3.5-7.5 tonne trucks

[Ty Korrigan]

Today, loaded to the gunwhales with beech.

Good test of those twin turbos.

I wanted to get stuck so I could try out the difflock but even loaded on soft ground the truck pulled off.

Ty

[Mick Dempsey]

Ummm, interesting about the jamming.

[Ty Korrigan]

Rollers just stop on larger stuff from time to time, as if they lack hydro pressure.

Aside from that it's a highly productive, quality machine.

Ty

[Mick Dempsey]

So you just reverse for a second and go again?

[Ty Korrigan]

Yes, just reverse and hit feed.

Everything has teething issues.

Biggest one for the truck WAS that no-one wanted to be the first to scratch it!

I think Seb crossed that one off the list today...

Ty

[Thesnarlingbadger]

First day out for the new truck.

 

Road lane closure with traffic lights.

 

6m3 of chip by 11:30 then off to the weighbridge on the way back.

 

2.2ton of chip so 366kg per m3 of small oak and chestnut chip.

 

We need to lower the drawbar on the 190 and lower the towball on the Iveco.

 

The truck pulls very well loaded and is a totally different beast to the 3.5t

 

Ty

 

 

Looks like a great truck mate. Gonna buy a couple of scratch cards in the morning and hope for the best. Definitely the truck I would like later on.