7.5t Trucks...

[swinny]

Hi everyone,

 

Im just looking for a little information on 7.5t trucks.

 

Something like a daf or iveco cargo

 

Im wondering how wide these vehicles are?

 

What sort of size beds are on these? so i can calculate for a chip box etc?

 

Also what sort of mpg these kind of trucks get.... im not daft and expect super fuel consumption, just after some realistic figures that i can base a decision round.

 

What sort of running costs do people have with these trucks?

 

like price of vehicle checks? how much mot's are? and tax etc?

 

Not bothered about going into licenses or tacho or cpc on here please just pure facts

 

Cheers

[Andymacp]

I get 15mpg from our daf

Looking at £150 every 6 weekly.

We have a 12ft bed and approx 8ft wide. Don't have a chip box as we use a hiab.

[Philip Anderson]

We have a Man 8.180 around 18 -20mpg

13foot 6 tipper with alloy chip box and barn doors and roof.

PMI inspections cost £90 +vat 8 weekly.

Good truck we tow a bandit 150 XP behind it it's a good combination we can fill truck in under 1 hour 8-10 m3

[swinny]

Great info so far

 

Anyone else got any input?

[Steve Bullman]

Can't really give any of the details that you're after, but I have driven both the cargo and leyland roadrunner, and I would opt for the roadrunner every time. Its a nicer drive IMO. The Cargo feels like a massive lump in comparison.

[swinny]

Cheers Steve, will google the road runner

[Will C]

Can't really give any of the details that you're after, but I have driven both the cargo and leyland roadrunner, and I would opt for the roadrunner every time. Its a nicer drive IMO. The Cargo feels like a massive lump in comparison.

 

Good trucks I drove one as a yoooof delivering pianos.

 

Watching this with interest, been wondering about up grading our 3.5t canter which is down rated from 5.5t and does mid 20s/gal towing a first st6 and regularly not wanting to see a weigh bridge to a heavier truck that need not be so shy of being weighed:laugh1:

[Taupotreeman]

Photos would be nice. Being in NZ we deal mainly with Nissan, Isuzu and Hino. Be nice to see some of those Euro trucks you're all talking about.

[Sussex Groundie]

Couple of sites, don't know if there any help, maybe you know of them, ex army etc?

 

G.K. Jackson & Sons - Recovery Services.

 

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[jpbeaver]

My Iveco is just under 8' wide. The body is 8'x14'x6' approximately. Tax is £165 a year.

I haven't got a clue what it does fuel wise.

Mine is A 13t not a 7.5t though.