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[richy_B]

O license granted today so the new truck hunt begins! Due to the ULEZ it's got to be a Euro6 upwards. 

[roseyweb]

On 21/11/2019 at 16:41, richy_B said:

O license granted today so the new truck hunt begins! Due to the ULEZ it's got to be a Euro6 upwards. 

Welcome to the club, what size are you thinking of getting?

[richy_B]

I'm going to stick to 7.5t for the time being. I have a transit T350 that I wanted to replace so it all tied in together. Had a proper look at a Iveco 72c18. Really liked it. I want a short bodied tipper as I'm urban based. 

[roseyweb]

On 24/11/2019 at 19:57, richy_B said:

I'm going to stick to 7.5t for the time being. I have a transit T350 that I wanted to replace so it all tied in together. Had a proper look at a Iveco 72c18. Really liked it. I want a short bodied tipper as I'm urban based. 

Some really nice 7.5 tonnes for little money about at the moment, don’t understand why ,more don’t do it.

i have a 11 tonner which looks like a 7.5 but has a crane and can take about 5 tonne. 

[richy_B]

10 minutes ago, roseyweb said:

Some really nice 7.5 tonnes for little money about at the moment, don’t understand why ,more don’t do it.

i have a 11 tonner which looks like a 7.5 but has a crane and can take about 5 tonne. 

Its cost me about £1k for my O license. I am on 10 weekly checks which are about £100 each plus any repairs. Insuring a 7.5t has come back the same a my T350 tipper.  So overall its going to cost me £500-1000 a year more than the transit it will replace. But as you have said you get a lot capability for your money. The 7-7.5 tonners I have looked at have 3-4t payload and can tow 3.5t at the same time. I do a mix of everything but generally this means I can tow my multione behind and have a 20+ heavy standards/3 ton of ballast or MOT/stems or rings. I do quite a bit of watering as well so its the difference between an IBC at 1100 litres and a 3500 litre tank. 

 

When you look at it, you think you are mad and should have done it years ago....

 

If you are buying new as well you can get a Iveco 72c tipper or Isuzu N75 tipper straight from a main dealer for 33-35k plus VAT. Compared to £25-£28k for a 3.5t transit etc.  

Edited November 25, 2019 by richy_B

[richy_B]

I've looked a at a couple of Isuzu N75 tipper. Cab is a bit snug but what quite a few are 150bhp. 7.5t loaded towing 3.5t this has to be pretty sluggish? There are some 190s but less common.

 

Any reviews?

[aspenarb]

19 hours ago, richy_B said:

I've looked a at a couple of Isuzu N75 tipper. Cab is a bit snug but what quite a few are 150bhp. 7.5t loaded towing 3.5t this has to be pretty sluggish? There are some 190s but less common.

 

Any reviews?

Don’t read too far into Hp figures with trucks Richy, they make gobs of torque which is what’s needed. Any modern 7.5 tonner will pull a 3.5 ton trailer while fully freighted as if it’s not on there. 

 

Bob.

[JonnyRFT]

New truck turned up today and I was very excited but then not so excited when I had refuse it due to 2 discrepancies. CHRISTMAS IS RUINED!  

[Steve Bullman]

what was up with it?

 

[JonnyRFT]

3 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

what was up with it?

 

7 pin fitted instead of 13 hook up and they forgot to fit the 1000mm hinged roof return