I have secured some job which will require 2 16 tonne tippers for roughly 18 months and have decided to purchase them on hire purchase.any wazuans with experience to advise on models i.e between leyland, faw,tata which is the most reliable and are they a worthwile investment for hiring out after my contract is done?helpful ideas are welcome.

A guy I know has hired out his FAW to some contractor and at times goes for 3-4 months without being paid,(but is paid in arrears there after) which stresses him abit as he has to service a loan. He says he is supposed to get 300k a month, assuming that you earn the same and buy your tippers for about 5m in 18 months you will just have recovered your costs (after factoring in abit of maintenance costs/ insurance etc) you will thus need a tipper that is durable enough to last beyond 18 months and make for u some good returns. This is just a factor to consider, I guess other wazuans can share their experiences about reliability etc.

the initial purchase price for leyland and tata is not that far apart.tata 5875000,leyland 5973000.as for mercedes it must be damn expensive.

i didn't think Tata are durable. Most, and even with chinese FAW, are fairly new(not more than 5 years hivi) into the Kenyan market and have not been properly benchmarked. @mawinder, it is probable that what you saw is a pre-owned actross(maybe 8 years old) vs a Tata that could be 1 year old and hence the difference

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