Much as above
I'm off on Sunday to look at a truck it's a 1996
75e15
Any one have any advice on what to look for , and yes I'm taking a big bar to go
Hunting for rust
shameless plug
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What you gonna use it for?
Not sure single track is a good place to admit this but its a horse box
I tow a horsebox with an Iveco camper 🙂
Suspected it might be a horsebox!
If its converted to a horse box & the cab can no longer tilt check for:
Has it got a access panel in the cab floor to the engine.
When was it last serviced, horse lorries are the worst maintained on the road.
Radiator condition, sounds daft but if the cab can't tilt it can be Nr impossible to replace
Dump the air tanks & check time to replenish, could indicate a tired compressor
If theres no access to the engine, work out roughly when it was converted & the mileage its covered since. Basic things like valve timing etc won't have been carried out.
Look at the plate to check load rating on the tyres (e.g. 126/124M, norm for 7.5 tone) if these are incorrect for the trucks plate you'll be replacing the tyres at its next test. The tyres can be down to 1mm tread depth but no side wall damage, cuts unto 25mm length in the tread is ok, are they remoulds or re-cut. Fines are now up to 20K for defective tyres on a lorry that includes incorrect load rating
Floor condition in horse area, their wee rots it out so fast
Look at the brakes, are they disc's or drums with liners & shoes, what condition are they in
If your interested in the truck and it doesn't have access to the engine and your not happy cutting out the cab floor to create access then factor this into the price you want to pay. As it will be worth paying some one to carry this work out for you. This will halve future service time and costs
I've got a horse lorry & end up rebuilding others for friends that have been poorly maintained so if you want any more help PM me
Orangeboy, done Luton's have a removable floor/hinged front so the cab can still tilt 🙂
Chris, what sort of rebuilding do you do and what area?
spooky,
I'm Nr Doncaster, its been a full engine rebuild. The truck dropped a piston due to lack of basic maintenance, which has resulted in,
New piston (£500)
All 6 sets of rings replaced (£250)
All 6 bores honed
X3 head gaskets (it had 3 separate heads) (£300)
x24 head bolts (these are stretch bolts that have to be replaced once disturbed at £13 each + vat !!!!)
Plus all other associated consumables
Plus this was on a Non tilt cab so had to go through the cab floor, it was this or drop the front axle to remove the engine
This was caused by a failed radiator and water loss
Thanks all
Yes it does have tilt can still so that's one less issue
And unlike the last few I've looked at this one has been used regulartl
And is still in use.
The last one we looked at had been stood apart a year and had all sorts of brake issues ( that was a Renault )
This is the first iveco I've looked at
my old man bought one from the side of the street for about £400, a 2004 or 2005 plate I think, big long iveco daily, and it took loads of work on the brakes to get it up to MOT standard
Just thought I'd best point out the 75e is a 7.5 tonne lorry rather than a big van
