jasonslaphead Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I have bought a sankey trailer As my 90 is half way through a few jobs at the moment and I have a few other things to move about im planning on renting a van for the day and loading it in the back instead of towing it. Has anyone ever had a sankey in the back of a van before and if so what van did you use? I have had a nose about the web and it appears that the width is 1.45m and 2.9m long can anyone confirm these sizes as I want to make sure I turn up with a suitable size van. ( the sankey is the older type without the drop down tailgate so I presume a narrowtrack) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 How much does an unladen sankey weigh? Sounds like it would fit in one of our Luton bodied sprinters at work... but the tail-lift is only rated for 250Kg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonslaphead Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 Not certain of weight, a widetrack is meant to be 375 kilo unladen so i expact a narrow track will be just a little under that. I plan on bringing some help with me and some ramps of some description Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete3000 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 best of luck with that. I can just about push mine on grass, let alone up-end it to slide it into a sprinter. Unloading it will be easier though. Just leave the eye at the back of the van, attach to large tree and drive off I'd seriously find a friend with a nato hitch to collect it for you. Or risk a substantial injury/panel damage to sprinter. Otherwise break it into bits, tub will detach on 5 or 6 rusted j bolts, and wheels/axles will come off Just my tuppence. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonslaphead Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 Picked it up this evening, used a transit with a tail lift. folded the legs up then tilted it up with the hitch end in the air and rolled it onto the tail lift put the hand brake on and sent it up then pulled it into the van. stuick the hand brake on and put the legs down and tied it up so it wouldnt roll about. Was easier than I expected. Had to unload it by my self but it was straight forward enough , they are a big heavy lump to pull around though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete3000 Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 nice work, dosen't look in too bad a nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonslaphead Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 Its pretty good there is a bit of rust but its not too serious and the light panel and lights need refitting on one side but I got the bits with it and a couple of new reflecter triangles too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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