[wire1078]

Anybody got the new shape Transit?. I need to buy 3 new vans and not sure which ones to get.

[PoleKing]

Buy me one and I'll tell you if it's any good in 5 years.

[MATT BATEMAN (OWC)]

this is mine



Thats a 650 two-man setup.

[lal]

Hi Matt, nice looking new setup you've got there, hows it working out for you.

Regards

lal

[MATT BATEMAN (OWC)]

So far so good ta!

Sign-writing is meant to turn up tomorrow, so that'll be something to get sorted over the weekend. Also getting the pole holders fitted over the weekend.


And then, that'll be that! All sorted.

[CleanClear]

Anybody got the new shape Transit?. I need to buy 3 new vans and not sure which ones to get.

Got three of them, what is it you want to know?

[Spruce]

Before buying any make or model of van you first of all need to identify what you need it for and what is required of it.

With regard to the Ford Custom, the interior cargo area is 1/2cm smaller than the current swb Transit van - 6cm as apposed to 6.5cm. Other competitor vans are around 7.5cm.

Payload is the most important. They have various payload variants-

250   -  700 kgs
270   -  895 kgs
290   -  1100 kgs
310   -  1300 kgs
330   -  1500 kgs.

In my opinion the smallest you could just get as a two man team with 650 liters is a 290 but you would be better off with a 310. (The diesel tank holds 80 litres which is 80 kgs full - another person weight wise.)

As the payload capabilities increase so does the price. You could easily start to let the price dictate which model to buy, which would be the wrong approach.

 

[wire1078]

Thanks for the info spruce 

[MATT BATEMAN (OWC)]

I dont know about the other models but the 290 model does not have a payload of 1100Kgs, it is 1014Kgs.

[rg1]

Matt, I like the idea of the big safe deposit box in your van for when you're collecting money.  

More seriously though, do you leave your back doors open when you're working?

[MATT BATEMAN (OWC)]

Depends where I am. Right now yes. Probably will most of the time. I usually park on driveways, can't really think of anywhere we do that is dodgy. You can lock the cab doors but leave the back unlocked if you need with the custom.

[CleanClear]

Before buying any make or model of van you first of all need to identify what you need it for and what is required of it.

With regard to the Ford Custom, the interior cargo area is 1/2cm smaller than the current swb Transit van - 6cm as apposed to 6.5cm. Other competitor vans are around 7.5cm.

Payload is the most important. They have various payload variants-

250   -  700 kgs
270   -  895 kgs
290   -  1100 kgs
310   -  1300 kgs
330   -  1500 kgs.

In my opinion the smallest you could just get as a two man team with 650 liters is a 290 but you would be better off with a 310. (The diesel tank holds 80 litres which is 80 kgs full - another person weight wise.)

As the payload capabilities increase so does the price. You could easily start to let the price dictate which model to buy, which would be the wrong approach.

 

Thats a good point Spruce, my mate bought a T260 he got it for the twin sliding doors which are not to common on the Transits  only to realise the weight limitations. It cost approx £250 to have it uprated to a 3 toner, increasing the payload by some 400KG. This was primarily a paperwork excersise.

[bobplum]

this is mine



Thats a 650 two-man setup.

who supplied and fitted the tank
and are they cox reels

cheers bob

[MATT BATEMAN (OWC)]

Grippamax supplied everything and fitted it all.

They're RedAshe reels.

[bobplum]

Grippamax supplied everything and fitted it all.

They're RedAshe reels.

it looks mean and menacing...........but also very cool
looks like a nice set up


what were your winning numbers

[MATT BATEMAN (OWC)]

Good credit history 

[robertphil]

lookslike you will bang yer wrist when reeling in

[tlwcs]

lookslike you will bang yer wrist when reeling in

I did wonder about that but it looks mint and Matt's no fool, if it wouldn't work he'd have had smaller reels.
Tony

[Spruce]

I dont know about the other models but the 290 model does not have a payload of 1100Kgs, it is 1014Kgs.

Hi Matt

The payload figures for the 290 L1 with the 2.2 tdci motor are 1083 and 1107. The L2 is just over 1000kgs. The difference in 'old money' is that we would call the L1 the SWB and the L2 the MWB. More weight in the body means a lower payload - which actually doesn't make sense. The bigger the van the more you would want to carry.

[Simon@ Clearview contractors]

Which model transit are you after?the connect(smaller) or the larger(normal sized) one?

I have the new shape T350 LWB, It's got the 2.4 TD engine and is RWD.

I think it's much better thand the earlier T330 FWD model that I had for 5 years and many thinks went wrong with...