Tipper/grab drivers - owner ops
Discussion
MattCharlton91 said:
Evening all! How are you finding the work situation currently?
We’ve been offered a decent priced grab wagon, I know it’s history etc, and on the face of it, it looks like it could be a decent earner! IF the work is there…
Obviously I’m aware of O-license requirements etc…
If the work was there it's unlikely it would be up for sale "at a decent price". Think on.We’ve been offered a decent priced grab wagon, I know it’s history etc, and on the face of it, it looks like it could be a decent earner! IF the work is there…
Obviously I’m aware of O-license requirements etc…
MattCharlton91 said:
r3g said:
If the work was there it's unlikely it would be up for sale "at a decent price". Think on.
Company has just bought a brand spanker!But in the last two weeks since it’s MOT,it has blown the PTO,(at the side of the road-legs down ,huge issues due to being in temp traffic lights that really needed to come down that day) broken rear spring-yes that could happen to any motor,then today blew a huge hydraulic pipe from the new pto.very expensive week.
Truth be told it is just worn out, and simply isn’t up to the day to day work anymore,without lots of bits and pieces needing doing all the time,despite having a very sympathetic driver when it does get used.
Tread very carefully buying something similar.it’s only being sold as it’s getting expensive for them to run now….
and31 said:
We have three eight wheel grabs where I work-the old spare euro five Daf CF that has been owned from new is now going up for sale(been a superb work horse) I love driving the old thing, I drove it when it was new for five years,and it drives really well, just been MOT’d,for sale at a very reasonable price(so reasonable I actually thought about buying it myself)
But in the last two weeks since it’s MOT,it has blown the PTO,(at the side of the road-legs down ,huge issues due to being in temp traffic lights that really needed to come down that day) broken rear spring-yes that could happen to any motor,then today blew a huge hydraulic pipe from the new pto.very expensive week.
Truth be told it is just worn out, and simply isn’t up to the day to day work anymore,without lots of bits and pieces needing doing all the time,despite having a very sympathetic driver when it does get used.
Tread very carefully buying something similar.it’s only being sold as it’s getting expensive for them to run now….
Useful insight! Although low KMS, I didn’t think that it may be getting tired and toward the end of its economical lifespan! Cheers matey!But in the last two weeks since it’s MOT,it has blown the PTO,(at the side of the road-legs down ,huge issues due to being in temp traffic lights that really needed to come down that day) broken rear spring-yes that could happen to any motor,then today blew a huge hydraulic pipe from the new pto.very expensive week.
Truth be told it is just worn out, and simply isn’t up to the day to day work anymore,without lots of bits and pieces needing doing all the time,despite having a very sympathetic driver when it does get used.
Tread very carefully buying something similar.it’s only being sold as it’s getting expensive for them to run now….
and31 said:
No problem.
When the cranes start needing work the costs of parts from Epsilon can be eye watering!!
Not just Epsilon for eye watering costs, you can say the same for any of them, Hi-ab, Atlas, HMF, Fassi they are all the same, and of course there's the LOLER re certification every time it's worked on !When the cranes start needing work the costs of parts from Epsilon can be eye watering!!
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