Hauling a GC2310

[Ductape]

Those sprinters are slick ! I haven't seen many in the C&C configuration around these parts. Perfect size for your tractor!

 

[LBrown59]

In Europe they call this a pickup made by Mercedes Benz.
It is as wide and long as a standard 1/2 ton US pickup.
I made ramps to load it. Easy on and off.Doug

What a fascinating truck!
That's a great truck for hauling a BX23 on also.
All it needs is a bed a couple of feet longer so the hoe don't need to be turned to one side.
A bed that would dump like a dump truck and tilt like a rollback would make it the ultimate BX23 Massy 2310 or JD 2210 Hauler.
Such a set up would give you the benefits of A dump truck a roll back and a trailer all rolled into one vehicle.
How high is the bed above the ground?
Where did you come across the MB?
What engine does it have in it?
Is it front or rear wheel drive?

How is it classified for insurance and licensing purpose?
== L B ==

 

[MrSteve]

You all here in the USA have seen that truck, kind of. The truck is the same as the New Dodge vans that you see driving around now. I would bet you could buy one of the Dodge vans and do the same thing.

It is called the Dodge (Mercedes) Sprinter....

 

[tx2310]

I bought it as a cab chassis and built the bed 11'6" and 80" wide. It is on the 140" wheelbase dually and could have gone to a 13' bed. On a 158" WB you can go to a 15' bed. I went with this size so I can park any where with out taking up 2 spaces. They do make a dump bed the dumps 3 directions left,right and to the back. You would have a ruff time making a van into a flatbed since the van is unibody and mine comes with a boxed frame. I kept it simple to save weight so I can haul more (5000#) have had 6500# of stone on the back when the loader guy got carried away still had about 1.5" of travel before hitting the bump stop. Didn't need a dump since I had a place to back up to a 3' high sandstone wall and I just drove on to the truck to unload. And the 55# aluminum ramps are faster and simpler then a rollback to load the 2310 even with the MMM. It is badged as a Dodge but it is all Mercedes. It has a 2.7L 5cyl. turbo diesel, of course it is rear wheel drive and a curb to curb 42' turn radius. They have been in the US since 2001 with Fed Ex and UPS. The picture Mr Steve put up is the 07- model, mine is a 04. In Tx. it is a 1 ton pickup. I think I answered every thing.

Doug

 

[ultrarunner]

What's the future of the Sprinter with the Dodge/Mercedes marriage ending in divorce?

Any pictures of your set-up?

 

[tx2310]

Mercedes still has a small interest in Dodge and a large interest in Freightliner who also badges a Sprinter. It is too large of a market for Mercedes to take it away (FedEx & UPS). I posted a picture in a earlier post.

Doug

 

[LBrown59]

I bought it as a cab chassis and built the bed 11'6" and 80" wide. It is on the 140" wheelbase dually and could have gone to a 13' bed. On a 158" WB you can go to a 15' bed. I went with this size so I can park any where with out taking up 2 spaces. They do make a dump bed the dumps 3 directions left,right and to the back. You would have a ruff time making a van into a flatbed since the van is unibody and mine comes with a boxed frame. I kept it simple to save weight so I can haul more (5000#) have had 6500# of stone on the back when the loader guy got carried away still had about 1.5" of travel before hitting the bump stop. Didn't need a dump since I had a place to back up to a 3' high sandstone wall and I just drove on to the truck to unload. And the 55# aluminum ramps are faster and simpler then a rollback to load the 2310 even with the MMM. It is badged as a Dodge but it is all Mercedes. It has a 2.7L 5cyl. turbo diesel, of course it is rear wheel drive and a curb to curb 42' turn radius. They have been in the US since 2001 with Fed Ex and UPS. The picture Mr Steve put up is the 07- model, mine is a 04. In Tx. it is a 1 ton pickup. I think I answered every thing.

Doug

Thanks for posting .
I could use a dump bed.
Last summer I lost out on getting free fill dirt cause i didn't have a truck to haul it with.
Sure did hurt watching the guy who got the free dirt driving right past my place 4 or 5 times a day with all that free dirt on his little 1 ton dump flat bed truck.

 

[LBrown59]

Thanks, ya I may have to get the 16', it does fit with the hoe angled on the deck, but if I want to haul the unit with an attachment like my yard rake with bucket attached I need about 15'. I guess 2 more feet won't add much for weight, 50 Lbs ? now I just need more power,
*my little 4.6L struggles a bit at highway speeds....

* Not the real issue.Question is will it stop it?

 

[tx2310]

4.6L has problem at highway speeds? My 2.7L does have to shift down when I have 4000# on the back with the cruise control set on 70 on 2 hills in MO on I44 and 1 hill with the 2310 on the back.

Sorry I couldn't help myself.

Doug