Ifor williams detachable cattle body

Land8550

Hello i have a tripple axel 14 foot ifor williams trailer with drop down sides. And im woundering would a 14 foot detachable cattle body fit straight on to it. And do ye kno what price the body would be. Wouldnt be using the trailer for livestock only 4 or 5 times a year and would save buying a cattle trailer then as well espically when im not going to be using it for livestock much thanks

blue5000

Land8550 wrote: »

Hello i have a tripple axel 14 foot ifor williams trailer with drop down sides. And im woundering would a 14 foot detachable cattle body fit straight on to it. And do ye kno what price the body would be. Wouldnt be using the trailer for livestock only 4 or 5 times a year and would save buying a cattle trailer then as well espically when im not going to be using it for livestock much thanks

They're a pain, anybody round here that had one always got rid and bought a conventional trailer.
Problems are;
If the body gets bent the holes never match up again.
They are higher, so less stable
When the cattle body is on you need the flat trailer....
I think the longest one is 12ft, not 14ft.

lakill Farm

blue5000 wrote: »

They're a pain, anybody round here that had one always got rid and bought a conventional trailer.
Problems are;
If the body gets bent the holes never match up again.
They are higher, so less stable
When the cattle body is on you need the flat trailer....
I think the longest one is 12ft, not 14ft.

They do come 14ft tri axle

I have a twin axle 12ft with folding sheep decks . Never had the body off. I bought it with intention of selling the plant trailer . Its still here also

However I would be a fan of the demountable if you already have the sides. I could never locate a set of sites and front board for reasonable money

Went and bought a tri axle 16ft trailer last autumn. its a weapon of a thing

Cavanjack

lakill Farm wrote: »

They do come 14ft tri axle

I have a twin axle 12ft with folding sheep decks . Never had the body off. I bought it with intention of selling the plant trailer . Its still here also

However I would be a fan of the demountable if you already have the sides. I could never locate a set of sites and front board for reasonable money

Went and bought a tri axle 16ft trailer last autumn. its a weapon of a thing

What You pulling it with? Are You not overweight when it's full of cattle?

Nekarsulm

Land8550 wrote: »

Hello i have a tripple axel 14 foot ifor williams trailer with drop down sides. And im woundering would a 14 foot detachable cattle body fit straight on to it. And do ye kno what price the body would be. Wouldnt be using the trailer for livestock only 4 or 5 times a year and would save buying a cattle trailer then as well espically when im not going to be using it for livestock much thanks

Keep an eye on ebay.co.uk. Bodies come up for sale regularly enough.

MickeyShtyles

Cavanjack wrote: »

What You pulling it with? Are You not overweight when it's full of cattle?

He’s got the trailer licence done.

Cavanjack

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

He’s got the trailer licence done.

Yeah but think You still can't pull over 3.5tonne.

K.G.

got a ten ft detachable and its handy the odd time i need a flat bed- maybe twice a year.how do lads throw it on and off-started using the loader lately to lift it off

Zr105

K.G. wrote: »

got a ten ft detachable and its handy the odd time i need a flat bed- maybe twice a year.how do lads throw it on and off-started using the loader lately to lift it off

We used to do it a bit then got fed up of the messing and got a flat aswell, far handier, but the flat does more work here and some of the times you want the box you want it in a hurry not after half an hour putting the body on!

Anyways, we undo the bolts, slide the body back till it tips back and the heel of the ramp sits on the ground, then come in from the side with the loader, put a strap through the 2 front handles and give it a gentle lift then drive out, and leave it sitting on the ground flat. We moved the 2 front handles so that one bolt is into the rail across the front rather than just in the Ali panels, bit stronger for lifting and it also meant we could leave the head board on under them

lakill Farm

Cavanjack wrote: »

What You pulling it with? Are You not overweight when it's full of cattle?

L200

You don't need to always fill it :P

lakill Farm

K.G. wrote: »

got a ten ft detachable and its handy the odd time i need a flat bed- maybe twice a year.how do lads throw it on and off-started using the loader lately to lift it off

there is a special demounting kit.

and seen a few lads use beer kegs and 6x3 timbers