KristofferNJ

Check this facebook page, they are really good and helpfull. Just reading through the posts will get you an impression https://www.facebook.com/groups/381563435567753

I really like how you aussies are much better than us europeans to utilize the utes. Most people here just use them with a normal tray, but almost everyone in AU changes it for a flat one, or a box on like yours. Seems much more usable! Those two vehivles are not a bad combo!

When dragging a plough you are moving at 4-8 mph , like the others said, its all about gearing. They will pull anything at low speeds

Thanks for your replies (Y) We have a 25 mph limit on the way. You can register them for more, but then it becomes a lorry in the eyes of the law, which changes the economics alot

Im sorry to derail this thread a bit, but the speed you guys are talking about sounds crazy - how fast can a tractor go in the UK? Here in Denmark its 30 Kph!

200 HP sounds like a great idea for mowing 16 tonnes. I wasent aware of that Tow rule, but it sounds like a decent idea when thinking about braking and so on. Of course it is annoying when you have truck that changes weight multiple times during the day Is the Mog the only vehicle you guys run?

Just saw this one in a Facebook group ?

Rich, I´m only seeing this now, but they are legal. There is a few here in Denmark, mainly old Ivecos. The wegith limit is 7 tonne - 3500 kilo vehicle, 3500 kilo trailer. That is, IF you want to stay one a BE license. In theory, if you have a CE, there is nothing stopping you in using a 7,5 truck for towing a bigger trailer. If the truck is rated for it, of course

This is a bit off topic, so excuse me, but: Speaking of tipping overloaded trailers, across all brands, what is you guys experience? Does the hyraulics give up first, or does something break up first? I am fairly concerned with overloading, we try our best to calculate loads, and i weigh as many loads as can make sense. But sometimes you get supriced. In short, I am looking for some peace of mind. If the hydraulics give up first, then we can just unload some manually, but if something breaks first, then i might be extra worried about overloads. We have a 2700kg Henra, but any expereiences are welcome ?

Thanks! Hopefully by the end of this summer, the Transit will have some sort of storage setup on the inside, right now its just an empty belly The trailer was 27000DKK + VAT which equals to 3260 GBP + VAT. We saved 18600 DKK or 2246 GBP over buying it new. We did change the battery shortly after, but otherwise it has been running great. The rear tires have some scuffing, but i think we will swap them front and rear, and then buy new ones next year Oh and we also added the plywood to the sides, but that was fairly cheap.

That Mog really looks awesome, especially with that winch on the front! Seems you can go anywhere with that! How can you tow with one of those?

Sorry mate, I should probably update my location - I'm in Denmark, not the UK Otherwise I would have loved too, our calender is a bit empty at the moment!

So, i finally have something to post in this thread! For our first years, we have just been using our personal vehicles, with small trailers, to haul our gear. But, we wanted to upgrade to a tipper trailer, we wanted to store all our gear in one vehicle, and me and the missus needed a second vehicle anyway. So, I´ve bought a 2014 MK8 Transit! She´s done 186.000 gentle miles (sorta) had the engine replaced at 100k miles, and always been maintained by a Ford dealership (they are okay here in Denmark, in contrast to what you guys write about the UK dealers). Its one owner, a blacksmith. The service interval is 20.000 miles, but he always changed the oil at 10.000. He is a friend of a friend, and generally takes very good care of his gear and cars, so i felt safe buying. Buuuuuut, it was still a used car, so after a month, the cooler decided to die on me. Well, it needed and oil chance anyway, and i did the gearbox fluids while we were at it. All good, until March, when the clutch decided to die as well! So now that the van and my bank account have properly met each other, I will have to keep her for a while! Which is okay, because now she actually drives very well - i am thinking about a light remap though, there is absolutely no power under 2000 rpm. We live in a very hilly area, and with 2800 kgs on the hook, you need to work to get up As you can tell from the pictures, we also bought a used, 4 year old Henra 2700 kg tipper. The two have been a gamechanger for our little company. We can now clean up much more efficiently, and renting a MEWP is now cheaper because we can tow it ourselves. I do wish the Transit could tow 3500 kg, but that will be for the next van

I will admit, i did not have it on a scale. But, the trailer can load 1620 kgs as is. I´ve had a 1700 kilo MEWP on it, and now i loaded it up with a bunch of freshly cut Oak. It felt about the same as the lift, so I suppose we were at the limit The Transit needed some good gearbox work to haul it up our hills - and she´s the 155 bhp motor ?

The MAN TGE and VW Crafter are the same vehicle. They used to be a Merc Sprinter underneath, but the new gerenation is all VAG. We have MAN TGL for our roadservice department in Falck Denmark, MAN TGS for fire trucks and we have MAN TGE´s on the way, in the 5,5 tonne edition as a dedicated light tow truck. I havent been in the TGE yet, but the other are very nice and comfy. And all of our mechanics prefer them over the Ivecos. We havent had any of the new Ivecos though