Double axle or tri axle.

Dupont

What is best double axle or tri axle in a 12ft plant trailer. Will be used mostly for 3t digger. Dealers I've been chatting to say a double axle is steadier begin a van on the road. Also any recommendations on dealers that would have 2nd hand trailers. Anywhere at all really don't mind travelling. Thanks

Who2

Dupont wrote: »

What is best double axle or tri axle in a 12ft plant trailer. Will be used mostly for 3t digger. Dealers I've been chatting to say a double axle is steadier begin a van on the road. Also any recommendations on dealers that would have 2nd hand trailers. Anywhere at all really don't mind travelling. Thanks

If your vat registered you would be better off buying new, most plant trailers have had the stones pulled out of them. Personally I rather the twin axel for plant work. But then again I haven't used a tri axel very often bar a mates for drawing awkward kinda loads.

Dupont

Who2 wrote: »

If your vat registered you would be better off buying new, most plant trailers have had the stones pulled out of them. Personally I rather the twin axel for plant work. But then again I haven't used a tri axel very often bar a mates for drawing awkward kinda loads.

Unfortunately I'm not vat registered. Did you find the twin axle under pressure when using it for heavy loads ?

Who2

Dupont wrote: »

Unfortunately I'm not vat registered. Did you find the twin axle under pressure when using it for heavy loads ?

No, I've been a bit of an idiot with loads as far up to as 5.5 ton loaded and it's handled grand. A mate has a predator trailer for his digger and I have to say it was the best balanced and easily towed load I've found. Not really a fan of ifor. Had one for a few years and to be honest they are a bit soft. You'll wreck most vans I know I did towing a digger. You'll get used to fitting springs for starters.

Dupont

Who2 wrote: »

No, I've been a bit of an idiot with loads as far up to as 5.5 ton loaded and it's handled grand. A mate has a predator trailer for his digger and I have to say it was the best balanced and easily towed load I've found. Not really a fan of ifor. Had one for a few years and to be honest they are a bit soft. You'll wreck most vans I know I did towing a digger. You'll get used to fitting springs for starters.

What tyres are you running on it? We pull a 3t digger at work on a 10x5 plant trailer and even with a heavier tyre and a few extra psi it's tyres are well buldged

Who2

Dupont wrote: »

What tyres are you running on it? We pull a 3t digger at work on a 10x5 plant trailer and even with a heavier tyre and a few extra psi it's tyres are well buldged

I can't remember what they were, it was stolen. But they were the heaviest I could get at the time, I was going through an awful run of flat tyres on the old ones.

Who2

Il find out what's running on the mates one over the next few days and let you know.

tractorporn

Dupont wrote:

What is best double axle or tri axle in a 12ft plant trailer. Will be used mostly for 3t digger. Dealers I've been chatting to say a double axle is steadier begin a van on the road. Also any recommendations on dealers that would have 2nd hand trailers. Anywhere at all really don't mind travelling. Thanks

Have recently upgraded the cattle trailer in White's in Abbeyshrule. Couldn't praise them enough Barry is very decent. Be worth a phone call

Dupont

tractorporn wrote: »

Have recently upgraded the cattle trailer in White's in Abbeyshrule. Couldn't praise them enough Barry is very decent. Be worth a phone call

Yeah I was chatting to him on the phone he's a sound man I must try get down to him.

Dupont

So the both trailers are rated for 3.5 t so do yous reckon a twin axle will be ok. There's plenty of them about.

Who2

Dupont wrote: »

So the both trailers are rated for 3.5 t so do yous reckon a twin axle will be ok. There's plenty of them about.

twin axels grand but be careful especially with ifor trailers, theres two grades of plant trailer rated at 3.5 ton.

Dupont

Who2 wrote: »

twin axels grand but be careful especially with ifor trailers, theres two grades of plant trailer rated at 3.5 ton.

Is that the ones you see think there 10x5 and a ramp tail door but it has no jack legs on the tail door and slightly higher sides ?

Who2

Dupont wrote: »

Is that the ones you see think there 10x5 and a ramp tail door but it has no jack legs on the tail door and slightly higher sides ?

They look nearly identical, but a few of the obvious differences are: tieing eyes are welded on steel rod rather than shaped flat plate, fixed to the top of the sides, the top edge of the sides are done in box rather than a pressed edge.

Dupont

tractorporn wrote: »

Have recently upgraded the cattle trailer in White's in Abbeyshrule. Couldn't praise them enough Barry is very decent. Be worth a phone call

That's who I ended up dealing with aswell. Couldn't fault him very helpful and easy to deal with