Car trailers.

Danuogma

I am looking to get a decent car trailer. Could anyone recommend a fabricator that makes good ones for fairly reasonable money. Or should I get one second hand one?. What can I expect to pay for a decent one?.

Mr.Boots

I dont know anything about them realy....i have an ifor williams and its great.

Esel

No experience with trailers, but if you expanded a bit on what you intend to use the trailer for, what size you want etc., people would be better able to advise you.

cascade35

Friend of mine makes trailers, he will make the exact size trailer you want.

Danuogma

esel wrote: »

No experience with trailers, but if you expanded a bit on what you intend to use the trailer for, what size you want etc., people would be better able to advise you.

I need a trailer for general use, 6 x 4 feet or slightly bigger.

Danuogma

cascade35 wrote: »

Friend of mine makes trailers, he will make the exact size trailer you want.

Where is he located?.

alias no.9

Plenty of liquidation auctions for plant at the moment, you might pick something up at one of those.

fig mclough

look at done deals, new ones and nearly new ones are always for sale

mickdw

ifor williams 8 x 4 second hand would cost maybe €1k. They really are the only option. they might appear expensive but you will pay more than half that for a trailer made by some guy in his shed. The problem though is that Ive never seen one of these homemade type trailers kasting more than 3 or 4 years (unless painted twice yearly and kept indoors) whereas the ifor williams seems to last forever.
Another problem Ive seen with trailers is that wheel bearings will go and you have no idea what the axle came off and this leads to a guessing game in trying to fit a new bearing whereas again ifor williams are factory produced and these type of problems dont exist.

Danuogma

An Ifor would be ideal if I could come across one within my budget (800 quid or so).

Here is what I have come across on donedeal;

800 quid;


695

Danuogma

500

vincenzolorenzo

mickdw wrote: »

ifor williams 8 x 4 second hand would cost maybe €1k. They really are the only option. they might appear expensive but you will pay more than half that for a trailer made by some guy in his shed. The problem though is that Ive never seen one of these homemade type trailers kasting more than 3 or 4 years (unless painted twice yearly and kept indoors) whereas the ifor williams seems to last forever.
Another problem Ive seen with trailers is that wheel bearings will go and you have no idea what the axle came off and this leads to a guessing game in trying to fit a new bearing whereas again ifor williams are factory produced and these type of problems dont exist.

Must be some terrible trailer makers in your neck of the woods so! My father made our trailer around 1992, bog standard single axle 8x4 mild steel. Painted at the time, and hasn't had to go near it since. Of course a galvanised trailer is going to be a better job but home made trailers can be grand too. Depends what you want them for really

gofaster_s13

Be careful buying homemade trailers as in the not too distant future(next couple of years) these are all going to have to be type approved and E marked anything that doesnt have these is off the road.(same thing applies to home made tow bars etc.)

snowman707

Give Westwood Trailers NaaS A ring
http://www.westwoodtrailers.com/

They are the main importers for I Williams and will also have a list of dealers who may have what you need


another is
S.M.S Kilkenny (056)7763937

snowman707

mickdw wrote: »

off and this leads to a guessing game in trying to fit a new bearing whereas again ifor williams are factory produced and these type of problems dont exist.

any shop or company specialising in bearings will supply any bearing you need just by measuring the inner & outer rims of the old bearing.

gofaster_s13

snowman707 wrote: »

any shop or company specialising in bearings will supply any bearing you need just by measuring the inner & outer rims of the old bearing.

Providing the bearing is intact and has'nt collapsed or seized destroying the bearing, hub and stub axle

BeardyGit

http://www.westwoodtrailers.com/Products/USED_TRAILERS/USED_DOMESTIC.html

Second from the top comes with 6 months warranty, fully serviced and inspected, receipted etc. They're asking for €675, but I'm sure there's a little bit of wiggle room in there.

mickdw

gofaster_s13 wrote: »

Providing the bearing is intact and has'nt collapsed or seized destroying the bearing, hub and stub axle

Thats my point, you really dont know what the axle is off. We have one twin axle trailer fitted with 4 opel wheels. The rims are almost identical yet cannot be changed from front axle to rear axle. Nighmare when you try to change a puncture thinking you have the correct wheel.

snowman707

gofaster_s13 wrote: »

Providing the bearing is intact and has'nt collapsed or seized destroying the bearing, hub and stub axle

No
the bearing need not be in tact. often had burst a broken or seized one off a stub or shaft

snowman707

Gil_Dub wrote: »

http://www.westwoodtrailers.com/Products/USED_TRAILERS/USED_DOMESTIC.html

Second from the top comes with 6 months warranty, fully serviced and inspected, receipted etc. They're asking for €675, but I'm sure there's a little bit of wiggle room in there.

does not have brakes, other than that seems to be in good nick, safety chain & detachable light lead. would be ideal for light loads

cascade35

Danuogma wrote: »

Where is he located?.

Clonmel

blarneyone

gofaster_s13 wrote: »

Be careful buying homemade trailers as in the not too distant future(next couple of years) these are all going to have to be type approved and E marked anything that doesnt have these is off the road.(same thing applies to home made tow bars etc.)

They can't get rhis sorted in the UK ao can't see it happening here for a while

SEPT 23 1989

jesus we are really in a recession now with the talk of trailers in the eighties as kid every second house on the road had a trailer:pac:

BostonB

gofaster_s13 wrote: »

Be careful buying homemade trailers as in the not too distant future(next couple of years) these are all going to have to be type approved and E marked anything that doesnt have these is off the road.(same thing applies to home made tow bars etc.)

Was there a hugh amount of accidents caused by home made trailers or something.

demag

OP just sent you a pm about my trailers