7.5ton back on a car licence 🤔

[V8Druid]

Not that healthy, somewhere between 3k and 4k for first vehicle then I think it's around 1k for every extra.

I put off getting o license for far too long, best thing I ever did was bite the bullet

aye .... but that'd be classified as 'healthy' for a lotta folk ATM

 

[V8Druid]

8 Legger and Drag can be plated up to 44t.... moreso if STGO but you'd not bother for the price realistically a towing capacity of around 24t.

thought it was only artics that could go to the full 44t ??

 

[Shovelhands]

8 Legger and Drag can be plated up to 44t.... moreso if STGO but you'd not bother for the price realistically a towing capacity of around 24t.

So potentially an 8 legger tipper with a suitable trailer could carry 8-9t on the trailer?

 

[TiltyShaun]

So potentially an 8 legger tipper with a suitable trailer could carry 8-9t on the trailer?

Hence why some of the road planning co’s tow a planer behind the tipper

 

[Giles]

Like this

 

[Shovelhands]

Hence why some of the road planning co’s tow a planer behind the tipper

Yes I’ve seen that a lot, but many use a 6 wheeler for that job, guessing for a bigger tow capacity?

 

[Shovelhands]

Like this

Yes, you beat me to it with the 6 wheeler thing.
6 wheeler be no good for me though

 

[GazCro]

Yes I’ve seen that a lot, but many use a 6 wheeler for that job, guessing for a bigger tow capacity?

Is overall length a factor as well?

 

[Giles]

Can find a few 8 wheeler and drag pics but mainly 6 wheelers

 

[craig]

Yes I’ve seen that a lot, but many use a 6 wheeler for that job, guessing for a bigger tow capacity?

An oddity with an 8 wheeler towing a trailer running at 44t is the trailer still needs 3 axles, (7 in total) due to wording of legislation. The same trailer will have the same capacity on both a 6 or 8 wheeler, the truck would need to be 19t or less for this (trailer 3x8t axle + 1t imposed+19t = 44t). A 6 wheeler (of the same type) will have more payload over the combination due to the lower tare.

 

[hiluxman]

aye .... but that'd be classified as 'healthy' for a lotta folk ATM

If they are quoting 5k patio jobs and 10k driveway jobs they should have the funds.

Years ago I couldn't afford to do it but years ago I'd no need for anything more than my old hilux and me.

You need funds to run a job, you can't turn up day one and say I need money off you before you've done anything. It's all progression and the ones that do it right you can see, if they can't run with enough to maintain the lorry then you should not have one.

 

[Furniss]

When I got my 19t 4x2 I noticed plenty of 4x2 about with a train weight of 44t

 

[Shovelhands]

An oddity with an 8 wheeler towing a trailer running at 44t is the trailer still needs 3 axles, (7 in total) due to wording of legislation. The same trailer will have the same capacity on both a 6 or 8 wheeler, the truck would need to be 19t or less for this (trailer 3x8t axle + 1t imposed+19t = 44t). A 6 wheeler (of the same type) will have more payload over the combination due to the lower tare.

So a Triaxle trailer behind an 8 wheeler could have a 25t gross weight?

 

[craig]

So a Triaxle trailer behind an 8 wheeler could have a 25t gross weight?

Yes, and the same behind a 6 wheeler

 

[Lancs Lad]

Mate of mine...demountable flat or tipper with barn doors. Very capable and adaptable rig.

 

[Shovelhands]

Yes, and the same behind a 6 wheeler

Huh, so the gross weight of the tow vehicle has no bearing on it. Obviously you couldn’t load the tow vehicle to the max as well. But that is interesting….

 

[Shovelhands]

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Mate of mine...demountable flat or tipper with barn doors. Very capable and adaptable rig.

He converts that to a tipper?

I’d thought of that, but I think it would effect the tare weight as a tipper too much?

 

[Furniss]

Lots of them around here running tipper and big plant trailer ...usually stuck in a ditch at side of a job - pita to get parked and unloaded.

 

[craig]

When I got my 19t 4x2 I noticed plenty of 4x2 about with a train weight of 44t

It's an EU thing, no good for UK though, you need a 3 axle + 3 axle trailer for 44t.

 

[V8Druid]

He converts that to a tipper?

I’d thought of that, but I think it would effect the tare weight as a tipper too much?

Hook lift ???