Unusual Tow Vehicle

I guess MPG has not entered into this choice!

Yes they are $20,000 for one off fleet,. He in his right mind would be not paying anything like that .,Your are quoting brand new prices.There is no Gas versions

Yes they are $20,000 for one off fleet

RobertRyan wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:

carringb wrote:
215 horsepower is 90's level of power.

Yes but 8500lbs of payload is much morethan a 1/2 ton. Truck would be very cheap

Those trucks are around $40-45k for a gaser which is comparable in price to a Ford F450 or Ram 4500 crew cab diesel. Add a diesel to the option list and you will be paying the same price as most loaded 1/2 tons would cost, but without all of the amenities.

No you can pick them up for a lot less here. That is why he is using it

They are not cheaper over their according to this website. 2017 Isuzu N Series NQR 87/80-190

$77,232 Australian converts to $58,445 US which about what a diesel version of that cab-over costs over here, maybe a little more.

valhalla360 wrote:
Not uncommon to see Carneys using these or something similar.

Also not unusual to see MDT's for larger trailers. Usually they are dressed up a little more.

What in NA you would term MDT's are extremely common here. I know they are fairly rare in NA

Ductape wrote:
I like the concept. In my case I would use the truck with a flat bed or tilt bed for toys or toad. The cabover form gives a better maneuverability and more bed space in a given length. Thought more than once about buying a used wrecker with a tilt deck for just that scenario.

More compfortable springs air seats as well give a SUV ride. Plus he picked a year or two,older model, which would be cheap made it better

ShinerBock wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:

carringb wrote:
215 horsepower is 90's level of power.

Yes but 8500lbs of payload is much morethan a 1/2 ton. Truck would be very cheap

Those trucks are around $40-45k for a gaser which is comparable in price to a Ford F450 or Ram 4500 crew cab diesel. Add a diesel to the option list and you will be paying the same price as most loaded 1/2 tons would cost, but without all of the amenities.

No you can pick them up for a lot less here. That is why he is using it

I like the concept. In my case I would use the truck with a flat bed or tilt bed for toys or toad. The cabover form gives a better maneuverability and more bed space in a given length. Thought more than once about buying a used wrecker with a tilt deck for just that scenario.

Not uncommon to see Carneys using these or something similar.

Also not unusual to see MDT's for larger trailers. Usually they are dressed up a little more.

I have many friends who have rigs like that- back "in the day" it was Iveco, now Isuzu and Hino are the ticket. These friends put a *lot* of miles on their rigs though.

Talk about low power though- here's a company truck I towed with for a couple of years- ~19k lbs combined, 350 gas engine, 185 hp. Inside that side door was an Onan 45 kw genset, in the back was more lighting equipment.