single or double axle

Dunedin

looking at buying a silage trailer for bales.

is there any huge difference in a single or double axle - looking at a 20 - 25 foot trailer to bring 10 bales on the flat and maybe a single row on top.

most trailers seem to be single axle - would they be a lot harder to pull??

micraX

What ever you buy make sure it's axle weight is stamped on the plate.

Genghis Cant

We had a bale trailer and sold it a number of years ago after buying a 14' trailer with (removable)18" sides.
Far more options around the place, turf, gravel, feedstuff, fencing etc.
We draw the bales up from the field to stack in the yard on the trailer too, 10 bales per run, no hardship running and racing bringing single bales.
Maybe you'd consider a trailer?

GrandSoftDay

Dunedin wrote: »

looking at buying a silage trailer for bales.

is there any huge difference in a single or double axle - looking at a 20 - 25 foot trailer to bring 10 bales on the flat and maybe a single row on top.

most trailers seem to be single axle - would they be a lot harder to pull??

Contracter I worked for had a 24ft single axle with racks, never found it hard to pull to be honest. Used to bring 15 bales of silage or 24 bales of hay on it. He had a tri axle low loader aswell and I hated the thing drawing bales. Huge tail swing on it.

Sam Kade

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

Contracter I worked for had a 24ft single axle with racks, never found it hard to pull to be honest. Used to bring 15 bales of silage or 24 bales of hay on it. He had a tri axle low loader aswell and I hated the thing drawing bales. Huge tail swing on it.

It depends what tractor you have to pull with, try to pull that 24' with a 2 wheel drive 7610 and you won't get very far.

GrandSoftDay

Sam Kade wrote: »

It depends what tractor you have to pull with, try to pull that 24' with a 2 wheel drive 7610 and you won't get very far.

To be honest I wouldn't be too keen on trying it, 15 wet bales of silage is a fair load behind a lot bigger tractors than a Ford 7610.

Reggie.

Genghis Cant wrote: »

We had a bale trailer and sold it a number of years ago after buying a 14' trailer with (removable)18" sides.
Far more options around the place, turf, gravel, feedstuff, fencing etc.
We draw the bales up from the field to stack in the yard on the trailer too, 10 bales per run, no hardship running and racing bringing single bales.
Maybe you'd consider a trailer?

I'm the same. Much more options

Reggie.

Dunedin wrote: »

looking at buying a silage trailer for bales.

is there any huge difference in a single or double axle - looking at a 20 - 25 foot trailer to bring 10 bales on the flat and maybe a single row on top.

most trailers seem to be single axle - would they be a lot harder to pull??

Not really. I'd be more worried about a double axle trailer tearing up the ground as it turns in a field

Gillespy

Shouldn't be a problem, fill with the tractor aimed for the gap and there's no need for tight turns anyway.

For that size trailer the old fashioned double wheels, single axle is plenty good enough. I prefer the double wheels to the super singles, they brought me home a few times when one blew out.

Zr105

Personally tandem super singles. Have a 26ish ft single axle, 12 of straw on floor or 10 of silage, or 30ft tandem. Even with 14 on the floor of the 30 its a far far nicer trailer to pull on/off road and far easier on the field! Just dont turn stupidly sharp!

the saving on the field from compaction far outweighs the bit of scuffing on the field with the tandem

valtraman

If you draw anything much at all go tandem axle . I had a single axle and it would throw any load straw pallets of fert seed the lot seemed to move even when tied, the tandem axle I have now is a dream just floats along behind the tractor no waving about in the ruts on the roadside