{"id":10619,"date":"2018-02-20T15:34:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T15:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=10619"},"modified":"2018-02-20T16:57:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T16:57:24","slug":"van-hire-size-guide-should-i-hire-a-dropside-or-tipper-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/10619","title":{"rendered":"Van hire size guide: should I hire a dropside or tipper van?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10620\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10620\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/man-tge-crewcab-dropside-sm.jpg\" alt=\"MAN TGE dropside van conversion\" width=\"650\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/man-tge-crewcab-dropside-sm.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/man-tge-crewcab-dropside-sm-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/man-tge-crewcab-dropside-sm-624x307.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/man-tge-crewcab-dropside-sm-50x25.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new MAN TGE dropside van conversion, pictured at the Birmingham NEC at CV Show 2017<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Choosing the right type of van to hire isn&#8217;t always easy. But if you need a dropside or tipper then your choice should be pretty clear, as these types of vans are designed for quite different jobs to standard panel vans.<\/p>\n<p>In this series, we&#8217;re taking a look at the popular sizes of vans offered by the hire companies who supply the results for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/\">our price comparison system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today I&#8217;ll explain what dropside and tipper vans are, and what they&#8217;re normally used for. But before I get started, here are links to the other types of van we&#8217;ve already covered in this series:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/10576\">Small van<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/10587\">Medium van<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/10598\">Large van<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/10606\">Extra-long van<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/10610\">Luton van<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dropside &amp; Tipper vans<\/h2>\n<p>The defining feature of these vans is that they have an open load area that&#8217;s enclosed by folding sides which lock into place for transport and can be folded down for easy loading and unloading.<\/p>\n<p>Tipper models look the same but have lifting gear which raises the load bed at the front, meaning that its contents are tipped off the back of the van.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10621\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10621\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/nissan-nv400-dropside-1-med.jpg\" alt=\"Nissan NV400 tipper\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/nissan-nv400-dropside-1-med.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/nissan-nv400-dropside-1-med-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/nissan-nv400-dropside-1-med-624x417.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/nissan-nv400-dropside-1-med-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Nissan NV400 tipper van conversion.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The size of the load area can vary widely on tippers and dropsides, but a typical example might be 3m long by 2m wide. Dropsides are likely to be slightly larger than tippers, typically.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tippers vs. dropside: <\/strong>You can use a tippers like a dropside. The only disadvantage to this is that the available payload (weight limit) will often be lower than it would be on a dropside, because of the extra weight of the tipper gear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Load capacity:\u00a0<\/strong>These vans are often used for transporting building materials, which tend to be pretty heavy. With a typical payload of 1,000-1,200kg, it&#8217;s easy to go overweight if you&#8217;re loading packs of bricks and bags of cement, for example.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember<\/strong> &#8212; items in the load area are exposed to the elements and may need securing to ensure they don&#8217;t move or fall out while being transported.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crew cab or single cab:\u00a0<\/strong>These vans are available with a single cab (driver + 2 passengers) or a crew cab (driver + 5 passengers). Crew cab models sometimes have a smaller load area, so if you hiring a tipper or a dropside, make sure you know what you&#8217;re getting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you planning a big DIY building job or gardening project? 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