with it either.

[Mark Bolam]

Have heard the Iveco's are ok as well.

 

Yes the D/C is a bit long, but 90% of our work is domestic and we manage.

 

If you buy a single cab,you spend half your day loading/unloading gear. I know, I used to have one.

 

There isn't a single vehicle out there that is perfect for every tree job. Think about the main type of work you will be doing and choose accordingly.

 

I'm off to buy a Smart car and a B&Q garden shredder...

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

all i want is a good little chipper and reliable crewcab van.

 

I don't want to get into large finance payments! want to keep out of debt.

 

i am sure unimogs etc are good for site clearance/large jobs etc..but most of my work is in gardens with tight driveways.