7.5 tonne trucks
Discussion
V8mate said:
I've stayed in touch with the van and tractor unit markets, but what is the smart money buying these days for 7.5 tonne chassis cabs?
IMHO Isuzu if payload is paramount and for short urban use.
Merc Atego best quality nice but check the weight.
Daf LF good all-round ...
hope that helps ...
grumpy52 said:
Stay well away from the Isuzu !
Only has payload going for it .
Unreliable, uncomfortable, terrible ride and a woeful auto box .
The best all rounder is the DAF . Cab space , especially the sleeper , is the MAN.
The Merc for looks .
Only driven the DAF and Isuzu out of that list in 7.5t guise, would agree with what’s said here.Only has payload going for it .
Unreliable, uncomfortable, terrible ride and a woeful auto box .
The best all rounder is the DAF . Cab space , especially the sleeper , is the MAN.
The Merc for looks .
Isuzu has an awful turning circle, crap gearbox as mentioned. The cab is cramped, seat uncomfortable, if any driver is over 6ft they won’t thank you for choosing it.
V8mate said:
Thanks, chaps - always good to kick a thread off with some manifest disagreement 
If it helps the advice, it's for local multi-drop work; flatbed rear, but needs to be able to have both a 2t-rated HIAB and a powered tail lift fitted.
is it going to have any payload left after that ?If it helps the advice, it's for local multi-drop work; flatbed rear, but needs to be able to have both a 2t-rated HIAB and a powered tail lift fitted.
In Arduis Fouette said:
V8mate said:
Thanks, chaps - always good to kick a thread off with some manifest disagreement
If it helps the advice, it's for local multi-drop work; flatbed rear, but needs to be able to have both a 2t-rated HIAB and a powered tail lift fitted.
is it going to have any payload left after that ?If it helps the advice, it's for local multi-drop work; flatbed rear, but needs to be able to have both a 2t-rated HIAB and a powered tail lift fitted.
V8mate said:
Yeah - the stuff it's collecting is awkward/bulky (hence the variety of loading options) rather than heavy.
just i know that at both 3.5 t and 7.5 t payload can be an issue ... hence the reason people rate the Isuzu at 7.5 tonne and i did something in the Yard of my current employer from Iveco which was Daily cabbed but splashing ' 7.2 tonne Mam ' across it;s box body - given they make extensive use of 7.5 tonners for home delivery ...
https://www.iveco.com/uk/products/pages/new-iveco-...
In Arduis Fouette said:
just i know that at both 3.5 t and 7.5 t payload can be an issue ...
hence the reason people rate the Isuzu at 7.5 tonne and i did something in the Yard of my current employer from Iveco which was Daily cabbed but splashing ' 7.2 tonne Mam ' across it;s box body - given they make extensive use of 7.5 tonners for home delivery ...
https://www.iveco.com/uk/products/pages/new-iveco-...
Isn't that because most manufacturers now use the same chassis cab models to offer vehicles from 3.5 up to 11 or 12 tonne GVW?hence the reason people rate the Isuzu at 7.5 tonne and i did something in the Yard of my current employer from Iveco which was Daily cabbed but splashing ' 7.2 tonne Mam ' across it;s box body - given they make extensive use of 7.5 tonners for home delivery ...
https://www.iveco.com/uk/products/pages/new-iveco-...
One of the places I did some work for had some DAF 7.5t Urbans . Shorter wheelbase than normal so lighter ,giving a higher payload.
While there I pointed out that the 3.5t luton bodied taillifts that they were using were being overloaded every day .
Turned out that they only had a payload of 600 kgs .
My old 7.5t tilt and slide +spec lift recovery truck weighed 4.75t without load so that should give you some idea of the maximum unladen weight something of the spec you would like would be .
While there I pointed out that the 3.5t luton bodied taillifts that they were using were being overloaded every day .
Turned out that they only had a payload of 600 kgs .
My old 7.5t tilt and slide +spec lift recovery truck weighed 4.75t without load so that should give you some idea of the maximum unladen weight something of the spec you would like would be .
V8mate said:
Isn't that because most manufacturers now use the same chassis cab models to offer vehicles from 3.5 up to 11 or 12 tonne GVW?
payload is an issue at 3.5 tonnes because it's very easy to overload an XLWB 3.5 tonner - the unladen weight isn't much different ot a 5 tonne version the 7.5 tonner issues is as you suggest as they are often not a great deal different to a 10 / 12 tonner
grumpy52 said:
One of the places I did some work for had some DAF 7.5t Urbans . Shorter wheelbase than normal so lighter ,giving a higher payload.
While there I pointed out that the 3.5t luton bodied taillifts that they were using were being overloaded every day .
Turned out that they only had a payload of 600 kgs .
My old 7.5t tilt and slide +spec lift recovery truck weighed 4.75t without load so that should give you some idea of the maximum unladen weight something of the spec you would like would be .
a 3.5 luton with a taillift is going to be overloaded with any thing other than furniture or white goods While there I pointed out that the 3.5t luton bodied taillifts that they were using were being overloaded every day .
Turned out that they only had a payload of 600 kgs .
My old 7.5t tilt and slide +spec lift recovery truck weighed 4.75t without load so that should give you some idea of the maximum unladen weight something of the spec you would like would be .
Not 7.5t I know, a company I used to work for gave me a '11 transit double cab with a dropside body.
Myself, basic fencing tools, generator, kango and a full tank, I had a usable payload of 850kg. As you can imagine, I was very very quickly overloaded. As a matter of interest, I loaded up what I can sensibly do in a day without busting a nut and went to be weighed at a local firms weigh bridge. I weighed in at 5.2ton. The truck didn't look or feel particularly heavy, the springs were still "smiling". There was also a paving firm on the same estate, they had a DAF 7.5t dropside with HIAB which they used for deliveries, he said he could legally carry less than x3 packs of slabs at circa 1t each.
I think unless you carry high volume but extremely low weight loads, i.e bread, fridges, etc these classes of vehicle quickly become unfit for purpose for a lot of the uses they are specified for. I dread to think how much a loaded 7.5t scaffold wagon weighs!
Myself, basic fencing tools, generator, kango and a full tank, I had a usable payload of 850kg. As you can imagine, I was very very quickly overloaded. As a matter of interest, I loaded up what I can sensibly do in a day without busting a nut and went to be weighed at a local firms weigh bridge. I weighed in at 5.2ton. The truck didn't look or feel particularly heavy, the springs were still "smiling". There was also a paving firm on the same estate, they had a DAF 7.5t dropside with HIAB which they used for deliveries, he said he could legally carry less than x3 packs of slabs at circa 1t each.
I think unless you carry high volume but extremely low weight loads, i.e bread, fridges, etc these classes of vehicle quickly become unfit for purpose for a lot of the uses they are specified for. I dread to think how much a loaded 7.5t scaffold wagon weighs!
48k said:
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What's happened to the dear old Iveco these days?
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