checking a 7.5t tipper out.

[m3jappa]

I have finally decided to get a 7.5t tipper. i dont have the licence or o licence but what keeps happening is every month i think 'ill sort that next week' (edit, i have just applied for the o licence, paid for it and uploaded relevant stuff except the newspaper advert which currently i dont know how to do )

of course after about 18mths i haven't done it. i did do the o licence and got to payment stage but ended up leaving it as covid hit and at that time i thought id be out of work.

So by owning it and it costing money sitting there i will have no choice but to do the test etc.

i will have it on laid up cover at the location of the soon to be o licence. speaking to vehicle driving test people they say that i 'should' get passed by june/july with current situation. So should tie in ok with waiting for o licence.

Anyway, i have found one, its in halifax which is so so far away from me its an 8hr round trip which i was going to do tomorrow. until i realised i dont really know what im looking at

Or can anyone recommend someone to have a look? i really dont want to drive 8hrs just hope it doesnt go as they are all like hotcakes at the minute especially one like this.

any tips? this is the truck. sounds perfect! ex council, its a 190. low miles, looks very tidy, manuel and not auto (heard a lot of horror stories and that they are horrible anyway).
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2014-ISUZU-N75-190-ULEZ...

Edited by m3jappa on Sunday 7th March 09:02

[normalbloke]

Manuel? Que?

[m3jappa]

normalbloke said:

Manuel? Que?

I think its a spanish import?

[Ussrcossack]

Walking distance from my front door but no idea what to look for.
Are you still interested

[m3jappa]

Ussrcossack said:

Walking distance from my front door but no idea what to look for.
Are you still interested

Small world

do you know the place? seems to have alright reviews online.

Im thinking of just asking for a video tour and just buying it. id like to think that council owned with a recent mot it should be ok for general stuff. gearbox is not an auto so should be ok......i suppose not a lot else a full inspection might tell me.

[Ussrcossack]

Northowram is a nice village, if it was in Keighley if be saying no.

It's probably from a Scottish council going by number plate, he had two of them.

Try to find out which council and speak to workshop. Look like sold at end of contract with an having too so not sold as cast

[normalbloke]

Ussrcossack said:

Northowram is a nice village, if it was in Keighley if be saying no.

It's probably from a Scottish council going by number plate, he had two of them.

Try to find out which council and speak to workshop. Look like sold at end of contract with an having too so not sold as cast

Alarm bells! Corrosion!

[m3jappa]

Cheers mate, what do you mean at the end of your post? Corrosion?

[leggly]

If it’s a tipper it may have had a gritting box fitted for the winter seasons.

[snowandrocks]

Surely even the most penny pinching of councils wouldn't use that for winter maintenance? It certainly wouldn't be used here in Aberdeenshire - it would be a liability and spend all it's time stuck!

The roads are salted 8 months of the year though and it does mean things are noticeably rustier than down south. Should be pretty obvious if it's an issue with a look underneath.

[AGK]

That’s ex Inverclyde council.

ZKB is in the March 25th Wilson’s local authority plant and machinery auction with 32k on it too.

[m3jappa]

Ussrcossack said:

Walking distance from my front door but no idea what to look for.
Are you still interested

if you could pop down and have a little look id really appreciate that! ill send over a few quid as well. I suppose have a look under the tipper body and around the springs etc for rust going on what others have said.
i cant email through here though, maybe you can email me? or my number is 07888 713388
would be really appreciated

[m3jappa]

snowandrocks said:

Surely even the most penny pinching of councils wouldn't use that for winter maintenance? It certainly wouldn't be used here in Aberdeenshire - it would be a liability and spend all it's time stuck!

The roads are salted 8 months of the year though and it does mean things are noticeably rustier than down south. Should be pretty obvious if it's an issue with a look underneath.

Thankyou ill contact the seller today and have a chat about it, hoping the guy above can have a quick look round it too.

Apart from rust maybe the dpf is bad but i suppose i wouldn't know that for a while. I know on these and canters they can be problematic.

I also assume it will have some kind of warranty. The location of its storage is a place which works on hgv's so i can get him to fully check it once its here. bit arse about face but not much else i could do really.

[One Amp Andy]

I'll have blast over the pennines and have a look if you want mate. I own/ run a haulage firm, and know what to look for.

[martin mrt]

Have you ever driven one of these? They are bloody awful, cramped cab, terrible driving position it would be my last choice for a 7.5t truck

I had the misfortune of picking one up and loading it for export last year, couldn’t get in and out of it without bumping my head and I’m under 6ft

[One Amp Andy]

To be fair mate, he's a groundworking firm. They are pretty reliable 'local' trucks. I get what you're saying though. I'm going for a mooch around it for him on Wednesday anyway.

[m3jappa]

Well pistonheads and its decent people strike again! 2 people have very very kindly offered to go and have a look. Andy above knows what he's looking at so what a god send

And regarding driving them, i have had a few mitsubishi canter 3.5t and i have briefly driven an isuzu 3.5t so i know they aren't the most relaxed cruisers out there

But like andy says its all local stuff, the job ive been at today i can actually see from my upstairs window we are generally very local.

Its the payload i want! Should be 4t or very close to it which is huge compared to all the 'proper' 7.5t vehicles. Also they are pretty small and not much bigger than a 3.5t so ideal for the residential streets we work down

[One Amp Andy]

As above, fk the driving position etc. For payload, they're pretty good. And generally quite good chassis-wise... which we'll see about Wednesday. Anyway, good excuse to go the long way round over to the dark side.

[m3jappa]

One Amp Andy said:

As above, fk the driving position etc. For payload, they're pretty good. And generally quite good chassis-wise... which we'll see about Wednesday. Anyway, good excuse to go the long way round over to the dark side.

haha! i can only imagine the roads up there, pretty bloody st round here now, full of potholes, police and traffic

[One Amp Andy]

m3jappa said:

One Amp Andy said:

As above, fk the driving position etc. For payload, they're pretty good. And generally quite good chassis-wise... which we'll see about Wednesday. Anyway, good excuse to go the long way round over to the dark side.

haha! i can only imagine the roads up there, pretty bloody st round here now, full of potholes, police and traffic

You're cordially invited to come stay at ours mate. Whenever. Roads here are fking awesome.