xtreme Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Just built a new recovery truck . mainly for our limos but couldnt help painting it nato as will take some of our light MV's . It was a 18ton Motorway cone truck that got smacked on the rear end . got a second hand 25ft police recovery bed and stretched it to 31ft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreme Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Like it, what's the max weight you can put on the bed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreme Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 Not weighed the truck yet . its rated 18ton and would take a wild guess the truck now weighs in at 7 to 8 ton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 We had 2 slidebacks when I was posted to Cyprus, one with a bed that length would've been much more useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Looks like it will be very usefull mate ! Are those limos as much of a pain to drive around town as they appear ? I saw a limo demo in the centre of London last summer not sure what they where demonstrating against but there was chaos with all those limos trying to move around the packed streets ! Seems to be a demo of one sort or another every week now ! Can't think why !:cool2::-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreme Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 They only seem to be a problem for drivers who cant drive but think they can. Plan ahead and your fine . although its been a few years since I have driven one around town . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Yeah right! I get great delight watching a stretched Hummer trying to navigate round our local area.:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Nice conversion, and damned useful at that length, as well. Will you need a proper LGV licence to drive it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Nice conversion, and damned useful at that length, as well. Will you need a proper LGV licence to drive it now? As it's plated at 18 tonnes a LGV licence will be needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 That looks a lot nicer than when I last saw it, you have clearly been busy over the last few weeks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreme Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Thanks John i think this was wee it was at when you last saw it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
militant-nick Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Just found this thread, what a great truck, nice conversion. We have a twin deck Daf LF 7.5t at work which is maxed out with two vw caddys on the back & handles like a boat around the slightest of corners. Head office now looking whether to build 12t slide with spec lifts as replacements but this then limits their use to Class 2 only drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbside bob Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 [ATTACH=CONFIG]39145[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]39146[/ATTACH] Thats a great looking truck, Nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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