BUILDING MATERIALS
and building industry a few extra bags
of cement are a real overload problem
due to material density. Another ‘creep’
factor is business growth. A bakkie that
starts out at 160% load will not cope with
increased demands for crew and payload
over its service life. In this example a light
commercial vehicle cannot ‘pretend’ to be
a truck – a 1000kg expected payload is
soon whittled away by real-life operating
conditions:
Extras
BAKKIE
Extras
ISUZU
kg
kg
kg
kg
Gross vehicle mass - GVM
2800
5200
Less: Unloaded mass without driver
1850
2280
950
2920
Indicated payload remaining
Deduct extra mass factors:
kg
Gross vehicle mass GVM
2800
Less: Unloaded mass
without driver
1850
Indicated payload
remaining
950
360
540
Full fuel tank bakkie 75 litres /
N-Series 100 litres @ 0,85kg/ℓ
64
85
100
150
Canopy on bakkie / 3m dropside
cargo body on N-Series
75
600
Tow bar -heavy-duty bumper- front
nudge-bar
50
75
Rubber floor mat
kg
Driver & 3 crew on bakkie / 5 crew on
N-Series @ 90kg each
Personal tools and equipment
DOUBLE CAB BAKKIE
OPERATIONAL PAYLOAD
EXAMPLE
40
Real indicated payload- kg
Gross combination mass - GCM
Deduct extra mass factors:
Driver & 3 passengers @
90kg each
Full fuel tank 75 litres @
0,85kg/ℓ
64
Personal tools and
equipment
100
Canopy
75
Tow bar -heavy-duty
bumper- front nudge-bar
50
Rubber floor mat
40
Average retail price inclusive of extras, VAT &
fleet allowances
Permissible VAT refundable
360
Real indicated
payload- kg
DOUBLE CAB BAKKIE vs
ISUZU N-SERIES CREW CAB
TOTAL
689
261
There is also a need for gross combination
mass (GCM). To overcome the lack of GVM
bakkies often tow big trailers to increase
payload capacity. It is not sound braking
practice to pull a trailer with a GVM that
exceeds the GVM of the towing vehicle –
the ‘tail can wag the dog’. In terms of the
regulations any trailer over 750kg GVM
requires a service or over-run brake and the
driver licence must also be ‘E-coded’ such
as EB or EC1.
An Isuzu N-Series crew-cab is the
ready solution to a lack of personal safety,
inadequate GVM and insufficient GCM.
This transport solution also matches the
demand for future business growth.
Here’s proof of the massive value
offered in an Isuzu NMR 250 crew cab:
This means an investment ratio to
payload of R1571/kg for the double cab
bakkie compared to only R283/kg for the
Isuzu NMR 250.
There’s no lack of power in the Isuzu
NMR 250 – the 3-litre, common-rail, turbointercooled, Isuzu diesel engine produces
330Nm torque at any altitude. And because
it is below 9000kg GVM it is not restricted
to 80kph and can cruise at 100kph all day.
There are other outstanding advantages
for investing in an Isuzu N-Series
• To top this all the Isuzu NMR 250 also
includes a standard AMT (automated
manual transmission) that makes a good
driver of a mediocre driver while reducing
operating costs and maintenance
downtime. No double cab bakkie on
the SA market includes this feature in
standard commercial execution.
• There is no safety compromise on
an Isuzu N-Series crew cab truck. In
addition to a standard ABS braking
system with ASR (Automatic Slip
Regulation), a standard engine exhaust
brake provides extra retardation. An
exhaust brake is not fitted to any double
cab bakkie.
• An Isuzu N-Series crew cab offers
689
75
1525
261
1395
6000kg
8700kg
R410 000
R419 500
R0,00
R51 500
R410 000
R368 000
cargo-body customising that will suit any
particular need and transport application
– a bakkie offers very limited opportunity
for changing cargo-body design. A
3-metre drop-side cargo body also
presents more volume for goods and
tools than a double-cab bakkie.
• And a huge financial benefit lies in VAT
which can be claimed back for the Isuzu
crew-cab but is disallowed for the bakkie
double-cab. This alone is a worthwhile
investment decision.
One conditional aspect for an Isuzu
N-Series crew cab driver is that the
required driver licence is C1 coded (the old
Code 10) because the unit is over 3,500kg
GVM. However, the N-Series range is so
easy to drive this is not a major hurdle and
an upgrade of personal ability. The annual
licence fee on the Isuzu N-Series will also
cost more.
Craig Uren, Chief Operating Officer
of Isuzu Truck South Africa, concludes
– “Outstanding value, legal compliance
and operating safety make the Isuzu
N-Series an outstanding proposition
for any business, especially service
industries that must transport people,
goods and equipment.”
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