Own work in new construction - what makes sense and is feasible?

  • Erstellt am 2022-01-30 12:27:51

WilderSueden

2022-01-31 15:35:10
  • #1

I also bought a trailer, a one-ton tipper. Thanks to the loading ramps, you might even be able to transport a mini excavator on it :D
It was winter at the time, so the buying season for cheaper trailers. The plan is also to get rid of it again after 2 years.

However, the driving license has become quite a hurdle by now. With 1.5 tons in front of my Octavia, it’s just barely still doable with Class B. Which I find ridiculous because the thing is so narrow and short... at least compared to my catamaran trailer, which is 6.20 meters long and even has the mast extending over the car at the front. But with just two Topcats, it only weighs one ton...


Cars without a tow hitch are possible but toys ;)
No, seriously, it depends on how long you still want to use it. I’d rather not get a second car, since the maintenance costs will quickly eat up any savings. The big advantage of a trailer is that you can transport everything, whether dirty or large. And that it hardly costs anything to maintain.
 

Durran

2022-01-31 19:12:45
  • #2
The best construction vehicle is a Multicar. Nothing compares to it. Buy used for around 2000 euros, almost 3 tons payload, 3-way tipper and locking differential.

1.56m wide with a small turning circle, it can get anywhere. Compared to a trailer, it has many advantages. Above all, it can be driven with a normal car driver's license. By the way, the loading bed length is 2.56m. So you can really move something with it.

What do you want to do with a 1-ton trailer? Today's vehicles get ruined in no time with heavy trailer use.

 

apokolok

2022-01-31 19:37:00
  • #3
Hehe, that's a funny ride. But those things are very rare and even rarer to get as cheap as you say. More realistic is the Caddy or an old Sprinter if it should be bigger. The problem with normal cars is really the lack of load capacity. There are plenty of big cars, but after a few bags of concrete or a few patio slabs, they are already sagging in the springs.
 

Durran

2022-01-31 21:47:45
  • #4
I also have one standing around. If you look for something, you can definitely find one for the money with [TüV]. And they are not rare either. There is no depreciation either. Rather, there will be value increases in the coming years. The vehicles are very robust.
 

apokolok

2022-01-31 21:53:53
  • #5
I assume you're living in the eastern part of the country? Here (BW) these things are practically non-existent.
 

Durran

2022-02-01 08:43:43
  • #6
I am building in Saxony-Anhalt, but I got my Multicar in the deep west, just before the Dutch border. They are now available there as well. As I said, you have to search a bit. Of course, traditionally there are more vehicles in East Germany and certainly at better prices.
 
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