20t HGV for farm use

[mountfarm]

Find out, then you’ll know the diameter, and what size will fit.

Front 315/80/22.5
Rear 295/80/22.5

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

Yes it roadworthy and in license presently. It’s from a retiring one man band and has been meticulously maintained. He’s mainly used it as a sub contractor on jobs with the local council hauling stone. We know him well.
It’s a 2006 plate with 700,000 miles on the clock. Scania truck unit with a Wilcox tipper body with electric roll sheet. The only thing it hasn’t got is auto tailgate so it’s a manual which is a bit annoying. I’ve spoken to the mechanic that mot’s it and he said we won’t find anything better. The price is £7,500.

My only question really is how feasible is it to put it on flotation tyres. The mot mechanic knows nothing about agricultural tyres on a HGV so can’t help but ideally it needs to run down tramlines at harvest as well as tip muck out during the winter but we have some ex military matting for muck pile tipping.

Sounds like a cheap tractor.

 

[roscoe erf]

Front 315/80/22.5
Rear 295/80/22.5

you can have a super single on the fronts need different rims backs as twins 315 not seen any super singles on drive axles on hgv road use

 

[Andrew]

Front 315/80/22.5
Rear 295/80/22.5

The 295/80R22.5 diameter is 1044mm according to Google. The 700/40R22.5 @Deerefarmer mentioned are 1170 (again from Google) so 63mm bigger all round. They may fit, depending on the mudguard position. Or if you rip the mudguards off , or maybe go for a lower profile tyre.

Maybe @Terry Elsey Tyres knows of some that will fit?

 

[Deerefarmer]

you can have a super single on the fronts need different rims backs as twins 315 not seen any super singles on drive axles on hgv road use

What would prevent him from installing flotation tire setup on the drives? Besides mudgards? Axle spacing?
Obviously I don't know what the truck looks like, im just curious

 

[roscoe erf]

What would prevent him from installing flotation tire setup on the drives? Besides mudgards? Axle spacing?
Obviously I don't know what the truck looks like, im just curious

would think it would be space between the chassis and body but like you not seen it and never seen super singles on drives on uk road going lorries

 

[Andrew]

What would prevent him from installing flotation tire setup on the drives? Besides mudgards? Axle spacing?
Obviously I don't know what the truck looks like, im just curious

Nothing if it was entirely off road.
You can get low profile 710s IIRC that are the same diameter as the drive tyres already fitted - if they can cope with being drive tyres.

The fact that it’s crossing a public road may mean they have to be load / speed rated etc but no idea if that’s the case.

 

[mountfarm]

Just reawakening this thread. If you put a truck onto ‘Ag use’ only for red diesel and no 6 weekly check, can I legally move stone from a cottage we are knocking down to the farm yard? It’s within 1/4 mile but is a road journey. It’s not for hire/reward as we own the cottage that’s being demolished.

 

[michael N123]

Just reawakening this thread. If you put a truck onto ‘Ag use’ only for red diesel and no 6 weekly check, can I legally move stone from a cottage we are knocking down to the farm yard? It’s within 1/4 mile but is a road journey. It’s not for hire/reward as we own the cottage that’s being demolished.

Your using that stone for a farm track aren’t you

 

[HDAV]

you can have a super single on the fronts need different rims backs as twins 315 not seen any super singles on drive axles on hgv road use

Along time ago I’m sure I know of a tractor unit on super singles the drive axles, the tyres cost more than a pair of normal tyres and pita to fit it was a special order Foden iirc double drive 6x4 tractor, the singles might have been to offset the lost payload due to the second drive axle (this was before 44T gross was legal for U.K. reg trucks iirc )

apparently they were experimented with in the 80’s and may still be available

 

[roscoe erf]

Along time ago I’m sure I know of a tractor unit on super singles the drive axles, the tyres cost more than a pair of normal tyres and pita to fit it was a special order Foden iirc double drive 6x4 tractor, the singles might have been to offset the lost payload due to the second drive axle (this was before 44T gross was legal for U.K. reg trucks iirc )

apparently they were experimented with in the 80’s and may still be available

yes those were army fodens 6x6 not much use for general haulage

 

[davidroberts30]

Look on the brighwells machinery auction
Theres a few 8x8 ex army hook loaders

 

[HDAV]

yes those were army fodens 6x6 not much use for general haulage

No this was a civilian road haulage tractor unit

but good point military run single on drive axles like the DROPS units https://ljacksonandco.com/product/foden-8x6-drops-truck/

 

[mountfarm]

Your using that stone for a farm track aren’t you

It’s our cottage.

 

[michael N123]

It’s our cottage.

The wink emoji was implying the correct excuse to use if stopped