New truck - At last!

[dig dug dan]

finally got my new truck on friday. Ordered it in september. Got a custom tipper fitted,(12') three way tip. Sold the old one and was without a truck for nearly two weeks! had to catch a train to southampton to collect this as they couldn't deliver it in time

[DNgroundworks]

What was wrong with the other one, wasnt that old was it? Nice truck mate

[dig dug dan]

nothing dan. I change every four years. lease came to an end, and its better tax wise. 100% tax deductable, i get trouble free motoring. Had done 50k and got good money. went to a landscaper in derbyshire.

[DNgroundworks]

I looked into leasing a new izuzu pickup earlier this year, but they put a daft mileage limit onit and it had to go back in immaculate condition? How dya get around that? Sort your own lease out?

[lutonlagerlout]

jealous now Dan ours is 7 years old and showing it but the engine is reliable as ever
if the building game carries on like it is now and upgrade later in the year maybe
LLL

[dig dug dan]

it will go on and on if looked after, but i suspect you dont do the miles i do!
my mates floor is going on his. you shovel off and hit the screw heads holding the floor down!

[dig dug dan]

I looked into leasing a new izuzu pickup earlier this year, but they put a daft mileage limit onit and it had to go back in immaculate condition? How dya get around that? Sort your own lease out?

was that isuzu quoting that? never lease direct through a dealer, always an independant. I can pm you my guys number. Been dealing with him for 20 years now, always comes out the best. hes done both crushers too. My truck came from manchester, but had to go to southampton for the body to be fitted

[KLS]

Dan can you pm me his details too, does he do contract hire too? Im looking at getting a mwb cabstar tipper, you and Tony have convinced me its the way to go.

[lutonlagerlout]

same here with the floor dan
I spoke to a tile dealer mate of mine and he has screwed 18mm marine play over all of his to stop the wear

kieran be careful what sort of lease you get
a mate of mine had a balloon payment and also some kind of money to be paid if he ever sells his van
different crowd to dan though
LLL

[dig dug dan]

I have a balloon payment, but I chose that option, and the amount. I buy the truck at the end of the lease, costs 2% of its value. Tony is right, you have to be careful. Some lease companies lure you in with great low monthly payments, and they just offsett it with a huge balloon.

[dig dug dan]

same here with the floor dan
I spoke to a tile dealer mate of mine and he has screwed 18mm marine play over all of his to stop the wear

the floor is available as a spare part, already drilled ready I am told. I presume you have the metal strip round the edge with tie down hooks?

[lutonlagerlout]

yes the strip with the rubbish tie down hooks
never used them
this fella just covered it all with 18mm ply as he is moving slates and tiles all day long

where do you get spares like that dan?

cheers LLL

[dig dug dan]

yes the strip with the rubbish tie down hooks

dont knock em till youve tried them. one of the reasons i went for this tipper was those. Great fro tying machinery down, otherwise it pulls the sides in without
VFS in southampton are scattolini, which do the tipper and dropside like yours. If you contact them, they should be able to help.

www.vfs.co.uk

[lutonlagerlout]

those little hooks seem lightweight to me dan,never used them
not in a great position for strapping a pack of bricks or a load of timber
should have got a steel body really
LLL

[GB_Groundworks]

i saw your old truck today going up winnats pass with a trailer on the back with a red ride on mower in it garden services in white across the front.