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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: steve prince on January 05, 2014, 02:55:43 pm

Title: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: steve prince on January 05, 2014, 02:55:43 pm: Hi all
I've decided that at some point this year I will be entering into the truckmount world.
I've been looking at many vans and I know it comes down to weight etc.
What I would like to know is with lwb vans do you guys have issues with parking ect

Thanks
Steve
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on January 05, 2014, 03:29:03 pm: Which tm are you getting? That depends on which van also how much bits you want to carry.

Shaun
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: steve prince on January 05, 2014, 04:48:04 pm: Surely the van is the first purchase Shaun ?
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: Glynn on January 05, 2014, 05:03:17 pm: A 3.5 ton van.
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: Adrian Walton on January 05, 2014, 06:52:58 pm: As Glynn says a 3.5 tonne van, you'd be suprised how much it all weighs once you get all your stuff on there.You can carry a bit more on a mwb than a lwb and in my opinion a mwb carries the weight better especially if you have a sub mount tank as the bulk of the weight is right between the wheels not more to the front as in a lwb.
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: Craigp on January 05, 2014, 07:21:06 pm: You may need to upgrade the rear leaf springs. I did in my Ducato.
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: steve prince on January 05, 2014, 07:32:13 pm: I'm concerned that if I get a lwb I might have issues with access and parking
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: Len Gribble on January 05, 2014, 07:37:57 pm: Mines a Vito 115 with blazer and I don’t carry every thing! But upgrade the rear spring! Parking it not a problem and it go under the barriers ;D
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on January 05, 2014, 09:46:04 pm: I was jumping the gun a little but if you get a very big tm you need a very big van, like Glynn I have a 3.5 ton van in my case a vauxhall movano mwb.

Shaun
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: steve prince on January 05, 2014, 10:04:10 pm: Whats the minimum weight load it can be 1,300 ?
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: Glynn on January 05, 2014, 11:10:40 pm: Don't be fooled by the stated truckmount weights either, because they are dry weights.
Once the water box, chemical jug and the heat exchangers are full it can add up to another 100 KG and thats not including the fuel tank and it's contents.
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: maxcampbell on January 06, 2014, 01:27:01 am: You'll curse lack of space much more often than you'll curse difficulty parking - get lwb.
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: gwrightson on January 06, 2014, 08:34:33 am: Quote from: maxcampbell on January 06, 2014, 01:27:01 am
You'll curse lack of space much more often than you'll curse difficulty parking - get lwb.

I agree completly,
I have lwb/ high roof still never seem to have any room .

geoff
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: Peter Sweeney on January 06, 2014, 07:20:07 pm: I agree with the lwb, anything smaller would be a constant headache
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: Len Gribble on January 06, 2014, 08:19:25 pm: Sorry should have said mines lwb not the extra long AND I don’t carry any air movers. (Why would I)

Glynn is right re because they are dry weights.
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: garybristow on January 06, 2014, 08:48:58 pm: ive got a blazer in a vivaro high top,allways been ok but i have no idea what it weighs when fully loaded
go for a movano if parking is not generally a problem,you will allways use space!!!!
gary
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: steve prince on January 06, 2014, 09:15:34 pm: Movano's reliable ???
Title: Re: 1st truckmount ! Which van mwb/lwb
Post by: feldon on January 07, 2014, 07:26:06 pm: Steve, if you are concerned about access / parking etc why don't you pop down the road and hire a LWB from Robinson Goss near Shipston, should only cost around £50 for the day and then drive to the last 5 properties that you did and see if you can access them :)