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Demand jumps for big tractors
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• Buoyant for sometime, demand for big-cab, big-engined, late-registered 4x2 tractors has suddenly shot ahead, says George Alexander, chief editor, commercial vehicles at Glass's leormation Services.
"They're regularly making at least £2,000 to 1.3,000 more than expected at auction," he says. "Dealers want the best stock they can get hold of, and they're willing to pay for It."
How about 6x2s? "They're still In demand, but they no longer command the price premium over 4x2s that they once did," he replies.
"As for 7.5 and 18-tonners, we're seeing some outstanding prices being paid for nice examples up to four years old."
Fridge-bodied riglds remain a weak area of the market, however, he observes.
"We're regularly disappointed by the way they perform," he comments. "That may be because a lot of the people who buy such vehicles tend to buy new.
"As for trailers, triaxle curtainsid ers and flats are doing nicely, and the better examples of specialist trailers
are doing exception
ally well," he says. Looking at specific makes, Alexander doubts that Oafs LF will dominate the used 7.5-tonne market in the same way its 45 Series predecessor did.
"What gave the 45 Series the edge over the competition, and set it apart from the rest, was its six-cylinder engine," he says. "LF is equipped with a four-cylinder, however," That doesn't mean to say that there's anything wrong with the engine, or the truck as a whole, Alexander stresses.
"What It does mean, however, Is that the LF will be viewed as being more on the same level as Mercedes-Benz's Atego, iveco's Cargo, and the rest of the pack, and will have to compete directly with them on its merits," he concludes.