Trucks by application

Agriculture and farm transport

For tea, the NQR Xtra and FRR90N carry about 280 bags of green leaf. Insulated stainless milk tankers run from 7,000 litres on the FRR90N to 16,000 litres on the FVZ34. Livestock, grain, animal feed and farm-input bodies fit the N-Series and F-Series, and the FVZ34 is the cattle carrier.

Body options

  • Tea carrier: bag hooks and decks, open sides, rear doors
  • Milk: insulated stainless tank with stainless cladding and high-pressure washing
  • Livestock and cattle carrier bodies
  • Enclosed corrugated steel body for seed, fertiliser and animal feed
  • Day-old chick carriers
Isuzu FRR90N with an insulated stainless-steel milk tanker, side view.
Isuzu FRR90N with an insulated stainless-steel milk tanker, side view.

Which model

Isuzu models for agriculture and farm transport

Recommended models for agriculture and farm transport, with gross vehicle weight and typical capacity
ModelBest forGVWTypical capacity
Isuzu NMR85HTea collection, feeds and day-old chicks.5,500 kg180 tea bags
Isuzu NQR81KGrain, feeds, farm inputs and chick carriers.8,000 kg—
Isuzu NQR XtraTea collection and bulky farm inputs.8,500 kg280 tea bags
Isuzu FRR90NTea, milk collection and livestock.11,000 kg280 tea bags / 7,000 L milk
Isuzu FTS344×4 milk collection on farm roads.12,200 – 13,000 kg7,500 L milk
Isuzu FVR90Bulk milk and livestock.15,000 kg12,000 L milk
Isuzu FVZ34Cattle carrier and highest-volume milk tanker.26,000 kg16,000 L milk

GVW from the manufacturer’s brochure, as on each model’s page. Typical capacity are typical body-builder figures from the Isuzu East Africa Truck Application Guide, March 2022; the body built for you may differ. What a truck can legally carry depends on the body fitted, so check your load in the payload calculator or ask TMD.

Questions

What buyers ask

  • How many tea bags does an Isuzu tea carrier hold?

    About 180 bags on the NMR85H and about 280 on the NQR Xtra and FRR90N.

  • What sizes do Isuzu milk tankers come in?

    Insulated stainless milk tankers from about 7,000 litres on the FRR90N, 7,500 on the 4×4 FTS34 and 12,000 on the FVR90, up to 16,000 litres on the FVZ34.

  • Which Isuzu truck is used for livestock?

    Livestock bodies are built on the FRR90N, FVR90 and FVZ34, with the FVZ34 6×4 as the cattle carrier for the largest loads.