New LDV Chip truck

[Rupe]

The old tow bar assembly needed the remnants of the old chassis removing before fittign to the cut end of the new chassis.

[Rupe]

So far so good!! One half of the mudgaurds has been removed because it clashed with the wheels. I've got new plastic ones to go.

 

The chassis has been cut down to size and even though the bed is still long it doesn't look to rediculous! Just needs some finishing off and the tow hitch needs to go on and then wire up the tipper controls.

[penfold]

starting to look like a nice vehicle that rupe.

[gibbon]

Any idea what is gonna weigh in at?

[Rupe]

I've set a target at 2200, thats the same as an XLWB crew cab tipper with factory fitted steel tipper. The tool box weighs slightly less than a crew cab weighs over a standard cab, then there is a lot of weight saving in the aluminium tip bed and by removing the dropsides and making my own much lighter tail gate (5kgs!!) I hope to have saved enough to then add the chip box and stay under 2200.

 

But, I not calculated too much, I'm just gettign it built out of neccessity and we'll see what it comes too. My old one weighed more lime 2500 because it had a very heavy chip box and an additional fuel container box on the chassis that could carry four 20L jerry cans but weighed loads!

 

The chip box is not going to be the full width of the tipper. It will be like on my old truck where there is a slot at the side for rakes etc and the side can drop down to make a work bench ( hence vice visible in last photos above). This means you can't fit as much in and so you don't overload by as much.

[alex_m]

looks great - if you don't mind me asking, who much will it have cost once finished?

[Rupe]

Can we wait till its finished before going into that? There are a few finishing touches that I may not be able to afford just yet, such as aluminium roof (plywood might have to do for now).

[alex_m]

[combined tree services]

can a send my 51 plate ldv up to you that i have just bought mate ha ha i have a good old steel tipping body that im going to change when i get time , but i must say your truck is looking sweet mate

[Rupe]

Not much got done today. Finished welding all the brackets underneath and got the tow hitch on but thats all. The back end of the truck is not the prettiest view, maybe one day I'll get a new tow bar fitted but the one off the old truck will do for now.