cage modification

[Dryad's saddle]

Does anyone think with some heavy tweaking this cage could be modified for tree work?

 

Any suggestions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORD TRANSIT 350 90T DROPSIDE CAGED TIPPER 2003 | eBay

[swinny]

yes, cut 18" - 2ft off top

[Dryad's saddle]

yes, cut 18" - 2ft off top

[eagleye]

all that metal work is going to reduce your payload big style

[Dryad's saddle]

all that metal work is going to reduce your payload big style

 

would i be just as well to use timber remove the mesh, or get a tipper without one and start from scratch?

[jose]

i had a LDV caged tipper, had a few feet chopped off and marine ply put in the sides.

God that thing was heavy!

I wouldnt bother and start from scratch.

[eagleye]

has anybody got any idea how much weight a tranny comes in at for a un-modified twin wheel tipper

i think our old one kit and 2 men plus ply sides only left about 900kg load

legally

 

if you do decide to get it be wary a lot of caged bodies are well old a lot of companies/councils just renew the chassis cab and fit the old cage on

Edited May 20, 2014 by eagleye

[aspenarb]

I dont know about the body on that truck but I just bought an ali sided tipper body with a tool locker to go on an RB and I dont think the whole thing weighs 1/2 a ton. It can certainly be pulled about by two blokes.

 

IVECO DAILY 2003 TIPPER BODY WITH HYDRAULIC PUMP | eBay

 

Bob

Edited May 20, 2014 by aspenarb

[monkeybusiness]

I dont know about the body on that truck but I just bought an ali sided tipper body with a tool locker to go on an RB and I dont think the whole thing weighs 1/2 a ton. It can certainly be pulled about by two blokes.

 

IVECO DAILY 2003 TIPPER BODY WITH HYDRAULIC PUMP | eBay

 

 

Bob

Good skills - you've done well buying that for less than £400!!!

[Burgess]

That tranny on the ebays is a dropside.

 

I know I wouldn't want to shovel it out every night.