I’m honestly baffled as to where they got that idea, most commercial vans are built around standard pallets and wallboard sheets. Mercedes Sprinter and Vito will, the Transit including the Transit Custom will, the Toyota Hiace will, it’s pretty much a standard feature.
As in plasterboard sheets? I don’t see why not if hand loading, plenty of vans will fit a 2400x1200 sheet (my Transporter fitted a bunch of plywood with room to spare). Loading one with a forklift is harder due to no side access long enough to fit 2400mm but that’s a problem shared with tub back utes. If however your plasterboard pallet is side accessible a van with barn doors (like you’d buy if pallets were a priority) will allow you load it in fine.
this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Your not putting a stack of sheet in the back of a van.
curled@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Yea you are? Sprinters or Crafters easily fit a stack of sheets, at least in the EU they do
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 months ago
I’m honestly baffled as to where they got that idea, most commercial vans are built around standard pallets and wallboard sheets. Mercedes Sprinter and Vito will, the Transit including the Transit Custom will, the Toyota Hiace will, it’s pretty much a standard feature.
FiFoFree@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Not with that attitude.
gnu@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
As in plasterboard sheets? I don’t see why not if hand loading, plenty of vans will fit a 2400x1200 sheet (my Transporter fitted a bunch of plywood with room to spare). Loading one with a forklift is harder due to no side access long enough to fit 2400mm but that’s a problem shared with tub back utes. If however your plasterboard pallet is side accessible a van with barn doors (like you’d buy if pallets were a priority) will allow you load it in fine.
jj4211@lemmy.world 3 months ago
What van are you thinking? Work vans do this all the time.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Most commercial vans are slightly over 2.4m long in the cargo area, which is the size of a standard sheet of wallboard. (1.2x2.4m).
Mine will fit that comfortably.
this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 3 months ago
My pickup can fit that with a forklift in seconds without hand loading… Can your van…?
FelixCress@lemmy.world 3 months ago
We have seen it on the picture above.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Can your pick me up fit into a standard car park in the middle of a city?
And a van with split doors is definitely capable of doing that.