EXTENDED MK6 CHASSIS NOW BUILDING RECOVERY BODY

[djswampy]

yep it is easier to be a bum try to do anything for yourself today and they will shaft you for it, i wouldnt be surprised if being over 3500kg and towing that trailer if you needed a LGV licence for it , they prolly class it as an artic

Category C1+E is what you'll need

[sc_BK]

Yeh, for me to legally tow that , even empty behind an empty van, I'd need to get a trailer licence!

[djswampy]

Yeh, for me to legally tow that , even empty behind an empty van, I'd need to get a trailer licence!

Same here.

[motorwise]

Yeh, for me to legally tow that , even empty behind an empty van, I'd need to get a trailer licence!

I'll be OK - coz I'm an old git and passed my test when winston churchill was prime minister

[ARTCARCOM]

well ive been passed my test 20 yrs now my last ivor trailer weighed 800kg but this one is paper thin not impressed at all with the quality of steel so im ok there maybe pushing it abit and i do have a tacho like i say 1st time used my trailer and 1st time used tacho and are you allowed 5 % over on weigh bridge
but none of you can say you havent carried anything you shouldnt honoustly

[motorwise]

well ive been passed my test 20 yrs now my last ivor trailer weighed 800kg but this one is paper thin not impressed at all with the quality of steel so im ok there maybe pushing it abit and i do have a tacho like i say 1st time used my trailer and 1st time used tacho and are you allowed 5 % over on weigh bridge
but none of you can say you havent carried anything you shouldnt honoustly

we are pillars of the community and never put a foot wrong

[Lee J]

well ive been passed my test 20 yrs now my last ivor trailer weighed 800kg but this one is paper thin not impressed at all with the quality of steel so im ok there maybe pushing it abit and i do have a tacho like i say 1st time used my trailer and 1st time used tacho and are you allowed 5 % over on weigh bridge
but none of you can say you havent carried anything you shouldnt honoustly

we are pillars of the community and never put a foot wrong

sure you dont mean 'Pillocks' of the community?? lol

[nell]

well ive been passed my test 20 yrs now my last ivor trailer weighed 800kg but this one is paper thin not impressed at all with the quality of steel so im ok there maybe pushing it abit and i do have a tacho like i say 1st time used my trailer and 1st time used tacho and are you allowed 5 % over on weigh bridge
but none of you can say you havent carried anything you shouldnt honoustly

well i've got a t260 and it went over the weight bridge with a load of scrap on a trailer at 5.3 tonnes gross

[djswampy]

This was driven by someone with a standard car licence gained after 1997. Never again!

[ghost]

Missed all the banter on this thread for 10 days due to illness,now fit & ready to rant again...
Look forward to the storm when the Operator license laws kick in next year for over 3500kg vehicles, and millions of sole traders countrywide realize they've got no way of getting thereselves,materials and tools to the job in a suitable van/truck without a mountain of red tape and their Isuzu/Mitsu etc.has depreciated to £4.99.
The highways will be flooded with overloaded Trannys running the gauntlet to work every day..

[mk5 transit recovery]

havnt been on in a while & have only just noticed this threa/post & it interested me due to owning a recovery truck myself (some may have seen my build post)

im interested to know what this truck weighs empty??????????????????????????????? (my guess is 2.5ton)
also the length of the bed?????? (my guess is 16-17ft)

i have a mk5 truck with a 16ft steel body & lightest ive had it is 2.23 ton & theres allot more metal in urs then mine & i dont have the added flyover.


anyway its a very very nice truck & its been built proper (as is mine), the mk6's drive allot nicer but cost allot more if anything goes wrong, but we cant have it all!

while ur on the subject about being overweight, my pics may interest u!









my motto is "if it fits its goin on"

[hdegroot]

That trailer must be around 550kg...mine weights around 600

(the other page)

[ARTCARCOM]

i dare not post any pics like that no more as i just get slated for not doing my job right
but nice truck and its sits well loaded

[ghost]

Doubt you'll find a longer car than the old citroen estate.Nice to see one again...

[ARTCARCOM]

well weve seen how long how about how high



and its still clean no stickers yet not had time