Landy vs truck.

[Jmill]

Also while I'm here can anyone give some obvious pros and cons of landy tippers? Seen a few advertised, just wondered why you don't see more of them. Loading space and fuel are the main draw backs I'm guessing? They look great though!

[Matthew Storrs]

Some landies are rated at 3500kg (most 130s and some 110s) which gives you a fair bit more payload compared to most pickups which are usually rated at around 3000kg.

When you say truck do you mean Japanese pickup or the transit type tippers?

Landys have obvious offroading advantages over both but particularly transits which are non existent of road. Landies are narrower than transits and a 3500kg one will probably have a greater legal payload. On the other hand they are pretty limited for tool space unless you make provisions for it, ie roof box or some sort of toolbox mounted on the tipper bed.

All comes down to what sort of work you get really.

[combined tree services]

Great if you actually do a lot of work off road and actually need a landrover but if not then stick to a bog standard tipper , if I'm honest it's not really a comparable choice , although both can be tippers they both have a very different use and other than the common factor of being a tipper there are as different as night and day .

 

Ask your self how often your working off road and how often you would benefit from being able to go off road and how often you actually only need two seats as opposed to three and quickly you would get fed up with having very little room for your grub bags,water proofs etc etc . Once you have done this I would probably suggest going and looking for a transit lol

[HertsWood]

If there's only 2 of you - have a Defender.

Nothing can touch it off-road - except a pinzauger, unimog or tank!

Tax wise it's classed as a dual purpose vehicle so even on a 130, you'll pay just £215 a year.

Cheap to repair - lots of LR specialist around, who've been working on them since the 60's (foleysv.com for example)

Mines done 165k and only just feels broken in.

[Agent-Arb]

If there's only 2 of you - have a Defender.

Nothing can touch it off-road - except a pinzauger, unimog or tank!

Tax wise it's classed as a dual purpose vehicle so even on a 130, you'll pay just £215 a year.

Cheap to repair - lots of LR specialist around, who've been working on them since the 60's (foleysv.com for example)

Mines done 165k and only just feels broken in.

 

 

Hi, what's the dual purpose and what taxation class is it? Thanks

 

 

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[jay2578]

If there's only 2 of you - have a Defender.

Nothing can touch it off-road - except a pinzauger, unimog or tank!

Tax wise it's classed as a dual purpose vehicle so even on a 130, you'll pay just £215 a year.

Cheap to repair - lots of LR specialist around, who've been working on them since the 60's (foleysv.com for example)

Mines done 165k and only just feels broken in.

 

Having owned loads of 4x4`s, including just about all the earlier landy products upto TD5 Disco 2, the best by far was a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Way better off-road than any land rover and a whole lot more reliable.

The best landy I owned was an `88 defender 110SW, it only broke down 4 or 5 times (always at the most inconvenient or critical time though) which puts it top of the pile.

[benedmonds]

Also while I'm here can anyone give some obvious pros and cons of landy tippers? Seen a few advertised, just wondered why you don't see more of them.!

 

LR's are WAY more expensive, uncomfortable, less reliable (allegedly) and smaller then other 3.5ton tippers.

 

But they can go off road like little else and will last for ever as you can replace every component and they look great!

 

I would not have one for my main vehicle, but it is invaluable as part of our fleet.

[Hodge]

I used to run a tranny, it's a load of poo compared to my Landy for my set up. Ok I could get more chip in the tranny illegally. Ha,Ha.

[TMB]

I love my 130 and with a payload of 1.1t it's far better than my bosses transit 400kg payload I have to agree it's very dependent on what sort of work you do as to which would suit you best but although a standard tipper would be fine 60% of the time for me id rather have the defender

[64treefrog]

have to agree with combined tree services, love landies, always have but my transit has a big tool store, carries a bulk load and 3 people dont have to be in a relationship to sit in it!!

Also zero internal stowage space.

 

But.....

they do look the part.........