Delivery trailer

[AMFirewood]

Hello,

We worked a jeep & 18 foot trailer with lightweight manual crane lift fitted at the back.

It worked really well, a bit of a lift with 1m3 hardwood bags.

Allowed us to do a lot of deliveries in one go.

Now have a transit tipper that holds 2m3. handier for loading & unloading but you have to do more runs.

Pickup is a lot handier for getting into some places.

[Logsnstuff]

so it's exempt from needing an operator license but not a tachograph, if you haul anything ready for sale/reward you must have a tachgraph.

[Homegrown]

so it's exempt from needing an operator license but not a tachograph, if you haul anything ready for sale/reward you must have a tachgraph.

 

That's my take on it but I wasn't aware of the dual purpose exemption for *any* trailer for operator's licence. Costs over 1200 quid to fit tacho to Landrover.

[briquette_seller]

That's my take on it but I wasn't aware of the dual purpose exemption for *any* trailer for operator's licence. Costs over 1200 quid to fit tacho to Landrover.

 

That's a new one to me, no operators license, but requires a tacho...

 

Iam going to phone VOSA. Doubt they will eve know.

[briquette_seller]

It can be done but keeping the nose weight legal can be tricky, depends on the type of crane you want and how much you want to lift at what reach.

The best way to fit them and keep the weight right is fit it at the front of the bed, not on the drawbar. triaxle trailers can make it easier.

On this one the crane weighs 600kg with the engine and strengthening, but it has to be unfolded out across the length of the bed when empty to make it legal, wouldn't be without it now though.

 

That's an impressive set up. What's the reach on the crane?

 

What powers the crane?

[briquette_seller]

That's a new one to me, no operators license, but requires a tacho...

 

Iam going to phone VOSA. Doubt they will eve know.

 

Woman at VOSA said you need a tacho, if the combined weight is over 3.5 tonnes......oh joy

[scraggs]

That's an impressive set up. What's the reach on the crane?

 

What powers the crane?

 

6.3m reach and can lift just over half a ton at that.

It's powered by a 6hp honda, would be too slow for general arb work but its good for dragging and lifting big sticks.

[steve@crown]

Ah....but I'm sure that's only if you are employed on a full time basis doing that job...ie driving all day...if you or your guys are employed mainly doing tree work/yard work etc...and on an occasional basis..ie 2 days a week (non fixed) drive it is exempt? I and a friend enquired with that advise given....

[Logsnstuff]

there is no exempt, I gave an example ages ago the girl who took her pony to horse trials didn't need a tacho to get there but got placed 3rd or something won a tenner and got done on the way home because it was for reward.

[steve@crown]

Blimey...I new horses were expensive!!! Lol

 

We're does it end eh!?