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My lowering kit would put the ldv overweight on its own!

 

I'm on a mission though, a strong yet light(ish) tipper chip box must be feasable, without spending more than the truck is worth on specialist aluminium custom builds.

 

I will start a new "truck build project" thread once I have bought the chassis truck, I have the roller shutter box (not weighed it yet) and the chip box is under construction already.

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I was being sarcastic, obvioulsy chip box and staff are gonna weigh more than that. but if your not usign a factory fitted steel tipper then there are weight savings to be made and still get a truck that "might" carry a ton.

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I weighed the roller shutter tool box today on a weighbridge. It was on my trailer at the time and the total was 520 kgs. The book weight of my trailer is 397 so the tool box must weigh 123kgs. Thats a good start, if a crew cab weighs 150kgs more than the standard cab then the tool box is lighter so a few kgs saved already.

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[quote name=Rupe;151767I'm on a mission though' date=' a strong yet light(ish) tipper chip box must be feasable, without spending more than the truck is worth on specialist aluminium custom builds.

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Dont bother with the aluminium plank things they are well heavy and expensive.:scared1:

 

WBP plywood isnt too bad, fairly lightish and cheap :001_smile:

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i dont know what all the fuss with 3500 tippers are ,if i was 1 year older i would have a 5.2 ton tipper iveco ,all the same rules and regs as a 3500 ton

 

 

No it isnt, operators license, different driving license (depending on age etc)

 

Plus there arent as many of them about :sad:

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Dont bother with the aluminium plank things they are well heavy and expensive.:scared1:

 

WBP plywood isnt too bad, fairly lightish and cheap :001_smile:

 

Definatly not going to spend on any aluminium but soem of the donor trucks I've been looking at buying (dropsiders) have had nice aluminium dropside panels that could be re used.

 

My current ldv has a nice alu tipper bed and horrible steel frame and plywood chip box that has served well but is very tatty now.

 

The 5.5t iveco thing is all good and well but I just don't need it. For what I do (hardly ever take chips anywhere anyway) I just need something to chip into and be almost legal with a ton in it.

 

Agian the project has these parameters- CHEAP- strong enough, smart enough and useful. If I can build an arb truck ready to go to work that weighs less than the book weight of a crewcab and steel tipper (1300kgs payload) then I'll be happpy.

 

This has just come up for sale and might do, Cant do anything with the steel side panels though!

 

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