pickups

[boarcity]

no doubt youv seen small pickups used by trad windies. iv seen mainly Toyota hilux 2wd for the most part that seem good being low to the ground easy to hike ladders on and off View attachment 6469 . the wfp lads seem to go for the bigger 4x4 that are higher off the ground

today i saw what looks to be a good low contender this ssangyong was in Ipswich

 

[norm]

are you thinking of jacking it and painting it black

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

I used to have a Mazda BT 50 Crew cab for trad back in Jersey. Nice enough truck

 

[Iron Giant]

Don't see the point if you're trad if your wfp then that's a different thing as loads easier than a van plus you get 5 seats

 

[Reach For The Glass]

I toyed with the idea of a pickup.

Not convinced though for wfp. A flat tanks going to take up half if not a third of your trailer space, reels to put in, poles, i have a backpck to store (no reels needed) a ladder etc etc

Could just see it getting frustrating and tight working out of one of theses things. But I do love them.

Can't see the room myself and they ain't cheap things to buy and run.

I'd love to be convinces otherwise though

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

I was shown the Ranger by a company that was promoting them with a 500L system in the back.

When tank was full with reel and 1 pole driver and passanger you were at max payload. That was a crew cab as well. Not brilliant payloads for our business.

 

[steve garwood]

Aesthetic wise they look great. However, the thought of all your gear out in the open (unless you buy one of them removable roof thingys that look horrific and would be a pain to keep moving) would put me off. Things like, when it gets icy, you put a small rad in the back of the van. What you supposed to do with a pick up? Just my opinion, sorry if I've cheesed of any pick up owners out there :thumbsup:

 

[Reach For The Glass]

Completely agree steve.

Look fantastic but not suited to this game whatsoever in my opinion.

You could get the hydraulic hard covers that lift up nicely but don't forget everything's high up. Lumping the backpack off or winding reels up could be a right pain. Just not worth the aggro.

Shame really because I wouldn't hesitate to get one if it was more practical.

 

[boarcity]

for trad use ,i can see the pickup benefits. most 2wd pickups have a lower roofline than vans with barn doors. the lower the better if you are humping ladders on and off all day. the last van [with barn doors] that was made with a low roofline was the ford escort. these were popular with all kinds of tradesmen for that reason.

the biggest windie firm in my area is trad and theyv recently changed from escorts to the new ford connect. im sure the workers will curse the extra height when it comes to loading/unloading the ladders

regarding the ssangyong in my photo i did a bit of online searching,seems it wont be any good as a trad windie wagon.its low which is why i thought its nice BUT its 4 wheel drive and because of that its heavy and because its 4 wheel drive it has a really big turning circle,no good at all for use on residential estates

 

[steve garwood]

I have a roll bar on the back of my Peugeot expert van. Getting the ladder of is a piece of doddle :thumbsup:

 

[Iron Giant]

View attachment 6470

 

[Iron Giant]

So this is mine my second L200 it has 1200kg pay load i have a 400ltr flat tank in the load bed with pump box down one side telescopic ladder for odd access and pole goes on top of tank , Unfortunately the reel goes on the back seat but i have worked this way for going on 5 years now

 

[steve garwood]

So this is mine my second L200 it has 1200kg pay load i have a 400ltr flat tank in the load bed with pump box down one side telescopic ladder for odd access and pole goes on top of tank , Unfortunately the reel goes on the back seat but i have worked this way for going on 5 years now

Looks nice mate :thumbsup:

 

[Iron Giant]

Cheers Steve , I had a series 4 L200 Trojan previously with same set up it did around 33mpg , This one does supposed to do 42.5mpg not worked mpg out as yet i get 370 miles out of £60 of diesel so not bad .

 

[Markyboy 50]

for trad use ,i can see the pickup benefits. most 2wd pickups have a lower roofline than vans with barn doors. the lower the better if you are humping ladders on and off all day. the last van [with barn doors] that was made with a low roofline was the ford escort. these were popular with all kinds of tradesmen for that reason.the biggest windie firm in my area is trad and theyv recently changed from escorts to the new ford connect. im sure the workers will curse the extra height when it comes to loading/unloading the ladders

regarding the ssangyong in my photo i did a bit of online searching,seems it wont be any good as a trad windie wagon.its low which is why i thought its nice BUT its 4 wheel drive and because of that its heavy and because its 4 wheel drive it has a really big turning circle,no good at all for use on residential estates

I loved the escort van. I've had lots of them over the years. Perfect window cleaning van for trad. Tried various vans since. Vauxhall combo was slightly to high. Now got an astra but the tailgate catches my ladders. Escort was perfect with its barn doors

 

[boarcity]

i think if i ran an astra van id remove the tailgate glass and replace it with a homebrew slider window set up . this would then make it ideal for ladder use View attachment 6471

 

[Markyboy 50]

You would be surprised how curved the tailgate glass is. Wouldn't be easy to replace. I need a low van with barn doors. All manufacturers seem to go for cube now. Max payload for the parcel companies. They forget about the tradesmen who carry ladders and prob buy 33% of their vans

 

[SkulBlaker]

I'm planning on the Transit Connect for next year (trad) I'm not the tallest in the world so plan is to get a ladder system like this

Ladder Loading System For Your Van Roof

 

[boarcity]

youre right its the cube these days but its an oversight/ mistake on the manufacturers part

i use berlingos ,on my 4th ! in 8 yrs which says something ,they dont take stick that well , they too are a tad too high for enjoyable ladder use. i was goin to buy a brand spanker crewvan berlingo from local main dealer but they messed me around and i lost faith. turns out crewvan berlingos are only made to order AND they take anywhere from 3 months to 6 months+++ to arrive. no good to me

 

[Markyboy 50]

youre right its the cube these days but its an oversight/ mistake on the manufacturers part
i use berlingos ,on my 4th ! in 8 yrs which says something ,they dont take stick that well , they too are a tad too high for enjoyable ladder use. i was goin to buy a brand spanker crewvan berlingo from local main dealer but they messed me around and i lost faith. turns out crewvan berlingos are only made to order AND they take anywhere from 3 months to 6 months+++ to arrive. no good to me

We should start a campaign. Bring back the escort. Was perfect if a little slow.

 

[boarcity]

if they made a new escort WE would be 1st in the queue! actually i bleve itd sell really well

youd think the Japs would make a small low roof van the last one i ever saw was a nissan sunny that was donkeys yrs ago,View attachment 6472 and THEY were really popular back then ,altho didnt have barn doors