My HGV Thread

[Peter]

You can put a set of cable operated controls on fairly cheaply, the expensive bit is the electronics, (stop button and overload warning)

[roseyweb]

Trucks looking good! Does the mesh hold chip ok? And do you find it a bit messy having no roof ?

 

Yer very have chip all over the cab and gearbox now, I stuck a bit of board there as a temp measure, I intended to make a chip curtain which I can lift and drop when I find a old curtain sider,

 

Maybe a roof mesh too soon like we have in our trannie.

 

Today...

[TIMON]

Nice set up.

[burrell_]

Nice set up there roseyweb

I would like something like this

How much does the lorry as she sits now

[roseyweb]

So far she owes me

Lorry 10k

Fabricating £1,300

Paint 750£

I also had a door re sprayed for £100

One 6 weekly at £100

Tax £200

Insurance through trust £950

Drop plate for tow bar £40

I don't have a calculator handy to add it up. All plus the vat

 

I must say that the 10 class (mines 11) is quite expensive in comparison to 7.5 and 18tonners but I really love mine it's all things to me I can back it it into a drive way easy

 

Mines also a 170 brake, it's a bit underpowered and can smell a hill so go bigger if you can

[roseyweb]

A pic from today

[roseyweb]

Also can sideways squirt for poor access

 

[burrell_]

Looks really good

[roseyweb]

I would recommend it,

We are in no way a big outfit or anything special.

 

Today was a great case of how handy it was

 

We had a big ash take down, the client wanted the wood but changed his mind about the stem which is fair enough as no axe was going to split it.

Normally that would be a big job as it would be another morning of ringing up and loading into our ifor tipper or transit and Its difficult to charge a decent wack for it plus I'm. It greedy.

 

As the lorry was almost empty I just craned it in in 3 pieces. Client happy as he got a freebie and I still got home in time take the dog out all it cost me was a slop of diesel and 10 minuets of my time.

[roseyweb]

weird how things progress,

starting to wish I had a bigger one