Iveco Cargo Owners, quick question

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Hi, I have a 2001 Iveco Cargo horsebox, not had it long but have been told that it musnt be left to stand as the brakes on Ivecos seize up and cost a fortune to put right.
I wont be doing a lot of mileage and will probably use it 2 or 3 times a month but the same person said it must be moved about once a week especially in the cold weather. Is this true?
I realise I would be better with a trailer but my horse just doesnt do trailers
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I've got an Iveco Eurocargo and have never heard of this. I have not had a problem yet, and have gone probably at least a month every so often without using it. But to be sure why don't you look out your local Iveco dealer and phone them? Then you can let me know.

I do know that you need to turn the battery isolator switch off after every time you use it, otherwise the batteries go dead very quickly.
 
Hiya, thanks for replying. Thats good to know, I turned it over last week and drove it arround the yard as I am paranoid now, probably did more harm than good though. The person who told me is a diesel mechanic who works on these and they havent had a good word to say about them
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. On the other hand we know 2 people who use them daily and rave about them
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Thanks for the isolator tip, I did manage to get one fitted so thats good.
 
I've had mine about 7 months now and the air brakes jammed on once about 3 weeks ago when it was a really cold morning but that is the one and only time. Mine usually gets out 1-2 times a week when Jenny is fit but is only going out about 1x every 2 wks now. I've never had any problems starting it. Its going to the mechanic on Thursday for its pre-plating inspection so I was going to ask him about the brakes that one time and if it was anything to worry about or whether there was anything to do to prevent it so if you remind me I'll let you know what he said.
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OOOH so ask your friend why there are so many on the road then??? yes they do suffer problems but no more than the others main trouble is they can suffer from rust in the cab but mecanically there very good Ive seen them with 600,000 + kms still going strong... yes lack of use isnt good for brakes and the parts are expensive if the calipers seize up.
best to run it, build up air and move it about a little so the wheels arent in the same place this will help avoid the tyres getting damaged (also make sure all the tyres are fully inflated) the worst thing you can do is to take it out on the road when theres salt about then park it up, it festers and rots
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if you can give it a good hoseing of underneath then a short run to dry it...
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Iveco engines etc are great - total workhorses. Doors/handles/window winders/blowers etc will all fall apart mind you lol
My friends iveco was a P reg and would sit for months without going anywhere - never had a problem with the brakes. Great lorrys in my opinion.
 
Ideally your lorry should be started up and moved regularly. Start it up and leave running for a good 30 mins and move it to stop brake seizure. Some of ours seize during the build, and our are either brand new or latest 2005 plate ...so that just shows you
 
I had an Iveco which was an F reg - never had a problem with the brakes seizing on, but sometimes the air brakes would take their time to fill up once the ignition was turned on if the lorry had been sitting for a while. Great lorry it was, I miss it sooo much :O(
 
Yes I have heard of this and I have a Cargo and always make sure that it is parked up without the handbrake on which is what my mechanic says causes the problems. I put sleepers behind the wheels but its parked where it can't roll. I have never had a brake problem since I have done this.
 
Yes above post is correct regarding the hand brake. However you are best to take it for a 30 minute spin once a week to keep all the parts moving.

When you have your vehicle serviced always get them to take all the wheels off so as to isnpect the brakes fully as sometimes the linkage can start to seize.
 
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