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Mike #1

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Re: anyone use one of these for wfp
« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2012, 08:12:56 am »
Mine is wedged in between wheel arches . Then on the opposite side to my streambox it is packed out with timber as dunnage then a piece 4x2 to stop a very small amount of backwards shift towards tailgate .

Then i have 2 ratchet straps across top of tank from right left in a X if you like , got advise from sister in laws husband who works in transport  in the army and knows all about the safe transportation of various loads and cargo .  MIKE

Rayleigh Window Cleaning Services

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Re: anyone use one of these for wfp
« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2012, 08:22:48 am »
Didn't have that model, but had the first of the double cab Rangers when they came out 12 or so years ago.

Nice vehicle for trad working ( Ladders , bucket, cloths etc )

But for wfp it is limited for pole space, and if you want to put a vac  system with poles in, probably going to be very tight.

Steve

EandM

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Re: anyone use one of these for wfp
« Reply #22 on: May 19, 2012, 08:42:28 am »
Didn't have that model, but had the first of the double cab Rangers when they came out 12 or so years ago.

Nice vehicle for trad working ( Ladders , bucket, cloths etc )

But for wfp it is limited for pole space, and if you want to put a vac  system with poles in, probably going to be very tight.

Steve


I couldn't get all my stuff into a double cab but the super cab with nearly an extra foot does very well and still has four seats. Doesn't sound a lot but it's the difference between everything just fitting or it being too small.

Griffus

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Re: anyone use one of these for wfp
« Reply #23 on: May 19, 2012, 10:02:25 am »
I have a Navara and it's great for a back up vehicle and it's also the vehicle the wife uses daily.

That said, using it daily for WFP would be a bit of a pain. Too many reasons not to in my opinion. Main reasons though, access (rear only, unless no hard top then security is the issue), storage, height of tailgate, mpg (28 at best). 

Security is also a consideration. Whilst having our hardtop fit a guy called for a price on a side window as someone had smashed his. It came in at £800! The full top's aren't much more. Not hard to get into the back for a determined thief so you'd have to be emptying poles / tools every night and what about when working out of sight of vehicle.

If you can I'd go for a van, double side doors, external access ports.

For the price of that pick up you could buy a van already fully fit out.

Mike #1

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Re: anyone use one of these for wfp
« Reply #24 on: May 19, 2012, 10:30:57 am »
If you look at the pics of my truck you will will see a have a tonneau cover which is totally secure and alarmed

A local auto electrician fitted a switch and wired into main alarm system so it arms and disarms as normal  when i use key fob . So no chance of a smash and grab as with canopy .

The tonneau cover  interlocks over top of tailgate and there is a small gap which i can fit some microbore hose through to connect to my hose reel so my truck is fully secure when i am working .

I leave my pole and hose reel in cab overnight as my truck is fitted with a thatcham cat 1 alarm and has sensors  inside ,

As for mpg 34 out of my L200 TROJAN .  MIKE