will the silage back door do?

f140 · 26-03-2016 5:42pm #1

must go the the quarry to get about 10 tonne of stone. have an 18ft brougham silage trailer with the top side off to collect it. will the silage back door do or will I need to put on the grain door do ye think. its just the hassle of changing doors is nearly half a day. the back silage door has a flap down thebotton of about a foot which is what I am worried about.
if the stone is kept near the top would it be alright do ye think? need to go about 7-8 miles and the ground is flat

IH784man · 26-03-2016 5:47pm

Have you got any photos of it

RealJohn · 26-03-2016 5:48pm

IH784man wrote: »

Have you got any photos of it

Might want to mark the thread as 'not safe for work' if people are going to start posting pictures of their silage back doors.

f140 · 26-03-2016 5:49pm

IH784man wrote: »

Have you got any photos of it

https://www.google.ie/search?q=silage+back+door&biw=1093&bih=498&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi92q7I9N7LAhXCcg8KHcPzABYQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=PE22juwmz7aoUM%3A like this picture

Dawggone · 26-03-2016 5:49pm

f140 wrote: »

must go the the quarry to get about 10 tonne of stone. have an 18ft brougham silage trailer with the top side off to collect it. will the silage back door do or will I need to put on the grain door do ye think. its just the hassle of changing doors is nearly half a day. the back silage door has a flap down thebotton of about a foot which is what I am worried about.
if the stone is kept near the top would it be alright do ye think? need to go about 7-8 miles and the ground is flat

Drop a big square bale of straw inside.

enricoh · 26-03-2016 5:54pm

It must be a fairly complicated door on the broughan, ours is two 1/2"bolts to take off .
Maybe get a bit of an 8 by 4 sheet of ply a foot deep n tekscrew it onto the tail door or even the rubber?

f140 · 26-03-2016 6:06pm

enricoh wrote: »

It must be a fairly complicated door on the broughan, ours is two 1/2"bolts to take off .
Maybe get a bit of an 8 by 4 sheet of ply a foot deep n tekscrew it onto the tail door or even the rubber?

yes but its the fecking weight of them and getting the digger to lift them along with the grain door being away in the back of the shed as I never really use it.

blue5000 · 26-03-2016 6:08pm

Can you borrow a dumper trailer, if you warp the silage door you'll be kicking yourself.

foxy farmer · 26-03-2016 6:21pm

I have a 13x7 trailer here with 2ft high sides. It will take 10t at a push. Heaped up alright but nothing major. You have a Twin axle trailer possibly 20ft long and a ft wider. Keep the load forward and I'd say there wont be much at the back door. Sheet of ply and some tek screws or bolts and plates through the mesh should be fine. Keep it simple.

f140 · 26-03-2016 6:24pm

blue5000 wrote: »

Can you borrow a dumper trailer, if you warp the silage door you'll be kicking yourself.

ya, I will just put on the grain door now and it will solve all. better be safe than sorry. Thanks lads.

Miname · 26-03-2016 8:56pm

throw a plank across the back prior to filling and the stone will hold it in place tight against the door. ive done it a few times and no hassle. you wont have any major pressure on it only when loading. just make sure the lad on the shovel isnt a clown.