Anyone use a sprinter tipper

[walkerboys]

Hi just wondering if anyone has or drive a sprinter tipper just wondering how they cope with arb work and how they are on diesel fed up of my defender and it thinking diesel is free with how much it drinks!

Thanks mark

[atree]

We just got one at work,got3 way tipper (struggles tipping logs sideways)not sure about diesel tho,plenty of room in the (single) cab tho

[Burgess]

Johny Walker on here has one.

[Johny Walker]

iv got 1,nice trucks,its been remapped to 160hp,so it pulls well wen loaded & towing ,put some decant m&s tyres on the back & put a helper spring in to keep it up

[walkerboys]

I like that Johnny I think they look a lot smarter than transits and round me every transit driver is a jipo on the rob or advertising lopping and topping ha i remapped my 08 plate defender and now it could make the earth spin the other way it's down to 15-18 mpg plus I want something I can huck my chipper up to and do to domestic jobs with.would it pull my ifor tipper behind it loaded ok

[Johny Walker]

I like that Johnny I think they look a lot smarter than transits and round me every transit driver is a jipo on the rob or advertising lopping and topping ha i remapped my 08 plate defender and now it could make the earth spin the other way it's down to 15-18 mpg plus I want something I can huck my chipper up to and do to domestic jobs with.would it pull my ifor tipper behind it loaded ok

 

how bigs yr ifor,sprinters can only tow 2t,new ones may be more

[walkerboys]

Oh can they only tow 2 ton? I thort they would be on 3.5 ton I've got a 12ft by 6.6ft whitch cage sides so can fit plenty in it I mite have to have a little rethink I'd get a 7.5 tonner or bigger as I have my hgv but I don't get enuf work to warrenty them

[Johny Walker]

Oh can they only tow 2 ton? I thort they would be on 3.5 ton I've got a 12ft by 6.6ft whitch cage sides so can fit plenty in it I mite have to have a little rethink I'd get a 7.5 tonner or bigger as I have my hgv but I don't get enuf work to warrenty them

 

well 2t legaly any how:laugh1:

[walkerboys]

Haha there a 3.5 ton truck legally aswell I'm sure I'd be over that as well!I will still get 1 there's not a better looking truck out there

[harrythecat178]

We run 3 sprinters, all panel vans. Youngest is a 2012 316CDI 4 cylinder, returns about 22mpg towing an Ifor Williams 18 foot. It is plated to tow 3.5 tons legally as we had it made like that otherwise the best you will get a Sprinter to tow is 2.8 tons. However although it pulls very well you have to watch speed when towing as it will snake.

We also have a 4.6 ton X reg 411cdi that towed 2 tons which has just been derated to 3.5 tons using a kit from SV Tech. In the process we managed to raise towing weight to 2.8 tons. Although it doesnt have the power of newer van it handles the trailer far better . It also has the stronger springs. Where it really scores is that it has twin wheels and traction control and is far better on soft ground than the 316cdi single wheel

What may work well for a tree surgery company is buy a 4 or 5 series sprinter and derate it, but check what you need to carry before you start.