Changing Trucks?

[jbowdige]

Evening all.

Im at a bit of a dilemma with what to do best for me and my business and was hoping for some advise.

 

I currently run a defender 130 tipper which i love sentimentally and has done me very proud of the last 4 years. It has ticked all the boxes and enabled me to grow as a business. Its like a penknife in the truck world!

 

Now i find my self doing a lot more jobs where i do not need a 4x4 and especially if we are off road we don't need a chip box. and although i love my old landy i keep thinking its a waste of money driving road miles in it.

 

The business has been growing steadily and we have just got the point of taking on a permanent third person to try and get jobs done more efficiently. my thoughts are to sell the landy and get a crew cab canter or cabstar chip truck and have a pickup aswell.

 

All thoughts are welcome and i know this is bit of a ramble!

 

Cheers Jake

[wicklamulla]

Tink you've answered your own question really.

[benedmonds]

Evening all.

The business has been growing steadily and we have just got the point of taking on a permanent third person to try and get jobs done more efficiently. my thoughts are to sell the landy and get a crew cab canter or cabstar chip truck and have a pickup aswell.

 

If you can afford it, don't sell the Landy? Our 130 is probably our most expensive vehicle, it is also used the least... Buy a transit type tipper and only bring the LR out when needed, it's not like its depreciating or anything and can be infinitely repaired. The Transit chipper, LR trailer make a great combo.

[Billy]

Buy a tipper as well, preferably over 3.5t

[simonm]

I bought a used transit years ago, its only let me down once and its been overloaded made to tow chippers & trailers, paid for its self 100s of times over.