Anyone tried a panel van for delivering logs?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I went and bought an old 1998 L200 single cab with 47k on it for £850 plus vat; needed a steering box and a bulb to get thru MOT. Sits in the yard all week. Why tie up money in a machine that only does a Saturday morning log round? For me anyway and those have dwindled. When the back rots away, a tipper conversion and 2 cube deliveries in a basic, reliable old tool with a pre-cat, pre-egr, pre-elctronic fuel pump etc engine. It is a lot sweeter than the 2004 one I had, more go in it too.

[Woodworks]

Trawling the net now for something along those lines. Any good second hand Toyota dealers down here?

[Alycidon]

No been down the trailer rout before. Our lanes and driveways are so narrow around here best to have as small a truck or van as possible. Even the pickup is a bit tight some of the places I go.

 

I was in somewhere last night off a narrow lane with a wall on the far side, luckily I only took my 8 foot trailer, the 10 footer would not have gone in without moving a lot of cars.

 

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[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Trawling the net now for something along those lines. Any good second hand Toyota dealers down here?

 

Mitsubushi L200 TD Long Wheel Base Pick Up | eBay

 

but pref 4wd...

 

No 2nd hand hilux is cheap; pointless imo. I went smashing around some woods in an even older L200 with over 300000 on the clock the other day; fair one.

Edited February 20, 2016 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Remember this can take a lot of the guesswork out:

 

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history

 

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/?_ga=1.39352035.1153195836.1454420800

 

These always hold their money because they were so good on fuel:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-brava-pick-up-/262296846177?hash=item3d121c3f61:g:mp4AAOSwDuJWxhkD

Edited February 20, 2016 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[Woodworks]

Remember this can take a lot of the guesswork out:

 

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history

 

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/?_ga=1.39352035.1153195836.1454420800

 

These always hold their money because they were so good on fuel:

 

Vauxhall brava pick up | eBay

 

Thanks TCD

 

What's the significance of the avatar? Make tents don't they, off on hols

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Thanks TCD

 

What's the significance of the avatar? Make tents don't they, off on hols

 

Back in the good old days I did my time in those tents... Old, fat forester now!

 

I got inspired by yesterdays Desert Island Discs with Ben Saunders.

[Logsnstuff]

4x4 sprinter panel van merc offered us 5k as trade in was 3 yr old 80k miles so should be able to pick up one for not too much money.

[Burgess]

trade in for what?

 

Also how about an ex butcher van? Curtain side but not hugely high.

[kindlett]

i use 240 litre wheelie bins i can get 12 in my transit van i class 3 as a dumpy bag full 4 as a cube had no complaints ,customers like i as i tip the logs in there shed or as close as i can to there log store ,i stack free for O a p's and disabled people .Bought 20 bins once 8 years ago ,and they are still going strong ,i have never bought a dumpy bag ,i only do those if people ask for them in a old builders bag ,there in the dry in a van ,i dont mind sharing my idea ,try it .