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General => General discussion => Topic started by: chrisr103 on 03 February 2012, 22:22
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After running the LT for a couple of months I decided it was just too slow on Motorway (This was after I struggled to get above 40 on the slip road)
So the other day I sold it & went and bought its replacement,
Spent all day yesterday cleaning the truck up,
It had a machine polish to get rid of the traces of the old stickers,
The cide crash bars sanded & re painted,
Wheels sanded & painted,
Windows cleaned properly inside & out,
New wipers & brighter head light bulbs,
Sanded & painted one of the white side bits on the body,
Tyres slicked,
Left to do are : Paint other side bit on body,
Sand & paint the flat bed on body (not sure on colour yet)
Order & fit Blue / White chequered refective stickers for sides,
Fit CD player & Bluetooth hands free kit,
Fit better beacons on roof,
Order & fit Red LED marker lights on frame on rear behind cab
Had it in for MOT Today, Had to go to VOSA Testing centre & not normal MOT station,
It failed at 9:45 this morning on - Washers not working (just frozen up), Fog light not working (New Bulb needed fitting), Passenger side head light aim (adjusted whilst there) & finally drivers head light had no beam pattern (I fitted a cheap pound shop bulb as the old one had blown)
So returned at 3pm today & it now has a years MOT on it
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Pics!
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When I first bought it
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c339/chris246/5261be8a.jpg)
After de stickering it
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c339/chris246/3c63e2ad.jpg)
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c339/chris246/f206ece4.jpg)
Then after the tidying up session
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c339/chris246/S7000032-9.jpg)
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c339/chris246/S7000031-9.jpg)
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c339/chris246/S7000033-10.jpg)
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i really need one of these, but i dont know jack about them lol
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Put it this way.....without a 7.5tonne license and a truck, any transit type recovery truck will be overweight (max of 3.5tonne on standard license and vehicle weight) We have a transit and thats 2200kg! Cant carry much thats less than 1300kg....
Chris, does that come under 7tonne wagon class? Wagon MOTs are VERY vigilant
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fancy a possible foreigner tomorrow? a mk3 gti from clayton brook to royton? can you gimme a price? :smiley: :smiley:
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Put it this way.....without a 7.5tonne license and a truck, any transit type recovery truck will be overweight (max of 3.5tonne on standard license and vehicle weight) We have a transit and thats 2200kg! Cant carry much thats less than 1300kg....
Chris, does that come under 7tonne wagon class? Wagon MOTs are VERY vigilant
The LT Weighed 2200kg so was pretty much over weight with anything on it,
This is a 6.5 tonne class & was done at the testing station where all trucks & busses are MOT'd
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fancy a possible foreigner tomorrow? a mk3 gti from clayton brook to royton? can you gimme a price? :smiley: :smiley:
PM me with the post codes of starting point & finishing point
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Think im getting confused with the classes haha. They joys of working around wagons on a daily basis and cars!
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It is classed as HGV MOT though
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so you need a license for up to 7.5 tonne, that expensive to do?
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I passed my test years ago so have the entitlement on license already :smug:
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Suprised you dont have to do any HGV training for it? The codes not in italics which means you have to do seperate test?
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These are what I have
B - Motor vehicles with a MAM of up to 3,500 kg, no more than eight passenger seats, with or without a trailer - weighing no more than 750 kg
B - As category B but with a trailer weighing more than 750 kg. The total weight of the vehicle and the trailer together can’t weigh more than 3,500 kg. The weight of the trailer, when fully loaded, can’t weigh more than the unladen weight of the vehicle
B auto - As category B with automatic transmission
B+E - As category B but with a heavier trailer that isn't covered in the descriptions for category B.
C1 - Vehicles weighing between 3,500 kg and 7,500 kg, with or without a trailer - weighing no more than 750 kg
C1+E - As category C1 but with a trailer weighing more than 750 kg. The total weight of the vehicle and the trailer together can’t weigh more than 12,000 kg. The weight of the trailer, when fully loaded, can’t weigh more than the unladen weight of the vehicle
D1 - Vehicles with a minimum of nine and a maximum of 16 passenger seats, with or without a trailer - weighing no more than 750 kg
D1+E - As category D1 but with a trailer over 750 kg. The total weight of the vehicle and the trailer together can’t weigh more than 12,000 kg. The weight of the trailer, when fully loaded, can’t weigh more than the unladen weight of the vehicle
Then in itallic is fklnp
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I passed my test years ago so have the entitlement on license already :smug:
yep, pays to be old :cool:, Len has got penny farthing on his :laugh:
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it all to do with grand farther rights they took it off licence so now u can only drive up to 3.5 tonne
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I passed my test years ago so have the entitlement on license already :smug:
yep, pays to be old :cool:, Len has got penny farthing on his :laugh:
Feeling old now, Had to send my license off the other day to have an updated pic on it :cry:
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I passed my test years ago so have the entitlement on license already :smug:
yep, pays to be old :cool:, Len has got penny farthing on his :laugh:
Feeling old now, Had to send my license off the other day to have an updated pic on it :cry:
beats sending it away to get other stuff put on it :lipsrsealed:
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Thats true, Never had to do that yet :rolleyes:
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Thats true, Never had to do that yet :rolleyes:
count yasen lucky then, i had to send mine back and they kept it :shocked: :laugh:
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Hoping they give me mine back :laugh:
Got 2 renewal letters for it, 1 to my mums house & 1 to my Girlfriends, If I send them both off can I have 2 justincase I get points on one :grin: