Artic Transits

[Luke]

This is for sale on ebay at the moment here's the link but my question is:- What licence do you need to drive it and what weight can they carry

Must admit i wouldn't mind it! but i wouldn't dare buy it!

[madmark]

luke you can drive it ok private use etc! i dont know if there is a test for them nowdays i think there is if you have passed your test after 96-97 phill will be able to let us know !

[Luke]

I'd guess i can drive it! I have the old style 7.5T entitlement but what weight do you think they would carry the guy was carrying 2 race cars that's gotta be overloaded

[MrMPuk]

Yeah the law is a funny one now on towing, I've got my class 2 HGV and can drive a rigid lorry up to 26 tons but I can't tow a bloody trailer over 750kgs. All this because I passed my test after January 97.

[FredTransit]

Theoretically they are still within the law for all transits, 3.5 T gross, which means in fact they are designed for hauling fully inflated baloons! If they are rated for 7.5T (how?) they can be driven on a pre 97 licence without another test, if you passed after that you need an additional test.

[madmark]

i would of thourt that the artic must be close to the limit with 2 cars in thats for shure!

[Luke]

If it was a normal braked trailer whats the max KG's for a 190transit mk3?

[sixwheelphil]

Right Luke, first off. Disclaimer. In the good old days you needed to be 18 with a full license. Guess that's changed now. What do you call a normal braked trailer?. This one I would guess is air over hydraulic, most of these are, or at least most that I've looked at are. Max KG's for the 190 should be 3500. Having a bit of a guess here, would say it can carry around a ton, ton and a quarter. (ish). That's working on the unit being a ton and half to a ton and threequarters, and the trailer half to threequarters.

[petervanlee]

Take a look at this

http://www.toyvan.co.uk/classictransit216.JPG