Is a truck and trailer reasonable

[josharb87]

Be carefull not to ruffle you're bosses feathers too much, IMO a full on arborist tipper van would be a step too far as its pretty obvious you intend on doing more and more of you're own thing.

[DannyCane]

Cheap tipper buddy , get the ball rolling for you , no shovelling out chip if say u hire a chipper , no dragging brush etc off .

 

Go for something that won't break the bank but will earn you money , save as much as you can and remember Rome wasn't built in a day and neither will your business .

 

All the best buddy

 

Dan

[Harrycarpenter94]

Spot on advice from all you guys! Appreciate the vote of confidence, and your own advice and what you've all done to get the ball rolling!

Amazing what you can buy if you look a little deeper aswell!

Are their any good websites out there worth having a look for chipper tippers? Something that won't burst the bank and gets those Saturday jobs rolling in haha!

Thanks again for all comments and help given!

[doobin]

The van won't get the Saturday jobs rolling in. Not a chance. It will however make life easier once you have put in the hard word of making contacts and getting your name about.

 

Good luck with it.

[Daniel Jiggins]

Spot on advice from all you guys! Appreciate the vote of confidence, and your own advice and what you've all done to get the ball rolling!

Amazing what you can buy if you look a little deeper aswell!

Are their any good websites out there worth having a look for chipper tippers? Something that won't burst the bank and gets those Saturday jobs rolling in haha!

Thanks again for all comments and help given!

 

Look at buying privately and save ££'s on used dealer prices for trucks, Take someone who knows there way around a truck so you don't get your fingers burnt, There are bargains out there.

[Peasgood]

Don't forget the tacho rules if you plan to run a truck and trailer.

[Quercus-90]

Don't forget the tacho rules if you plan to run a truck and trailer.

 

Only applies above 3.5 ton mam? And the op can only tow 750kg

 

 

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[Peasgood]

So if he buys a 3.5t gvw pickup he can't put any trailer on it.

[Quercus-90]

Could be wrong, but thought accumulative mass was gross? Not net?

 

 

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[Peasgood]

I don't even know what that means.

If the gross weight exceeds 3.5 tons you need a tacho for business use, be it pickup, van or 4x4 with a trailer.

So if you have a truck that can weigh a total of 3.5 tons laden you can't put any trailer on it at all without a tacho. Even if both truck and trailer are empty.

There are exemptions but not in the case being discussed.