OK,OK you can all stop laughing
I’m now looking at trading the Foden in on a 2003 Renault Premium 420DCI (white/privilege cab/320k/16sp ZF) from the Renault dealer used trucks package,the Foden is now over 5 years old and the quarry work is starting to give me a few minor problems with it (had to change two air tanks recently because of rust ).
I’m sort of stuck with the Premium because nobody really wants the Foden on a trade unless buying brand new and the dealer can offer a good range of deals and cheap finance.
I know that the Twingo may be down on power abit against the 440hp ■■■■■■■ but the dealer can “chip” it to around 450/460hp “on the quiet” for approx £500 and still honour any warranty. There will be a new PTO going on it so its never done quarry work before and the dealer has a used “L” shaped tank that they will fit to give me around 800L capacity.
The twingo’s are light,equipped with a Jake brake,not too hard on the juice,cheap to buy/run, but the lack of a diff lock does concern me a little bit,although they have some kind off anti-slip thingy.
I could afford to look at new trucks but to put a new artic into a quarry to me is just madness as after the first week the truck is covered in muck both inside and out Also my driver who is reliable and a good pilot is also abit untidy and a heavy smoker to boot.
An O/D thats runs one out of a sister quarry to the one I run out of loves his and it has been relatively trouble free since he bought it new 3 years ago,
what do you guy’s think
P.S. would also consider getting another clean 6x2 03/04 Foden Alpha,would have to have the 450 Cat, 300/400k and preferably specced with PTO/stack or big tanks,would also prefer standard height cab,
anybody know of one that the seller will take a 01 6x2 Alpha in on trade