Questions about things i cant afford.

[powerstroke]

GC8 said:

powerstroke said:

No you can get tyres like are used on tipper trucks, just a strong tyre with a chunky pattern rather than the drive ones that have a pattern like a steer tyre that are standard fit on the average truck ....

I disagree about the tyres, and I have quite a lot of experience. Its true that dual purpose drives will give you more traction than normal road driven tyres, but for any real off road ability you need tyres similar to those found on the single driven wheel military 4x4 trucks, along with diff and cross locks.

my point is going for m/s over standard road patten makes a big differnce if the OP finds themselves on soft ground then the front axle will sink and its tractor time regardles of back tyres and cross axle locks needs 4x4 in these conditions with decent tyres!! , however a field with wet grass from summer rain then the m&S tyres will help make the differnce between getting back to the road and waiting for a tractor....

[GC8]

Having been stuck in large vehicles Id suggest that the difference between road driven tyres and proper dual purpose ones, would be that theyll keep you going in circumstances where road tyres will spin and then dig in.

The difference between these and proper all terrain tyres on a 4x4 will be massive though and so long as the vehicle doesnt sink and is driven carefully, these should drive the vehicle out of situations thatd leave the slightly chunky drive equipped vehicle waiting for a man with a chain.

Something like this, as a minimum:



OP: ex-ministry Bedford TMs seem to be very popular in quarries, along with old TKs that are still working.

[Benbay001]

Curiosity has struck again. How much would it cost to have a grp box body built from new? And a tail lift?

Edited by Benbay001 on Saturday 14th April 17:05

[hidetheelephants]

Does it have to be new? Bodies from the better coachbuilders often outlast the wagon they're attached to, so a trawl of lorry breakers might get you what you need for cheapness. There are tail lifts that attach to the end of the chassis, so it doesn't matter if you can't find a body with a lift a)still attached and b)functional.

[Benbay001]

hidetheelephants said:

Does it have to be new? Bodies from the better coachbuilders often outlast the wagon they're attached to, so a trawl of lorry breakers might get you what you need for cheapness. There are tail lifts that attach to the end of the chassis, so it doesn't matter if you can't find a body with a lift a)still attached and b)functional.

How much do you recon that would cost

[hidetheelephants]

How long is a piece of string? Depends on the breaker and the price of scrap aluminium. You really need to phone up and ask, I haven't bought from a lorry breakers for 5 years so I'd be guessing. Or you could visit on spec and ask about whichever one has most green slime growing on it, as that'll have been there longest/be the cheapest!

[FunBusMk2]

Benbay001 said:

a 7.5 tonner would be adaquate, i guess. But dont know of any with 4x4? And dont fancy a 7 tonne van.

They're rare because your average haulier has no need for a 4x4 7.5t truck with a box on the back. If they did it would be quite niche. Mercedes do a 4x4 sprinter with a decent carrying capacity.

As for your question about it being too high for driving on the motorway, you'll have the drivers of proper trucks still sat higher than you in their DAF XF's and Scania R-series tractors I reckon.

[GC8]

There are plenty about, but you have to look in the right place. Id expect tackle like this to be ex-CEGB and similar.

[FunBusMk2]

Yes, they're about I meant more you don't see DAF LF45 4x4's or the like. And when you do they're applied to more specialist applications - gritting trucks for example.

Of course, on tractor units it's quite common. I think 18t trucks often have it too.

[Switch]

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[Chaz9950]

Iveco Daily 4x4?