Bedford RL 4x4 Truck

[Wendelspanswick]

You can register almost any truck AG which is still MOT and tax exempt, same as the unimogs and can be driven on a car license.

Bob

I thought that limited you to 10KM a week or a 1.5 mile radius?

 

[GW8IZR]

There are restrictions but depending on where you are and what you are up to and assuming you pass the attitude test its not much of an issue.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Whats one of them

Erm not quite a good cross country drive sorted windup

Well maybe not *meant to* but it's certainly a technique I've seen deployed a fair bit with those doing relatively long distances on tarmac , horrible things!

 

[8ob]

I thought that limited you to 10KM a week or a 1.5 mile radius?

It gets a bit confusing, the restrictions you mention apply to normally registered trucks used on the road between land owned. Once Ag registered all the truck/olicense/plating etc dont apply because it becomes an agricultural tractor/machine, only downside is no use of motorways, I have several ag registered trucks and they can all legally move about on the roads and be driven on a car license.

Bob

 

[winchman]

I very nearly bought an RL a couple of years ago, in a way I am glad I didn't but wish I had.
The 8MPG did put me off though, it was 1/3 of the price of a diesel
I wouldn't like to go far in it either

 

[Wendelspanswick]

It gets a bit confusing, the restrictions you mention apply to normally registered trucks used on the road between land owned. Once Ag registered all the truck/olicense/plating etc dont apply because it becomes an agricultural tractor/machine, only downside is no use of motorways, I have several ag registered trucks and they can all legally move about on the roads and be driven on a car license.

Bob

Can you use it laden?

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Now thinking about a DAF 4x4!!!
Either register it as a 7.5T with tacho exemption which gives me a 1.5T load capacity and unrestricted use or as an Agricultural tractor so no tax or MOT required but unsure whether I can use it laden.
Which ever way I register it my son could drive it.
And the DAF has air brakes, a heater, power steering and a sleeper cab?

 

[GW8IZR]

Now thinking about a DAF 4x4!!!
Either register it as a 7.5T with tacho exemption which gives me a 1.5T load capacity and unrestricted use or as an Agricultural tractor so no tax or MOT required but unsure whether I can use it laden.
Which ever way I register it my son could drive it.
And the DAF has air brakes, a heater, power steering and a sleeper cab?

AND its actually quite civilised to drive, IMO you couldn't really accuse the RL of being a pleasant place to be :-)

(and I really like them!)

 

[CompoSimmonite]

I've always like the RL however a mate who used to drive one in the military reckons I'd soon get to hate them. No power steering was one of his biggest moans along with gearbox and brakes.

 

[GW8IZR]

Try a green goddess half full of water, turn here... I did sir!

 

[CompoSimmonite]

I'd simply have a tractor with large trailer for hauling materials and then a caravan, if needed, for local festivals.

 

[Shedendman]

Try a green goddess half full of water, turn here... I did sir!

good fun those

 

[Shedendman]

And the DAF has air brakes, a heater, power steering and a sleeper cab?

Sign your getting old

 

[GW8IZR]

Sign your getting old

*or* a sign you realise how daft we were when younger ?

 

[wookie]

One thing to watch out for is if it doesn't get used for a while expect the tyres to get flat spots that take a fair few miles of driving to get rid of, a mate of mine had a DAF 45 4x4 and that always suffered from this, but once you get the tyres warmed up they stop feeling like you have square wheels.

 

[8ob]

I have got a civvy MK Bedford, its a 12 ton 4x4 with power steering and on ag. Used it for watering trees we planted for about ten years but felt it would be more use with a range of different bodies, took off the bowser and made a twist lock sub chassis and fitted a hiab. It can now load one of three bodies, a tipper, the bowser or the timber bolsters. Not quite finished yet but nearly there.

As it was


Off with the bowser



Twist lock sub chassis



Timber bolster body

 

[Shedendman]

WOW thats some play ground you've got to have fun in

 

[Rig Pig]

Mate has a unimog, it's a beast off road!

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Mate has a unimog, it's a beast off road!

Just grasp your ankles firmly when enquiring a price for any parts

 

[Rig Pig]

Just grasp your ankles firmly when enquiring a price for any parts

He bought it to use as a cattle tug, apparently Merc parts are cheaper than Fastrac bits...