Basilbrush:
I heard your firm is buying you one Muckaway, is that right? I know several people with them & they seem happy enough with them.
BB
We looked at one about 2 years ago BB but workshop manager wasn’t impressed; the fact the seat was falling to bits caused concern considering this was a demonstrator. Re me getting one, I’m not directly in the running for a new wagon as the next lot on order are 1 artic unit and 2 8wheelers although I’ve got the 2nd oldest 6wheeler and it’s started showing it’s age (awful seat, creaky interior, chassis thumps and bangs on empty roads and the engine deafens anyone stood beside it while idling).
john57:
There seems to be quite a few 2006 - 2007 regs one about, same time as foden finished, but not so may newer ones,
were they not that good or do I just not see them.
I think a combination of price increase (if firms can afford it they buy other makes) and a downturn in construction industry. I know an od who’s got a 2007 and it looks like a 10 year old motor.
They are a reliable and robust motor, but a bit sore on diesel (their maiden name was wino 
) but for muckaway work the are a great wagon. If I was buying a fleet of tippers in the morning they would be sitting outside as no matter what lorry you buy, drivers will find a fault, so you might aswell buy the most robust and best value ones on the market.
As for the 06-07 one looking 10 years old- give a ■■■■■■ any lorry and he’ll do that to it, most 06-07 Hinos over here are still tidy looking and woudn’t be pampered.
I’ve driven all of them since the zm model and they are a comfortable enough motor, would never be my first choice as an owner driver, but many o/d’s here swear by them.
Cheers
John
I have driven them, a bit gutless, but to be fair i never ran any of them light!pretty reloiable no major faults although i did find the cab interior height a little low and had to stoop a bit inside whilst driving, but i am 6ft 2 inches, if ya a bit smaller then i reckon ideal.
I can’t fault the driving position; nice and high. Can’t stand lorries where you sit low down ie Dafs. It might be okay on distribution work but on tippers you need to see what’s just infront of your bumper such as skips, pallets of bricks etc.
Muckaway:
I can’t fault the driving position; nice and high. Can’t stand lorries where you sit low down ie Dafs. It might be okay on distribution work but on tippers you need to see what’s just infront of your bumper such as skips, pallets of bricks etc.
All you’ve got to do Nathan is get a couple of cushions to sit on and start wearing your “Garry Glitter” platforms again!! I didn’t realise that were the same height as John Bercow!!! Cheers Dennis.
his were on guinness work mostly or some on other tanker work.alot of the hino rigids were used by the cement hauliers like goode concrete,cement roadstone ,kilsarin,and alot of them used again ,the new 700 series is the latest
vanfleet transport have some about 10 of these artics working now.
these 2 were recently restored hino hes both owned originally by present owners.the bentley one was bought back and
and re painted up .they have a load of 141/142/143s restored
Nice pics, David. I was only reading about those in Heritage Commercials yesterday.
One that gets into our pits regularly;
I bought one because I felt I needed to get out of the downward cycle that owner-drivers can fall into if they aren’t careful.
I had an R-reg Daf and it was just starting to cost me money on a regular basis in repairs etc. I wanted newer but wanted much newer to try and improve reliability. Looking around with a budget of around 20k I could have had a 6 year-old Daf (400,000kms) or 7 year old Volvo / Scania (around 500,000k’s). The Daf I was running was 7 year old when I bought it and it had still only done 650,000kms so I felt that by buying a 6 or 7 year old truck and that kind of mileage I was just standing still.
So, I found a Hino that was 3years old and had done 150,000kms and was under my budget. A lad in my yard ran two and loved them on skip work. Tipper work is pretty similar - you don’t need flash, you need simple and robust.
I’ve still got the Hino (nearly 2 years on) and its been excellent for what I bought it for. Its been reliable, I’ve had one minor breakdown (brake chamber blew but I got it home in an hour) and its still only done 220,000kms. I would say that the gear change isn’t good but it goes ok, stops really well and is comfortable to drive with a good seating position. The bunk is handy for a kip and storing stuff on and the factory fitted items like tipping gear (HYVA) are good quality. They are brilliant off road and will go anywhere, its also proving to be very light on its tyres (for some reason I thought it would be much harder in its tyres than my old Daf but that hasn’t been the case).
I think there is a bit of snob value against them but I quite like that! They are heavier on the juice than the Daf (about 0.5mpg) and its a bit heavy for a 6x4 on quarry work. I’m about 500KGS down on a mates Volvo FM but he’s on allys and I’ve left the Hino on steels simply cos the job doesn’t pay enough to invest in some allys 
.
I agree with Hammer; I might not be an OD but I still prefer basic, robust and reliable. If I was given a choice when my lorry is replaced I’d go for Merc Axor or Hino. I’d like to try an Iveco aswell before Daf or Scania. 
we bhave just become a dealer for these…should be able to comment once we start getting a few through the door 
DAVID CASSIN:
my late fathers employer had a good few of them in the 1970s and 1980s and had little trouble with them,they are used alot in the quarry work back then and now and cement transport
These photos are great, about 25 years ago I visited Henry A Crosbie’s yard at Tolka Quay Dublin at the time they had Hinos and Volvo F10s.
Now they are into properties http://www.crosbieproperty.ie/index.html
Perhaps you know the answer:- How many vehicles did they have 25 years ago and how many do they have now?
paul mc:
here hales freight dublin new hino at the irish truck show
Another Irish fleet of Hinos.
Those 4wheelers look quite nice; the only Hinos around here are 8wheelers.
This one works around here
HINO tipper BV57FGP by fryske, on Flickr
This one was resting in a yard here a year or so ago -
Hino 8 wheel tipper cab by fryske, on Flickr
Hino 8 wheel tipper by fryske, on Flickr
And a bling machine at Llandudno
A safe pair of hands by fryske, on Flickr
fryske:
This one works around here
I hope he closed that tailboard before loading his next one? 
I drove one like this one for Mone Bros for one day through an agency:
It wasn’t at all as bad as I expected it would be!
I drove a 07 plate 1 this week ,first time i have driven 1.It was an 8 wheeler and i was suprised by it.I thought it would be crap but it drove pretty well and pulled well too.The cab is far too cramped for me i couldn`t get the seat back far enough but it was probably designed for Japs and tiddly winks 