general-confusion Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'm still a big fan of the stupid big rusty bus that breaks down occasionally method as shown here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobed90 Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Thanks for all the replies. For now it looks like im going to have to go the trailer route. Hopefully next year i will go for the lgv test and maybe get 7.5 tonner. Really like the bus idea. That would do everything i would want. What test is required to drive it? I could stick a landy in the back and all the spares and tow another behind it. Thanks Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general-confusion Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 the Bus idea is the best of both worlds for us BUT as its a 17 tonner I have Hgv2 to drive it and HGV 1 to drive it and tow a 3.5 ton trailer behind....these cost me £1000 per test (inc tutition) with 1st time passes so not cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treebloke Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 We use a crew cab 7.5 tonne Iveco beavertail. We went for a beavertail because the slide/tilt bed do not have as much payload. We can take two trucks at a time and loads of spares, luckily we never need the spares because Land Rovers never break down............do they!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmatt Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 True, but a 7.5 tonner weighs 3t unladen, land rover 2t and a caravan 2t (laden). Adding this up still gives 1.25t margin. And if you were pulled with that combination on an old licence that states C 1+E totaling 8250kg you would be done for exceeding your vehicle licence entitlements. Vosa or Plod would not be interested in the fact your sat at 7 tonne as the gross weight on the manufacturers plate of the wagon is 7500kg and 2000kg on the caravan. Authorities are only interested in plated weights for licence requirements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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