checking a 7.5t tipper out.

[m3jappa]

One Amp Andy said:

ou're cordially invited to come stay at ours mate. Whenever. Roads here are fking awesome.

I might take you up on that at some stage, ive driven the roads here to death and really want to go up north and to scotland to experience some pretty serious looking roads!

[One Amp Andy]

m3jappa said:

One Amp Andy said:

ou're cordially invited to come stay at ours mate. Whenever. Roads here are fking awesome.

I might take you up on that at some stage, ive driven the roads here to death and really want to go up north and to scotland to experience some pretty serious looking roads!

Whenever mate, we have loads of room, space for cars etc. And a good staging post for Scotland. You need to drive Northumberland first though...

[AF1]

Steer clear. They are absolutely woeful machines and the parts prices are shocking. Buy yourself a DAF LF or something similar.

[m3jappa]

One Amp Andy said:

Whenever mate, we have loads of room, space for cars etc. And a good staging post for Scotland. You need to drive Northumberland first though...

nice

[m3jappa]

AF1 said:

Steer clear. They are absolutely woeful machines and the parts prices are shocking. Buy yourself a DAF LF or something similar.

As i say ive had canters of which parts prices are just as silly and infact i have been told even worse. I fully appreciate why they would be awful for actual haulage work, they aren't the nicest environment i can see that.

Thing is with a daf is the payload is no good for me. Legally i believe its around 2.5t,
the sides are a lot higher so i cant load with my digger, unloading stuff by hand will also be hard as well.
I know parts are cheap but my mate recently got one and he's spent a fortune sorting it out, it is 07 reg so a bit old now but its killing him. I think his was a bit tired so he's had to do a lot of stuff just tidying it up so maybe an unfair comparison.
He's got a 'bin' on the back which he loves but then he don't care about being overweight, he took it to be weighed the other day and it weighed 10t. He was quite happy with that

I also know a couple of people with the isuzu, one a 7.5t the other the f110 which i believe is basically the same but bigger. Both love them. I think the f110 takes 6.3t which is pretty incredible.

Edited by m3jappa on Tuesday 9th March 07:25

[powerstroke]

m3jappa said:

AF1 said:

Steer clear. They are absolutely woeful machines and the parts prices are shocking. Buy yourself a DAF LF or something similar.

As i say ive had canters of which parts prices are just as silly and infact i have been told even worse. I fully appreciate why they would be awful for actual haulage work, they aren't the nicest environment i can see that.

Thing is with a daf is the payload is no good for me. Legally i believe its around 2.5t,
the sides are a lot higher so i cant load with my digger, unloading stuff by hand will also be hard as well.
I know parts are cheap but my mate recently got one and he's spent a fortune sorting it out, it is 07 reg so a bit old now but its killing him. I think his was a bit tired so he's had to do a lot of stuff just tidying it up so maybe an unfair comparison.
He's got a 'bin' on the back which he loves but then he don't care about being overweight, he took it to be weighed the other day and it weighed 10t. He was quite happy with that

I also know a couple of people with the isuzu, one a 7.5t the other the f110 which i believe is basically the same but bigger. Both love them. I think the f110 takes 6.3t which is pretty incredible.

Edited by m3jappa on Tuesday 9th March 07:25

If you are taking your test then you might as well get a daf 12 tonner same physical size as a 7.5 ton just bigger tyres , 8 stud wheels and stronger springs , would give you a 6 ton payload,

[m3jappa]

powerstroke said:

If you are taking your test then you might as well get a daf 12 tonner same physical size as a 7.5 ton just bigger tyres , 8 stud wheels and stronger springs , would give you a 6 ton payload,

Your not the first person to say that.....

Only issue is my digger wont physically be able to load a daf type lorry, the sides are higher than on something like this isuzu which itself will be a bit of a stretch. I am due to get a new digger very soon and am considering the size up but then domestic driveways dont typically have much space so even the next size up slightly concerns me. I reckon a 2.7t machine would be fine but i also think thats too big for what i do.

Its never easy is it

Anyway. one amp andy very very kindly went and had a look today and has confirmed the truck is indeed very tidy so i have bought it and anticipate delivery friday.
Going to be frustrating waiting for the o licence and then even longer to wait until i have taken the driving test

I do know a retired bloke though who is always asking if i want a driver or easy stuff doing so might get him in a few days to drive the lorry to see how we get on with it. On paper it should earn me more but time will tell

[Ussrcossack]

Good new J
Power of OH
Good talking the other day too

[m3jappa]

Ussrcossack said:

Good new J
Power of OH
Good talking the other day too

Yes definitely mate, just goes to show theres still good people out there!

[m3jappa]

Got the lorry now and its a very very tidy truck. great for me and what i do, its bed is just 50mm higher than my canter 3.5t. it is 1m longer overall and only 100mm wider so perfect for the residential streets i work down.

Chassis has a fair amount of surface rust, not bad but a bit untidy. I am still trying to work out if i have it in me to go and clean it up and then apply bill hamber epoxy which i will say would make it look mint!

Also considering some ali sides and tail gate. I cant believe how heavy the sides are on this compared to my 3.5t trucks! got to be 150-250kg weight saving there. I also think that for what i do they do take a bashing better as the amount of 7.5t trucks i see which have rusty dented backs as opposed to ali which just gets a little ding and a scratch.

Thanks to andy again, really is appreciated

[Chrisgr31]

As a matter of interest how did it get to you? On the back of a transporter or was it driven down?

[m3jappa]

Chrisgr31 said:

As a matter of interest how did it get to you? On the back of a transporter or was it driven down?

Bloke drove it down here on trade plates. I ran him up to basildon where he was picking up another truck to take back up north with him.

[One Amp Andy]

m3jappa said:

Got the lorry now and its a very very tidy truck. great for me and what i do, its bed is just 50mm higher than my canter 3.5t. it is 1m longer overall and only 100mm wider so perfect for the residential streets i work down.

Chassis has a fair amount of surface rust, not bad but a bit untidy. I am still trying to work out if i have it in me to go and clean it up and then apply bill hamber epoxy which i will say would make it look mint!

Also considering some ali sides and tail gate. I cant believe how heavy the sides are on this compared to my 3.5t trucks! got to be 150-250kg weight saving there. I also think that for what i do they do take a bashing better as the amount of 7.5t trucks i see which have rusty dented backs as opposed to ali which just gets a little ding and a scratch.

Thanks to andy again, really is appreciated

No worries mate! Interior is bloody mint isn't it. If you want anything doing to it, be it ally sides/gate/ chassis, give us a shout if you can't find decent rates down there. We'll come and pick it up on a lowloader and do it for mates rates.