The Eurocargo makes a great, lightweight 7.5 tonne tipper – although available above this weight range, they are rarer in the used truck marketplace. These workhorses are typically used in council operations – perhaps fitted with a caged tipping body – or on builder’s merchant work. So which is the model to buy in the UK’s used truck marketplace? The most common is the 7.5 tonne 75E16 with 160hp – enough power for the job. Where the truck is also required to tow, there are higher-powered alternatives – look for the 80E18 or the top powered 80E22 with 220hp available. For 18-tonne tipper operation, the Eurocargo is not common in the UK – DAF sell more LF and CF at this weight range.
Hereford-based aggregate, concrete, and landscaping products suppliers Radbournes have increased their IVECO fleet over recent months by taking delivery of another 8x4 Stralis X-WAY tipper and one Eurocargo 4x2 tipper. Specified in ‘OFF’ configuration, they feature shallower, steel front bumpers and provide a greater ground clearance than X-WAY’s that can be ordered in either ON or ON+ Coinciding with Radbournes’ 40th anniversary IVECO forms the mainstay of its aggregates collection and delivery business as it moves away from its solus fleet with a competitor brand. The Radbournes name has become synonymous across Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Powys, and Worcestershire for providing a…