Advice Buying/Building/Running a Timber Lorry

[aspenarb]

There's a couple of timber boy my way run 8 leggers always flat out delivering to log boys as access is no good for artic. If you have a flat bed to put on pole base you could move other things.

 

If access is the main problem why not just use an artic with short trailers. An artic with double drive wont get stuck and a 20-30 foot trailer will get in anywhere a rigid truck will. A lot of scaffold company`s in london use them because they are more maneuverable. Also leaves the truck free to pull an assortment of trailers for other work like baulker bins and low loaders. The extra trailers dont cost to keep other than the annual test.

 

Bob

[Wood wasp]

6 wheeler with trailer would be my suggestion, loads of 24t and for any tight spots you can drop trailer and run load out to it then go back to load unit again. I don't think you can run a lorry part time though, the costs are such that it needs to be earning its keep all the time.

[elfinwood saws]

Something like these would be my choice fit a grab and rotator and some bolster and off you go if you have sorted all the paperwork out. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-RENAULT-PREMIUM-6X2-HIAB-CRANE-BRICK-GRAB-SLEEPER-TRUCK-LORRY-26-TON-AIR-/131438149663?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e9a53001f

[elfinwood saws]

Or this one 1992 2180 18 tonne foden 4x2 tipper,071 hiab, 220 hp cummins, | eBay

[elfinwood saws]

Or a Fastrack.

[harvey b davison]

As elfinwoods says, that foden could be turned into a nice first wagon for you with a bit a work. Also he's thinking along the same lines as me, fastrac and trailer.

[Wood wasp]

There can't be much payload in it though??

[elfinwood saws]

Would expect the Foden to have a payload of 8-8, 1/2 ton as it,s fitted with a crane.Fodens always have a good payload.

[briquette_seller]

Or a Fastrack.

 

Dont get a Fastrac, VOSA love trying to put them off the road

[County 764]

Even if its just a 30 - 40 mile round trip your currently doing a 8 tonne load would never pay or your haulage costs to the end user would be far to high.

A wagon and drag is the way forward if your prepared to invest in a lorry and all the hassle that goes with it.

 

Even with 25-28 tonne hauliers struggle to make a reasonable profit without a return load.

 

There was someone on hear with a smaller lorry.