Typical buyers of the 7.5 tonne tippers for sale are builders or builder’s merchant. These trucks that can have a payload of up to three tonnes are far more effective than their smaller light commercial siblings. So flexible are these lorries, that you can often find 7.5 tonne tippers fitted with caged bodies to work on waste collection. The usual specification for a standard ‘under the weight’ tipper truck is with steel dropsides and a front ram. Alternatives are having the hydraulic ram mounted underneath the body which gives more room behind the cab for a longer body, whilst the drop sides can be made from weight-saving aluminium.
Body lengths for these trucks that can be driven on a car licence if the driver is over 50 rande from 12 to 14 feet (about 4 metres). Popular 7.5 tonne tipping gear manufacturers include Edbro, Binotto and Hyva. 7.5 tonne tipper body manufacturers include Tipmaster,
Check whether the truck has been fitted with towing hitch (or perhaps a jaw and pin system)
and electrics – those that are fitted may well have been worked harder than those without. So, if you don’t need a tow hitch for compactor, compressor, generator etc. then try to find and ex-council 7.5 tonne tipper that has been well maintained.