Recommended plant haulage firms UK ?

[RichardT10829]

Spoke to Rex, he reckons you can get three carriers on a 40ft unit. So yeah potentially room for three machines.... If you email me where the carrier would need picked up from I will do more digging, but it's looking grim :-(

[Hans Mulder]

Sure makes the hobby that much more expensive, doesn't it? I was stopped by the RCMP weekend before last on my way to a parade, with the carrier on the trailer behind the truck, and ordered to change the vehicle and trailer registration because of the weight...which effectively doubles the cost of truck insurance and quadruples the trailer registration...ouch.

[eddy8men]

rich get it road registered then get break down cover with the AA, then all you have to do is drive it to the end of the street fake a break down and they will take you to your onward destination although they might smell a rat once they find out it's 380 miles away

[Euan McDonald]

Originally Posted by eddy8men

rich get it road registered then get break down cover with the AA, then all you have to do is drive it to the end of the street fake a break down and they will take you to your onward destination although they might smell a rat once they find out it's 380 miles away

I like an ideas man!

[Ron Pier]

You could consider buying a cheap 7.5 ton flat bed truck with beaver tail. I'm sure you can register it "private light goods" as per a car or van. As long as it's for your own use or recovery. Lots of the banger race boys and horsey types use them. I would think that even the heaviest 7.5 tonners stripped to a light flat bed would not put you over weight. My last 7.5 tipper was a Mitsubishi Canter and we could carry 4.3 tons on that. Most 'brickies' will know the rules I would think! It depends if you can park it of course, but you would then have something, not just for W&P.........Or maybe you could just hire one? Ron

[Paul Dutton]

Originally Posted by Ron Pier

You could consider buying a cheap 7.5 ton flat bed truck with beaver tail. I'm sure you can register it "private light goods" as per a car or van. As long as it's for your own use or recovery. Lots of the banger race boys and horsey types use them. I would think that even the heaviest 7.5 tonners stripped to a light flat bed would not put you over weight. My last 7.5 tipper was a Mitsubishi Canter and we could carry 4.3 tons on that. Most 'brickies' will know the rules I would think! It depends if you can park it of course, but you would then have something, not just for W&P.........Or maybe you could just hire one? Ron

This is what my mate did for his tractors he shows.
He bought a 7.5 ton curtainsider the (lot cheaper!) and converted himself with winch and beaver tail. Also a tow hitch, two tractors and caraven to stay in! Whole lot cost just over £2,000!!!!
He pays small fee at local farm to park it in the yard!
Thats what im doing when get my new toy!!!

[eddy8men]

there's always the option of putting it on the neck of a lowloader trailer if someone that is near to you is bringing some heavy kit down to the show. is there anyone local with a tank that you know of ?
we'll get you to the show somehow rich don't worry.