Cost-benefit of 7.5tonne vs 3.5tonne vs 4x4+trailer

[perfect11s]

This is really important to bear in mind. Even though lorries can take everything you need, they cost more to keep on the road than a van or 4x4 by virtue of the higher cost of maintentance.

My friend has oft been quoted four figures sums for what appears to be fairly insignificant tasks in the context of lighter vehicles... £2k for a new spedometer/tacho; £4k for a new set of brake calipers; etc.

It woudn't cost me this much for a van or 4x4 and it would be easy to scrap and replace such a vehicle if such costy work was needed.

I think.

I think someone saw your friend coming with am a mug and have a big bank ballance please take me for a ride written on them replace K with hundred and its about right... the parts and repair costs are about the same for most 7.5 tonners as a 4x4... maybe less and there is less to go wrong

 

[edgedem]

With a 3.5 tonner and no B+E you would need a very small caravan - under 750 kgs MPTLM (MAM)


If more than one horse then yes, a B+E WILL be needed

4X4 with a one horse trailer can easily be done on a B licence

hi sorry all i know im reviving an old thread,

when you say easily done on a B lisence what do you mean? my horse is 450kg and the trailer is a Bahill, will i still need the B+E? thanks

 

[ROG]

hi sorry all i know im reviving an old thread,

when you say easily done on a B lisence what do you mean? my horse is 450kg and the trailer is a Bahill, will i still need the B+E? thanks

All depends on the GVW and kerbweight of the towing vehicle and the plated trailer MAM

The simple rules for B licence towing are ....

The vehicle GVW added to the plated trailer MAM must not be more than 3500 kgs
The trailer plated MAM must not be more than the vehicle kerbweight

A simple legal example would be
Nissan X trail (4X4) with these specifications/dimensions
Unladen/kerb = 1515
GVW = 2050
Towing capacity = 2000
Max trailer plated MAM = 1450 kgs which could be a downplated IFOR HB401/HB403 and that would accomodate a load/horse of 680 kgs

 

[kirkland]

I have 4x4 and trailer and a small car.

I'm lucky and borrow someone's company 4x4 but even so it would still be cheaper to MOT and tax an extra 4x4 than to plate any of the lorries I could afford to buy. Plating bills on my yard (for other people) regularly come near the £1000 mark even though the lorries are reasonably well maintained My trailer costs about £120 to service. Adding the car service and mot
still wouldn't take me near £1000!!

Plus, I wouldn't run the lorry enough and it would sit and rot. It's much easier to make sure a second car gets out for a run than a 7.5t box. Second car can be used for the odd supermarket trip, work run etc, not so much a lorry!

I think if I didn't work and was going to go out twice a week I'd switch to a lorry but as I only go out a couple of times a month it isn't worth it for me. The cost of maintaining one (and taking the test) is just too high for the limited use I would get from it.

That's crazy over a grand for a car service and mot