Cab-over Pete
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- Location
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Those trucks are known as volumetric batching plant or mobile batching plant.
Lorries as tractors:
You most certainly can run lorries as tractors but it can be tricky to get the application right.
From the outset, I have never done it myself. The Zetros truck I use was registered as a tractor in Germany from brand new. I brought it in to the country before Brexit and had no problem transferring that status once registered in the U.K..
However, I had looked into it all before I found my truck and had some very helpful and excellent advice from a woman named Tina at DVLA.
You will need lots of photographic evidence to support your application and unfortunately you will have to do all the work to your truck before you apply. They will want to see agricultural tyres on it and a close up of the tyre size and if it’s got anything agricultural sounding printed on the tyres then it’s all good. They like to see pictures of the different types of equipment you could mount on your truck. I intended to send library pics of muck spreaders, sprayers etc as well as a spreader body. You’ll need to fit an approved hitch for agricultural trailers. I also found pics of the same model of truck with a rear 3 point linkage although mine was never fitted with one. If you’re intending pulling trailers then they will want to know what type and what you will be carrying. It would be wise to only list agricultural produce .
The truck will have to be limited to 40 mph and you’ll need to provide evidence that electronic limiters have been installed.
Make sure you apply to convert to an agricultural tractor, NOT an agricultural machine. It does make a big difference to what you are allowed to do with it, especially when it comes to towing trailers.
Lorries as tractors:
You most certainly can run lorries as tractors but it can be tricky to get the application right.
From the outset, I have never done it myself. The Zetros truck I use was registered as a tractor in Germany from brand new. I brought it in to the country before Brexit and had no problem transferring that status once registered in the U.K..
However, I had looked into it all before I found my truck and had some very helpful and excellent advice from a woman named Tina at DVLA.
You will need lots of photographic evidence to support your application and unfortunately you will have to do all the work to your truck before you apply. They will want to see agricultural tyres on it and a close up of the tyre size and if it’s got anything agricultural sounding printed on the tyres then it’s all good. They like to see pictures of the different types of equipment you could mount on your truck. I intended to send library pics of muck spreaders, sprayers etc as well as a spreader body. You’ll need to fit an approved hitch for agricultural trailers. I also found pics of the same model of truck with a rear 3 point linkage although mine was never fitted with one. If you’re intending pulling trailers then they will want to know what type and what you will be carrying. It would be wise to only list agricultural produce .
The truck will have to be limited to 40 mph and you’ll need to provide evidence that electronic limiters have been installed.
Make sure you apply to convert to an agricultural tractor, NOT an agricultural machine. It does make a big difference to what you are allowed to do with it, especially when it comes to towing trailers.