Moose McAlpine

Not seen a 540 back handle before. I do like my T540 a lot, but wonder if it's worth having the 540 over a 550? The 241 is a really nice saw. I came very close to buying a new one, but hesitated and ended up with a used 550 instead. All things considered i think the 550 was a better choice (for me, at the time.) for the size/weight. But for a 40cc saw that 241 is hard to beat.

550 is hard to beat in its size/cc bracket. I bought mine (well) used and it's a great little saw.

When i was at the AA i had a 2.0 Custom, which drove beautifully and had plenty of power (I think it was a 130bhp one) but it didn't pull the weight a tipper would. I've not spent much time driving the big Transits with the 2.0. The only thing i'd really be concerned with long-term is the timing belt and oil pump belt, and oil changes with the correct oil. I see a lot with snapped belts, or the belt coming apart due to wrong oil being used. Bits of the belt also block the oil pump pickup. Injector failures seem to be hit and miss, no clear pattern for their failure.

Well you're the expert. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Everyone overloads every van. They all have rubbish payloads due to the 3,500kg limit so they're all run heavy. I've had all of mine over 1t overloaded and they handle it fine. Unless you're putting a truly ridiculous amount of weight in they all handle loading above their plated weight. Transits have always been number 1 for tippers, and the 2.4s had the bottom end grunt on point. How does your newer 2.0 compare? I do a lot of belts and injectors on them. 2.1 Sprinters are better suited to being delivery/courier vans around town and on motorways. Mine's generally fine, but pulling a loaded trailer you can feel it's lacking some torque When it comes to hills or doing 50+. The 3.0 is a monster for torque and pretty reliable. The 2.3 is nothing special and hasn't got the grunt of the old Transit 2.4. I want to like the Ivecos for their more rugged chassis and rear axle but i just find the Italians are rubbish for their fit/finish/quality. The newer Transits have nice interiors, while the newer 907 Sprinters have really ugly dashboards, over-complicated steering wheels and cheap.plastic doorcards.

Maybe if you're overloading it far beyond its spec. The vast majority of (3.5t) tippers out there are Transits with the same type chassis as the Sprinters and they cope fine. Sprinter diffs don't fail often anyway. I'd still much rather have a Sprinter.

I definitely wouldn't. The Iveco has a better chassis and (possibly) rear axle, at a weight penalty. Outside of that they're flimsy with poor build quality, interiors that fall apart and rubbish Italian engines. The auto Ivecos use an 8-speed ZF which is a very good gearbox though. The 7-speed Merc box is a solid reliable piece of kit too. The 906 Sprinters are the best, 2018+ 907s aren't as nice, interiors not as good. I'd much rather have a Sprinter. (Which is why i already have one, have had 3 before, and am trying to buy another.) I deal with a lot of vans in my work (mechanic) and stand firm that the 906 Sprinters are the best by some margin.

The body looks cheap and flimsy. The ram mounts look very under-engineered, tipper hinges look crap, rear door hinges are badly welded, most of the welding isn't great. The rivets look like normal rivets not monobolts like they should be, so the body might seperate. It's a 313 so it'll be pretty sluggish when loaded. Still on single rear springs, so it'll either be sat on its arse or they'll snap and take out the propshaft. Spare wheel and cage are missing too. That's an ex-supermarket van, loads about. You're better off buying a chassis cab and having a body made locally.

Yeah, exactly. Mine's plated for 3,500kg but nothing stops you putting more on it.

How much?

My ex accused me of being a transvestite, so i packed her things and left.

I can read it fine, and i'm an idiot.

Someone forgot the pins in the 3-way tipper.

Needs to go to a scrapyard. If it wasn't a miserable enough vehicle, it's rotten and has no engine.