Best van to tow with.

onesiedale

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Derbyshire
Looking for a tidy 2nd hand van (transit type) that can be used for our dairy business, but also needs to be reliable for towing our 1800 litre milk tanker. So really comfortable to tow 2½ tonnes.
What am I best looking at?
 

Dave W

Member
Location
chesterfield
Appreciate it's not a "van". But currently running a 3L iveco.
Hands down best thing I've towed with by some distance
F2009DE7-7E0C-46F3-B114-F0935524F446.png
 
I sat in a friends Mercedes while he was towing a digger and you couldn’t tell it was on towed better than any 4x4 pickup I’ve been in
 

Sebastian77

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Nottingham
It's not just Mercedes sprinters, most heavier weight vans will shrug off towing 2.5 tons. Even the larger end of mid size vans will be fine... The Transit customs will legaly tow between 2.5 and 2.8 tons.

I have a transit custom and wouldn't go near towing 2t with it! They have absolutely no front end grip when back is loaded up as it is! Put winter tyres on last change (Michelin crossclimate) and has made a massive difference but still slide side ways on round-a-bouts if road is remotely damp.

Though maybe it's one of those weird scenarios where the trailer would improve traction 🤔
 

2wheels

Member
Location
aberdeenshire
I have a transit custom and wouldn't go near towing 2t with it! They have absolutely no front end grip when back is loaded up as it is! Put winter tyres on last change (Michelin crossclimate) and has made a massive difference but still slide side ways on round-a-bouts if road is remotely damp.

Though maybe it's one of those weird scenarios where the trailer would improve traction 🤔
son's work transit is the same. it is loaded up with tools, spares, jack etc. and wallows like a container ship in the suez canal.
 

Mur Huwcun

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
North West Wales
son's work transit is the same. it is loaded up with tools, spares, jack etc. and wallows like a container ship in the suez canal.

Maybe he should have it over a weight bridge if not already done. They’re stopping a lot of vans now and it’s frightfully easy to over load a mechanics van. Remember taking one years ago with all tools, racking and bench in and it was nearly on the mark before chucking oil drums and extra parts in the centre isle!!!
 

FIL46

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Aberdeenshire
I had a Iveco 3.0 35c140hp mwb 6speed twin rear wheel very stable when towing good on fuel and very fleet on its feet, I would go and get a test drive of one and then try a transit , iveco will be the better van
 

2wheels

Member
Location
aberdeenshire
Maybe he should have it over a weight bridge if not already done. They’re stopping a lot of vans now and it’s frightfully easy to over load a mechanics van. Remember taking one years ago with all tools, racking and bench in and it was nearly on the mark before chucking oil drums and extra parts in the centre isle!!!
Aye, son says it runs on the bump stops😬 it is also front wheel drive which doesn't help but has a lower cargo floor which makes the job easier.
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

  • 0 %

    Votes: 79 42.7%
  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 64 34.6%
  • 25-50%

    Votes: 30 16.2%
  • 50-75%

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • 75-100%

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 6 3.2%

Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

  • 1,287
  • 1
As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
Top