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ok, cleaned my lorry out today so i could take some photos for an ad etc and while i was at it thought id take the mats up and have a look at the floor.. ( before i say anymore i would like to point out that it hasnt had a horse on it for a few months) anyway the floor has started to rot down both the long sides and IMO needs replacing, like now! The bottom floor according to mechanic is sound.I have 3 options , sell it cheap (which i was planning to do anyway as it is redundant, i do drive it about to keep it ticking over etc) and say in the advert that its needs a new floor before you put a horse in it.
get a new floor put in which will prob cost around a grand which i dont have.
or do it myself, which im sure i could do with some guidance, BIL is a carpenter by trade but he probably wont help!
i guess my question is would you buy a lorry if it was cheap enough and replace the floor yourself or would you want to be able to use it straight away?
lorry stats and a few pics so you can see if its worth advertising it.
ford cargo 813, F reg, MOT til end oct, 6 months tax. stalled for 4, (would be overweight with 4 on it though) cut through cab, sleeps 4, hob,sink,fridge,tv/dvd (no ariel so can only watch dvd,loads of storage,large space between horses and living with bridle hooks, saddle racks and hanging space. skirt lockers. not bad condition for its age,few rust spots starting to appear here and there but not in any significant places. i guess id be looking to get £2500 if i dont do the floor but if i have to beg a grand to do it then id probably be asking £4 to £5 grand (as the general consensus seems to be on here ) for it? it also needs a new window in the horse part as moose pushed the original out but i will replace that before its sold. OR do i add option 4 ,say sod it and scrap the flipping thing!
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Tbh i think id advertise it as needing some work... the hassle that may cause to try and sort the floor- PLUS the money it may just be easier to get rid. Also you may unearth some more problems which may cost more again, i think people will be willing to put the work in and take the risk for that much- i would (but sadly not looking atm).
 
I think it looks nice, much too good to scrap! would be tempted to sell as it is (unless you can do it cheaply) and just say that in your opinion the floor needs replacing but that its a double floor and the top layer is starting to rot down the sides.
Id give it a wash too if you havent already for your pics.
 
thanks MB what you say makes sense but im not really that bothered about making as much as i can on it, would be happy to let it go for £2500 even if the floor was ok! but if ive got to spend a grand getting the floor done then i will have to ask more for it, i just want to get it gone before it does become worthless if it sits around doing nothing. i currently start it a couple of times a week and take it for a drive and TBH its getting boring!
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My dad has repaired a couple of Bedford horse boxes now and personally from the photos you have seen the places which arre showing rust eg pic one the cross section above the ramp has rust, pic 12 has rust coming through along the skirt and the section around the wheels, pic 13 the bumper and over the roof has rust, pic 16 there is rust across the x-bars on the ramp. If these areas are showing rust then from our experience the undercarriage which tends not to dry out as quick will probably be the same if not worse. Personally even if the floor was new I would not think it would be worth 4-5k as there are ones with better body work around for the same price. It will also need a lot of cutting out of rust, welding / new plates made and put in, filled, and ground down then painted to make good. Potentially even more if the undercarriage needs work.
 
thanks lynz, the lorry is an F reg which i think is around 20 years old so yes there are patches of rust. the under carriage is fine though, the mechanic has been under there and said as much, it also flew through its plating first time as well. as i said above i just want to get rid of it as it doesnt have a job anymore due to new horse taking offence to going on it and buying a trailer to please her ladyship.
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How about advertising it and say it needs some work. Our last 'project' was advertised as this and the lady just said open to offers as needed some work. We went to see it then got a mechanic to take a look. There are people around who enjoy doing them up. My dad loves tinkering although after the first one he said no more but then we got a 2nd to do up (an even bigger one). Once the newer on is finished - hopefully in a couple of weeks he is going to have to take the engine out of my small one as I managed to kill a pisten over taking a cylist on a hill - unfortunately it means a new engine - so at least yours is not in that condition :-)
 
Advertise it as it is, cheep enough, could be a good little lorry for somone wishing to spend a little time and money on it, one persons rubbish (not saying it is) is another persons treasure.
 
Leave well alone as if you take the floor up you will find more things that need doing. Sell it in it's present condition but make sure that you have put it in writing that the floor and ramp need replacing and that the purchasers sign it so that there are no comebacks on you.
 
well it sure is doing a good job of being my blot on the landscape so to speak! SOO do i ask £2500 or throw it open to sensible offers? AND where best to advertise it ? ill stick it in the adtrader but what about places like horsemart etc?
 
Sell it as is (I brought mine knowing it needed a new floor (IMO), seller was allegedely happily sticking their horse on it - Rotton wooden floor with 2mm Aliminium sheet above!!!). TBH if someone knows what they are doing the wood to replace the fllor will only be a few hundred pounds. I had mine done in Ali and wood on ramps replaced for a grand 3yrs ago.
 
I wouldn't do the floor, as if I were buying I would want to do it myself to make sure it was done to my spec.

I don't trust wood at all, and would probably cough out for ali planks.
 
Sell it as if, either put it on EBay - as older lorries seem to sell well on there, or put it in Horsemart at £3,500 ono - Horsemart is the cheaper option
 
I think its a nice enough lorry - certainly a LOT better than the one we went to see which was a basket case and had moss growing on it !

Does anyone know roughly how much it would cost to replace the floor in a lorry like this? Ditto the ramp (I am nervous of ramps after seeing TimeFaulter's pictures of the inside of his ramp). What is the ramp like, is it heavy? Can one person put it up?

Oh, and in answer to your question, I'd buy a lorry in good mechanical condition if it was cheap enough, and replace the floor myself if needs be. My horse is broken anyway, so we won't be out and about for a bit.
 
trundle, i did enquire last year (being nosy) as to how much the floor would be to replace and was quoted a grand,i only got the 1 quote. the ramp itself is solid,all of mine have trundled up and down it and it doesnt bend/bow/move etc. one person can put the ramp up.my 15 yr old lightweigh puts it up on her own,you just lift it and then walk it up
 
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