RicTS Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Hello, This is my second post (should have been my first!!) I'm Richard, based in the North West of the UK - OK Manchester to be precise! I've inherited an interest of military vehicles & objects from my late father and I've now only got a couple of trinkets left - as most of his items were cashed in by my mother who thought they were of no interest to anyone. Still I'm the only person on the block with a WW2 aircraft battery charger for sorting the flat car battery out with and my children have loads of fun with the field telephone set instead of walkie talkies (until they put their palm over the dynamo terminals whilst making a call!) My hobby as such is off-road motorcycles, as such I was looking for a 4x4 Merc Sprinter - but as they're like hens teeth & £40k new, I drifted into ex-mil trucks as a cheaper alternative. My first port of call was looking at Russian trucks - but it appears there is some speculation as to whether the primary sellers in the UK are reliable - I'm also not sold on the multi-fuel concept - so I'm happy to be educated. UK Trucks all appear to be heavy for an unladen weight - what's the bed made out of lead?, so I settled on a sub 7.5T wish list - this is also the max kerb weight for vehicles staying on the road overnight within the M60 - wouldn't happen in reality - but what a bizzare by-law! The whole thing has been put on hold due to fuel going mental, I still think there is room for a 4x4 truck with a demountable box / camper on my drive - the missus however has a slightly different viewpoint...... Anyway.... that's where I'm at.... so Hi! Regards, RTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Welcome Richard. There will be plenty of advice on what you should buy. A Doge WC51 has room for you and and the wife. You can also put weld mesh round the back to keep the kids in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 welcome along Richard , from another N.W member........:wave: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Daymond Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Hi Richard, welcome to the forums, keep taking the tablets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Hi Richard, Nice to hear from another in the Manchester area Had not heard of that one before something new every day Hello, UK Trucks all appear to be heavy for an unladen weight - what's the bed made out of lead?, so I settled on a sub 7.5T wish list - this is also the max kerb weight for vehicles staying on the road overnight within the M60 - wouldn't happen in reality - but what a bizzare by-law! RTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 hi richard welcome to the forum. i've also been weighing up my options for a 4x4 truck but i was looking for something over 7.5t and with a crane fitted so my wish list wouldn't be same as yours but if i was you i'd go for an rb44, they're a good size but not too big for a driveway and if you made your own biodeisel the fuel wouldn't be a problem either, you can legally make 2500 litres for personal use :cool2: eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Hello and welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenmi01 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Hi There and welcome to the forum. Especially as your close by.. i am over in Oldham so not too far away.. cant help much but as a first pass i too would possibly think a RB44 might be a good option...or 1 of the small unimogs...they are not going to be cheap thou i fear anyway what do i know lol cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicTS Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 Hello & thanks for the replies... RB was one of the trucks I'd looked at, but I'd heard they were a bit suspect... possibly unfounded. Unimogs were up there, but the 55MPH limit was possibly an issue. I did look into an Iveco 4x4 daily chassis cab but that was basically Unimog money without the Unimog capability. I've hired a motorhome for the next bank holiday, so I'm "educating" the missus to camping (in a posh way).... Nirvarna would be a demoutable 4x4 crew cab truck with either a camper or a box i.e Thunderbird style. There's a place in south manchester that does sublime demout boxes, but even the pic's look expensive!!. RTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) Some vans r now limited to 56mph. Nothing wrong with the RB44, all in service problems were sorted by the manufacturer. They brake in a straight line and can be reasonably nippy out and about and can carry a useful load. You do have to have the MOT sorted at the local VOSA centre in Chadderton. Edited April 23, 2011 by ferrettkitt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Welcome to the forum from another Manchester area MV owner, RB44 sounds just like the right thing for you, plenty down at Withams with demountable radio pods which you could convert to camper pod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicTS Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Hmmm, It appears that the RB may have something going for it after all - I see that they're still available on the mim sites, so I may go for a look (after I've paid for the new gates... Booo) RTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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