Rb44

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

I'm looking into buying an RB44 and I'd love to see some RB44's which have been converted into tree trucks, I'd also like to hear your positive and negative comments on them...

 

Cheers guys and gals

[mendiplogs]

I'm looking into buying an RB44 and I'd love to see some RB44's which have been converted into tree trucks, I'd also like to hear your positive and negative comments on them...

 

Cheers guys and gals

 

HI CHRIS as you no mate JOHN on here has one mate and it a great looking trucker:thumbup1: thanks jon

[scraggs]

I have seriously considered them but then I put my sensible head on and forget the idea.

Pants towing capacity of 2200kg is the killer for me, and some parts are not available unless you manage to get second hand.

But without a doubt they are a nice looking bit of kit.

[Scott Walker]

Get another bang tidy.

[mendiplogs]

Get another bang tidy.

 

HI SCOTT a RB44 will out last them bang tidy the amy used them RB44 SCOTT very well trucks them RB44 for very small money thanks jon

[Scott Walker]

HI SCOTT a RB44 will out last them bang tidy the amy used them RB44 SCOTT very well trucks them RB44 for very small money thanks jon

 

They are cracking trucks I agree Jon. Ive even looked into getting one.

[Dr.Green]

I looked into them / viewed. I soon reliesed I've got a d reg ex army landrover that's hard work to drive. In the end I didn't want another vehicle that's was the same

 

The parts thing was also another factor

 

Needed a geet long left arm to use the gears too.

 

Ive an old tree surgeon friend from wark/Northumberland who has had one in his shed since the late 90s. His plan was to convert it for tree work, the day he sells it cheap then I may join the club

[dazmac]

I passed one of the Dodge 50 series that these were based on in Washington today,an old recovery truck sat rotting away.can't remember the last time I saw one

[mendiplogs]

I looked into them / viewed. I soon reliesed I've got a d reg ex army landrover that's hard work to drive. In the end I didn't want another vehicle that's was the same

 

The parts thing was also another factor

 

Needed a geet long left arm to use the gears too.

 

Ive an old tree surgeon friend from wark/Northumberland who has had one in his shed since the late 90s. His plan was to convert it for tree work, the day he sells it cheap then I may join the club

 

HI DR if you no were to look you can get the parts ok thanks jon

[chrisgilltreesurgery]

There is a recovery garage 30 mins from mine, they sell ex mod vehicles and have broken many rb44's so parts are plenty full along with very knowledgable mechanics who know these inside out. The bang tidy was a great bit of kit but parts were so over priced and hard to get a hold of, ie track rod end had to get shipped from Australia coz there were none in Europe at all! That was worrying to say the least, so when the clutch was on its way out among other things I decided to jump ship.

I'm now running a 3.5 ton iveco 150bhp but it struggles fully loaded, and by god do I like to load them up :roll eyes:

 

RB44 looks great and towing capacity of 2200kg is fine as my big Vermeer is 2100kg :smile: