Landrover Tipper conv.

[Rowden the cowboy]

I take it thats why you call yourself "the cowboy", a £1500 transit ain't gonna look very pro .

 

And having to go say 30 miles home to get his landy, pull his heap out, then take his landy home, then come back for the heap, sounds like a PITA to me

 

it is true that a £1500 transit does not look very pro but Im a great believer in using tools for their intended purpose and a transit or any other 3.5tonner is designed to carry heavy loads and to tip, whilst landrovers were never designed with that purpose in mind. Whilst landrovers are very good off road, they are not rated to 3.5t (at least not the 110), rarely factory fitted with a tipping mechanism, and as a result any aftermarket conversions make them shocking to drive, have a tiny payload, and can cost 3-4 grand! I personally think that if you were going to spend that sort of money you would be better investing it in a tool that was actually designed to do the job, not butchering a motor that was designed in the 1950s to fit a purpose it was never designed for.

[skyhuck]

it is true that a £1500 transit does not look very pro but Im a great believer in using tools for their intended purpose and a transit or any other 3.5tonner is designed to carry heavy loads and to tip, whilst landrovers were never designed with that purpose in mind. Whilst landrovers are very good off road, they are not rated to 3.5t (at least not the 110), rarely factory fitted with a tipping mechanism, and as a result any aftermarket conversions make them shocking to drive, have a tiny payload, and can cost 3-4 grand! I personally think that if you were going to spend that sort of money you would be better investing it in a tool that was actually designed to do the job, not butchering a motor that was designed in the 1950s to fit a purpose it was never designed for.

 

Very good point!

 

Very well put!

[treefrog]

These are mine landy cost me £900 quid to convert looks better than most conversions i mine opinion. It was prevoisly a 110 hi cap. They both have there pros and cons but when you have both its very handy. Landy will carry 3 cubic meter of chip I have 130 srings with helper springs on back handles quite well fully loaded.

[skyhuck]

These are mine landy cost me £900 quid to convert looks better than most conversions i mine opinion. It was prevoisly a 110 hi cap. They both have there pros and cons but when you have both its very handy. Landy will carry 3 cubic meter of chip I have 130 srings with helper springs on back handles quite well fully loaded.

 

Changing the springs will not make it "legally" carry more weight.

 

Is it plated at 3500kg?

[treefrog]

I do know that the helper springs just make it handle better I can carry just over a ton in it legally.I have tested with and without loads on a weigh bridge and know exactly when to stop chipping into the back. Thanks for the concern

[snowy]

i up rated the rear anti roll bar it made hell of a difference to how it handles

[geoff]

i up rated the rear anti roll bar it made hell of a difference to how it handles

 

How did you uprate A roll bar,mine could benefit from that? thanks.

[Dean Lofthouse]

For my particular circumstance, mainly domestic, work very close to my yard, lots of off road, narrow access......the landrover 130 tipper is the most suitable vehicle for me, with any other vehicle my job would be that much harder

 

The landrover WAS designed for multi roles eith a very diverse range of applications as was the Mog

[Johny Walker]

For my particular circumstance, mainly domestic, work very close to my yard, lots of off road, narrow access......the landrover 130 tipper is the most suitable vehicle for me, with any other vehicle my job would be that much harder

 

The landrover WAS designed for multi roles eith a very diverse range of applications as was the Mog

 

see dean you do have mog be it the baby version

[Dean Lofthouse]

see dean you do have mog be it the baby version

 

A Landmog