Looking for a tipper? You should consider a used DAF tipper. Whether a 7.5 tonne LF or 32 tonne CF 8×4 construction tipper, DAF have a truck for the job. With a huge choice of axle configurations, including tridem bodies, DAF have a ‘Construction’ brand that runs across their models. These are ruggedised versions of the DAF tippers that are at home on a building site or on the motorways. As UK market leaders there is always good availability of used DAF tippers in the used truck market. Simply browse through these pages to see that there is always a choice of later Euro 6 DAF tippers of every weight range.
When buying a used DAF tipper, ensure that you check the body over thoroughly. What general condition is it in? DO all the hydraulics function as they should? Is there any hydraulic fluid leaking from anywhere?
Used DAF Tippers
With good maintenance, a DAF CF or LF tipper should make an excellent used buy – so check the history and make sure that no corners have been cut.
London's Gericia Commercials are showcasing a pair of their 8x4 tippers that are well suited to the export market. A tidy-looking 2003 Foden A3-8RT 400 SLP 8x4 Euro 5 with a manual gearbox plus a Euro 5 2011 DAF CF85.360 8x4 tipper with a heavy duty steel tipping body with modifications to the engine to ensure that it can run on poorer quality fuel. Click Image to Read Click to Read Page Turn Magazine Click Image to Read Use the form at the bottom of the page to add your email address to be advised every time the page-turn is…
This week sees a purposeful-looking DAF LF220 18 tonne tipper feature on the front cover. This Euro 6 truck comes from a water utility, is LEZ ready and is fitted with tar chutes. It looks in almost new condition from the photos so should sell fast at £25,950+vat. Click Image to Read Click to Read Page Turn Magazine Click Image to Read Use the form at the bottom of the page to add your email address to be advised every time the page-turn is published. Please contact us if you would like to be added to the mailing list to…
We are seeing increasing numbers of DAF’s new generation XF and XG cabs on the UK’s roads. Now it is the turn of the latest XDC cab to roll out in numbers. Now there is a multi axle version available for tipping use, they should become a commonplace sight on the building sites of the UK. One of the first eight wheeler XDC trucks has headed off to Staffordshire-based waste disposal, skip hire and bulk haulage operator, Potteries Waste. The model is an XDC 450 FAD 8x4 tipper and joins a DAF-exclusive fleet of more than 20 vehicles. Potteries Waste…
The recent acquisition of five new DAF 18t tippers by Dundee – based Tayside Contracts are extra units for its 24 – strong general purpose tipper fleet. The company specified them to be able to handle the broadest range of duties including transporting hot asphalt for everyday road repair work through to gritting and snowplough duties in the depths of winter. Bespoke Tipper Bodies Built on DAF LF chassis with high power 320hp engines, these new trucks all feature highly bespoke bodies built by Cuthbertsons of Biggar. Trading under their brand name ‘Cubbys’, the bodies are primarily intended for all…
No operator that heads into London should be buying a new truck with less than a three star Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating, otherwise they will have to retrofit a host of equipment come the October 2024 deadline for the three start minimum to apply, (the ratings peak at five stars). The three DVS-starred DAF XDC 8x4 tipper sold to Day Aggregates; part of Day Group Ltd. Was one of the first in the country sold by DAF. The first of two XDC 450 8x4s has been delivered, the second imminent, with a further two trucks currently being bodied to…