Project Zetros

[blue power]

Why don’t you get the bed stretched to improve weight distribution it’s not a big job or that expensive to do, the fabricators at my yard do it to lorries most weeks.

 

[JWL]

New thread, another one for us fascinated lurkers to follow

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Why don’t you get the bed stretched to improve weight distribution it’s not a big job or that expensive to do, the fabricators at my yard do it to lorries most weeks.

I don’t think it would make that much difference to be honest. A few quick calculations tell it will only shift 300 kgs of weight if it’s perfect, so I’m not sure it’s that important. If I wanted to shift lots of weight it would look daft.

 

[bravheart]

Right here goes, just educated spellchecker (and me) popcorn‘s in bouncing the Zetros back to the top.

112 pages will give us all some Christmas entertainment, mods might as well lock the old one down this is where it’s at now.

All the best Pete and family.

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

It’s huge. They get whole artics and tank chassis in there.

Care to share the company? How much dosh to have something like your hopper done. Cheers

 

[Cab-over Pete]

B G Penny and Co in Coventry. If you want anything done, speak to Malcolm Penny.

£1900 for the body and 50 odd parts to be shot blast, zinc primed and powder coat. It would be a lot less if the steel was new but thick rust and existing powder coat takes a lot of getting off.

 

[ollie989898]

Will look ace provided there is enough black put on the side of the spreader. I guess there are oil coolers and hydraulic lines and even sign writing to go on yet.

 

[Shovelhands]

Look better if the cab was yellow too.....

 

[Mark C]

Look better is the cab was yellow too.....

and it had a ‘Big Z’ decal on each side

 

[JWL]

Look better is the cab was yellow too.....

It could earn some money as a council gritter, the only one that would get round!

 

[Bob c]

B G Penny and Co in Coventry. If you want anything done, speak to Malcolm Penny.

£1900 for the body and 50 odd parts to be shot blast, zinc primed and powder coat. It would be a lot less if the steel was new but thick rust and existing powder coat takes a lot of getting off.

Have used B G Penny many times before , Always ready on time as agreed

 

[asm]

Needs some baby shark air horns to go with the spot lamps @Cab-over Pete

 

[serf]

So does the 5th wheel off the back hitch a standard size artic trailer up or is the one on yours a diff size

 

[Cab-over Pete]

It’s a ball hitch, not a commercial road truck unit

 

[Wiltshire-Lad]

Looking forward to this. So, something a bit like this? Can’t see what they’ve done with the exhaust. (Pic from Mercedes website)

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Hopefully, yes, although that is a longer wheelbase

 

[Spud]

Looking forward to this. So, something a bit like this? Can’t see what they’ve done with the exhaust. (Pic from Mercedes website)
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They all look very heavy, with small diameter wheels. Most trailed spreaders have big tall wheels like muck spreaders. I don't understand the almost obsession with self propelled machines.
Pete - the big A is virtually unbeatable at spreading the weight - emulate that and you'll not go far wrong.

 

[Steevo]

They all look very heavy, with small diameter wheels. Most trailed spreaders have big tall wheels like muck spreaders. I don't understand the almost obsession with self propelled machines.
Pete - the big A is virtually unbeatable at spreading the weight - emulate that and you'll not go far wrong.

Are you encouraging him to make it a three wheeler?!!!

 

[Steevo]

Needs some baby shark air horns to go with the spot lamps @Cab-over Pete

Pete will be like the ice cream van of old when travelling through the Warwickshire villages! Kids will rush outside when they hear him coming....

 

[Spud]

Are you encouraging him to make it a three wheeler?!!!

Lol not particularly, just illustrating that what he's run for years still ticks the boxes for low ground pressure