18 ton Trucks

[Proscaff]

Quick Question for any of you that have worked off these bigger trucks, are they a pain to work from on streets etc where no lifting is available. I am in need of 2 trucks but finding lower bodied 12 tonners is fairly difficult so i am asking for the drawbacks of the larger vehicles really.

Any info would be of great help

Many thanks in advance

 

[southernpoofter]

Tbh the bed is obviously higher but no problem we made the brds lower by welding 2 tubes joined together with harris fence brackets to reinforce the span & not as high up as using ladder beams - makes loading easier (can get 150 on b4 tippietoes). Obviously can carry 3 x as much as the 7tonners, so less trips requed but be aware that the road tax bracket is high as well as the general running cost,fuel, tyres for example.
maybe buy a 15t curtain side & cut it down urself best of both worlds.

 

[Proscaff]

Do you ever have problems with vosa when building a rack on a truck, i think i have only ever seen one rack built on a truck round here and there must be 20 companies in this area

 

[southernpoofter]

Not sure i understand ur question as Every lorry down here is racked & stacked, where are you based?- with reguards to vosa ive been stopped a few times over the years & never questioned about the rack.
in saying that though only recently theres been a few stops reported on here where the load hasnt been tied down & they been done for insrcure loads but most lorrys now either have all round dropsides or place tie brds along the rack - extending passed any long that are being carried with a back brd as well....or simply strap down the load through the rack but tbh never been an issue for us.