GourmandFarms
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So my good lady wife and I are going to setup our own mobile caterers. Top-end stuff, with a view to be travelling the country with it. As we will also be taking our family in tow, we're going to be commissioning our own MH to work with it.
And herein lies our problem! Such a dearth of information and then anyone "in the business" (i.e. commercial vehicle places) seems to give conflicting information.
So - as we need to have a live-in vehicle that will be towing a 2.7t trailer behind it, there are a few questions I've got:
1. We're actually going to be living in it for about 2 - 3 months a year, so size is important (we have two small children). We're going full extra high roof only and only the xlwb models (Iveco daily 65, Transit Jumbo, Sprinter whatever it is) - does anyone have any experience as to how difficult and manoeuvrable these really are? I jumped into the cab of an Iveco 65c18 this afternoon and as much as the dimensions are just what we need - it was bloomin' intimidating! I will be getting my C1 + E license.
2. So it seems barely any of the standard models are rated to pull that sort of weight. The Iveco is, one Transit model and I can't find the right Sprinter model that would do it. Am I missing something or is it just that not many people use them for towing?
3. Quite a few on the open market don't have towbars. - Is it easy/cheap to fit them?
4. Because of having a heavy vehicle pulling a heavy trailer on potentially soft/muddy ground - is a twin rear wheel necessary? The advice is that it will make your life a lot easier, but all these things add cost...
Really appreciate your opinions on this lot!!
Thanks.
And herein lies our problem! Such a dearth of information and then anyone "in the business" (i.e. commercial vehicle places) seems to give conflicting information.
So - as we need to have a live-in vehicle that will be towing a 2.7t trailer behind it, there are a few questions I've got:
1. We're actually going to be living in it for about 2 - 3 months a year, so size is important (we have two small children). We're going full extra high roof only and only the xlwb models (Iveco daily 65, Transit Jumbo, Sprinter whatever it is) - does anyone have any experience as to how difficult and manoeuvrable these really are? I jumped into the cab of an Iveco 65c18 this afternoon and as much as the dimensions are just what we need - it was bloomin' intimidating! I will be getting my C1 + E license.
2. So it seems barely any of the standard models are rated to pull that sort of weight. The Iveco is, one Transit model and I can't find the right Sprinter model that would do it. Am I missing something or is it just that not many people use them for towing?
3. Quite a few on the open market don't have towbars. - Is it easy/cheap to fit them?
4. Because of having a heavy vehicle pulling a heavy trailer on potentially soft/muddy ground - is a twin rear wheel necessary? The advice is that it will make your life a lot easier, but all these things add cost...
Really appreciate your opinions on this lot!!
Thanks.