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Your Versatile Workhorse for the Waste & Recycling Industry
Available in sizes from 12T to 32T, our Hookloaders with VDL Gear are your versatile partner for a range of loads, allowing you to collect and drop off multiple bodies in various sizes, keeping your operation highly efficient. Suitable for a variety of industries including Construction, Recycling, Waste, and even Agriculture with waste bin bodies, flats, hotboxes, and more the possibilities are endless.
Lowest Body Height in The Industry
Allowing you to stack multiple items while avoiding height restrictions.
Stainless Rear Light Guards
Working vehicles can be prone to bumps, so our guards will help protect your hookloader.
Aluminium Chequer Mudwings
Long-lasting and creating a stunning-looking vehicle on the road.
Side Extending Sheeting Systems
Ensuring your vehicle is safe for you, and other road users when transporting loads, our sheeting system is made from tough mesh that lasts.
Drawbar Option
Increase the payload up to 44T train Weight, increasing the flexibility of your truck with a Drawbar trailer from Mac’s.
Beautifully Simple Components
Maximise uptime thanks to the use of simple but robust air-line controls, with only 4 electrical sensors in the whole body, there’s less to go wrong.
FAQs
If you are just moving self-driving machinery and wheeled equipment then a Beavertail is your best bet, allowing easy loading and a large payload. However, if your business takes on a larger variety of work, a Cheesewedge is perfect for you.
We are a FASSI Gold Installer & Dealer, so naturally we mainly fit FASSI cranes to our Cheesewedge body trucks. These cranes are known for their strength, reliability, power-to-weight ratio, and fantastic reach.
We have options available from 26T-32T 6×2 – 8×2, with plenty of available in stock or build so you don’t have to wait.
Lots of our customers opt to go for a drawbar fitting on their vehicle, allowing them to increase overall payload and offering greater efficiency. We have a variety of drawbar trailers in stock.
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Designed for the easy loading, unloading, and transportation of materials/goods for the building, construction, and timber trades, Mac’s merchant trucks feature easy-access bodies with drop sides, durable hardwood flooring and cranes for lifting.
We have a range of vehicles available with FASSI, Palfinger and HIAB cranes all optimised for your industry requirements. Mac’s is a FASSI Gold installer and we are experts at setting truck-mounted cranes up to perform better than anyone in the industry.
We have options available from 12T-32T 4×2 to 8×2, you’re bound to find something perfect for your requirements.
FAQs
A crane truck is a rigid or tractor unit with a crane fitted to the vehicle for the loading, unloading and lifting of goods. HIAB is a make of cranes for trucks but in recent years has been used more and more as a general term for a truck with a crane (think Hoover vs Vacuum Cleaner).
We are your FASSI Gold Installer & Dealer of choice, so naturally, we mainly fit FASSI cranes to our trucks. These cranes are known for their strength, reliability, power-to-weight ratio, and fantastic reach. We do and can also fit HIAB & Palfinger.
The payload on your crane truck will vary on several factors including the size and weight of the crane used. On our large crane builds such as the FASSI F990, we use 25% lighter materials without sacrificing any body strength or yield, to ensure a good payload is achievable. For further information on your specific case, please get in touch.
Lots of our customers opt to go for a drawbar fitting on their vehicle, allowing them to increase overall payload and offering greater efficiency. We have a variety of drawbar trailers in stock ready to go today.
FAQs
We can build tractor-unit crane trucks with chassis from DAF, Volvo, Scania, Mercedes-Benz and MAN.
Our tractor units can be plated up to 150T.
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As the UK exclusive VDL dealers Mac’s can supply you with just the VDL gear to fit to your own truck. Alternatively, we have VDL Skiploaders in stock ready to go, or can build you a truck to your exact requirements in a matter of weeks. Available to buy, finance or rent.
VDL is a large company based in the Netherlands, they are renowned for creating outstanding quality products for the vehicle industry across Europe, trusted by thousands of companies like yours.
We build our VDL Skiploaders on chassis from DAF, VOLVO, Scania and Mercedes-Benz, in 4×2, 6×2 configurations.
FAQs
As the UK-exclusive VDL dealers, Mac’s can supply you with just the VDL gear to fit to your chassis. Alternatively, we have VDL Hookloaders built and ready to go, or can build you a truck to your exact requirements in a matter of weeks. Available to buy, finance or rent.
VDL is a large company based in the Netherlands, they are renowned for creating outstanding quality products for the vehicle industry across Europe, trusted by thousands of companies like yours. Mac’s expert in-house team then fit the gear to a variety of chassis.
We build our VDL Hookloaders on chassis from DAF, VOLVO, Scania and Mercedes-Benz, in 4×2, 6×2, and 8×2 configurations.
FAQs
Our removal truck bodies come on a range of chassis from DAF, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz in 12T-18T
Depending on your needs, our removal truck chassis can come with single, or twin bunk/Hatcher pod options.
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Our tippers & grabs are available with DAF, Volvo and Scania chassis.
We have a wide range of stock from 7.2T to 32T options.
FAQs
Our curtainside truck bodies come on a range of chassis from DAF, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz in 7.2T-26T
Yes! We can install kits for you to suit various types of forklift applications such as Moffet, Manitou with varying hard ride and soft ride applications.
Industry Leading Equipment, Built to Last
Thanks to only the best quality materials, outstanding workmanship, and high corrosion resistance, your Hookloader with VDL gear will stand the test of time for your business.
Increase Your Trucks Capability with a FASSI Crane
Perfect for lifting bottle banks, bags of aggregates or machinery onto the back of the truck, increasing the versatility of the jobs you can undertake.
