car trailor or not

Tomjim

would a 1.5 l petrol car be able to pull this with a tonne of meal on it

http://www.donedeal.ie/trailers-for-sale/trailer-9-3x5-3-ft-/10747445?offset=1

raypallas

I wouldn't touch it, it would be high in comparison to a normal car and doesn't look to be balanced that well.

The Sidewards Man

It would struggle to pull it empty, another classic men's shed production.

I said

Ball of ****e

_Brian

Better with a regular builders style trailer, even a decent single axle standard style trailer would be so Much better than that.

Muckit

Is that reggies old trailer?

_Brian

1.5 car should be fine with a reasonable trailer and a tonne in it. Driven responsibily it would be grand.

seaniefr

You might want to research this. Does that trailer have brakes? You are only allowed AFAIK 3.5 tonne car and trailer combined unless you have a car and trailer licence with which you must use a CE marked, suitably load rated, braked trailer and seeing as the hitch on that trailer is the old type not sold by any trailer suppliers id say if you are pulling a tonne of meal in it then you would be attracting the cops attention. Also forgot to mention that you need a safety brake (steel wire from trailer brake lever to car in case trailer becomes decoupled) saw a post on the Garda Twitter feed a couple of weeks ago where they caught a lad without that and a few more things and he was going to get done over it

quietsailor

The plate that the hitch is attached to looks like it is very short under the drawbar, Second - the drawbar has no bracing, it looks like it would flex under lad and on a bend, that happening with an already high load is a disaster. You'd be better getting a different trailer

Miname

Stay away from it. A double axel low set 8x4 trailer is what's needed and should be got for around the same money. That thing is pure scrap painted up.

Melodeon

That's exactly the sort of thing that caused the trailer legislation to be updated.

sea12

You'd get a proper factory made 8x4 for just a bit more than that.
Wouldn't touch that one

anfieldrd

Any recommendations on an 8x4 trailer with mesh sides. Will go factory made, is there much variation in price?

Located in Tipp but would travel.

Genghis Cant

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'd a bit of business in with Peter Hosey during the summer. He sells Tuff Mac trailers. He'd a nice selection of small builders trailers there when I called.

Note. I've no allegiance or connection to him in any way. We bought a trailer off him and are happy with it!

anfieldrd

Genghis Cant wrote:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'd a bit of business in with Peter Hosey during the summer. He sells Tuff Mac trailers. He'd a nice selection of small builders trailers there when I called

Thanks Genghis, was looking at them on done deal earlier actually. Look good and strong, any idea of prices?

Genghis Cant

anfieldrd wrote: »

Genghis Cant wrote:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'd a bit of business in with Peter Hosey during the summer. He sells Tuff Mac trailers. He'd a nice selection of small builders trailers there when I called

Thanks Genghis, was looking at them on done deal earlier actually. Look good and strong, any idea of prices?

Not a clue about the price I'm afraid. You may ring him!

Reggie.

Genghis Cant wrote: »

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'd a bit of business in with Peter Hosey during the summer. He sells Tuff Mac trailers. He'd a nice selection of small builders trailers there when I called.

Note. I've no allegiance or connection to him in any way. We bought a trailer off him and are happy with it!

I had a bad experience with that man last year while looking for a new tractor trailer

Was going to buy a tuffmac before I got the Donnelly but everytime I rang him the price was higher and in the end a smaller tuffmac trailer was €2000 more than what I ended up paying.

Tomjim

did u get fixed up

kellys in donegal do an 8x4 double axle trailer with mesh side for around 1100

alps

4 tonne meal bin would be half the price of a new trailer and ration would be 40€ a tonne cheaper thereafter..

Tomjim

how much would a 4 tonne meal bin cost

_Brian

alps wrote: »

4 tonne meal bin would be half the price of a new trailer and ration would be 40€ a tonne cheaper thereafter..

Indeed.
But if ya want to move something else the bin would be no use.

kowtow

alps wrote:

4 tonne meal bin would be half the price of a new trailer and ration would be 40€ a tonne cheaper thereafter..

I can't find a 4 tonne bin for less than 2k anywhere..

alps

kowtow wrote: »

I can't find a 4 tonne bin for less than 2k anywhere..

Spirofeed?

kowtow

alps wrote:

Spirofeed?

Think they were 2300, perhaps including vat. Could possibly be wrong.