Hello all - I am looking to upgrade my work horse in the next few weeks but wanted some advice from others:
I have been successful with a transit connect over the past four years being that on large jobs all materials are delivered and skips/grab lorries take waste.
I would like a truck but am worried because a tipper transit can only carry 1.5 tonne, is this correct?
Im thinking a larger van would be great as it could hold tools and certain materials and you could still tow a trailer (both of which could have a well designed sign writing ad on, a tipper gives less ad space)
However for smaller jobs say where only a tonne of sand or soil or a pallet of bricks, blocks or small amount of fencing/decking is required a truck would be handy to load material and waste quickly. But if you have a tool safe on the back they are a weight of their own without being full?
Ive seen some people get crew cab tippers black out the rear windows, remove seats and use this space for hand tools etc leaving more room on the back and possibly saving time keep loading and unloading tools just to go into shops etc.
Ideally i would get both in the near future but would like to hear peoples views who already have these vehicles and the pros and cons that come with them.
Thanks to all,
Michael Withall
MW Brickwork & Landscapes
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I have got a single cab tipper its great for collecting materials and getting rid of waste not so much for tools
Ive considered getting a van vault but every time I collect stone/sand will result in having to climb up and remove materials off the box
Ive seen some use the space between the chassis and tipper body to store tools but mean lifting body to get access
I have been weighing up the idea of fitting a steel box to the side of the chassis or some sort of box section between the cab and tipper body but would be thin but tall and welded to tipper frame so it clears the cab body
Hi Michael, i use an Iveco 35C15 crewcab tipper, in my opinion a crewcab tipper is the best all round vehicle you can get. The rear seats have been removed which gives a decent amount of space for tools and equipment but ive still got a big tipping body to handle waste. The only downside is that its nearly impossible to use it legally (3500 kg gross weight), if im driving with 2 workers and a few tools in the back im at about 3400kg already! Another thing to remember is that tipper trucks are very thirsty vehicles, i only get about 15-20mpg when fully loaded.
There must be a lot of people unknowingly or knowingly using these vehicles illegally, i see them all the time, 3 hairy arse blokes abreast plus tools and god knows what in weight of materials on the back! It was only recently on another thread that someone mentioned they can only carry 1 to 1.5 ton that i realised most i see seem to be overloaded, fine for green waste and small hard scaping jobs but next to useless for anything else, legally that is :-(
id say at lest 70% of tippers will be overloaded when doing work there is no way to tell exactly how much weight is on the back - especially if hand/machine digging and throwing it on the back
ive seen one in town with greedy boards on and loaded so much there must only be a gap of 3-5" from the towbar to the road
I currently have a drop side transit. But looking to get a caddy or similar for day to day running about, as I feel it would complement the truck well.
Weight wise I can put 1.3 on the back of mine, had a look at the scales last time I got weighed.
Did you check the individual axle payload? As it's quite easy to go over on an axle and still be under the GVW.