Seen loads done but none that used the original rear tub, they're first turned into a chassis cab and a tipper body built to fit, easiest thing to do is get hold of a scrapper Tranny tipper and you've got everything you need parts wise to build what you want.
This is a Discovery conversion I saw this year.
Had the cab been shorter it could have extended the tipper bed by another foot I think.
The Australians have a utility conversion they apply to anything with a separate chassis and they like to stretch them too.
Tranny derived tipper bodies
It is doable but as you can see in the pic above a tipper has its own "chassis" that bolts to the vehicle and a frame to support the bed and take the lift from the ram. You could build one or modify a transit one and sit your butt on top but its gonna sit a good 8" higher than it does now
neilly
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Are either of those Disco conversions tipper backs then? or just static beds?
Cheers
Red truck cab with white ally body tips with hydraulic power supplied via an electric pump. Ute was added as an illustration of extending the wheelbase to achieve a potentially more desirable result.
Hicap phill
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Measure up an ifor Williams tipper trailer. See how the chassis is done.
But as stated this will make your motor higher.
This will also put a lot of weight over the back & limit the carrying capacity.
Why do you want a tipper rear?
I keep coming back to this and was trying to price up all the bits new Vs second hand and it works out to be a heck of a lot of wedge when you price up the hydraulics
Still think S/H tranny is easiest solution an rob all the gear and even the back body off it an modify to fit.
Blanco
Member
Here is a classic build, been around so long now I think people have forgotten about it....... takes more effort but then so much more satisfying.
http://www.log-rover.co.uk/Putting things together/slides/plumbed.html
lots of photos about the build, still makes me smile.
http://www.log-rover.co.uk/Putting things together/slides/plumbed.html
lots of photos about the build, still makes me smile.
1988smithy
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Have you got a thread on your trayback mate? Or more pics
No I haven’t done a thread on my trayback but I have loads of photos . I won’t hijack this thread but here are three to go on with ....
