Tuffmac 14 * 8

memorystick

Anyone any opinions on these trailers. I see Fleming have similar types. Handy for dung, silage bales, handy haulage, timber and so on. I've looked at handy single axle trailers but there's nothing out there. Any thoughts! Thanks

https://www.donedeal.ie/silagetrailers-for-sale/tuffmac-tipping-trailer/13600252

lakill Farm

Reggie bought a Donnelly one a few years back
A real sweet trailer.

memorystick wrote: »

Anyone any opinions on these trailers. I see Fleming have similar types. Handy for dung, silage bales, handy haulage, timber and so on. I've looked at handy single axle trailers but there's nothing out there. Any thoughts! Thanks

https://www.donedeal.ie/silagetrailers-for-sale/tuffmac-tipping-trailer/13600252

charolais0153

memorystick wrote: »

Anyone any opinions on these trailers. I see Fleming have similar types. Handy for dung, silage bales, handy haulage, timber and so on. I've looked at handy single axle trailers but there's nothing out there. Any thoughts! Thanks

https://www.donedeal.ie/silagetrailers-for-sale/tuffmac-tipping-trailer/13600252

14ft is a short trailer for bales. Only 8 bales ,an extra 6ft and you can carry 14. Sime of them trailers come with bale extensions. 8ft wide is the job 7ft6 is a pain in the ass for loading bales

memorystick

charolais0153 wrote: »

14ft is a short trailer for bales. Only 8 bales ,an extra 6ft and you can carry 14. Sime of them trailers come with bale extensions. 8ft wide is the job 7ft6 is a pain in the ass for loading bales

I meant drawing bales on my own land. They'd carry 8 bales of silage this time of year which isn't bad if it's only a small few that you're after. There's nothing really out there in the line of handy sized tippers. Saw a lovely Eureka single axle grain trailer but that's s different job,

lakill Farm

charolais0153 wrote: »

14ft is a short trailer for bales. Only 8 bales ,an extra 6ft and you can carry 14. Sime of them trailers come with bale extensions. 8ft wide is the job 7ft6 is a pain in the ass for loading bales

Loaded 4 bales of silage (4x4) onto a 10ft x 5ft Ifor trailer for a lad this year. A lot of bale in the air. Used the softhands to place them

Reggie.

memorystick wrote: »

Anyone any opinions on these trailers. I see Fleming have similar types. Handy for dung, silage bales, handy haulage, timber and so on. I've looked at handy single axle trailers but there's nothing out there. Any thoughts! Thanks

https://www.donedeal.ie/silagetrailers-for-sale/tuffmac-tipping-trailer/13600252

Handy trailers for all the above. The double axle makes the turning circle a little larger but great for land.

Donnelly much the same as the tuffmac only the Donnelly is a bit more heavy duty imo.

I have a 4ft extension which means I can carry 11 bakes of silage or 16 bales of hay or straw. It's well worth getting one just in case.

The trailers will be touching the 2.5 ton mark and will be rated for roughly 11 ton

charolais0153

Reggie. wrote: »

Handy trailers for all the above. The double axle makes the turning circle a little larger but great for land.

Donnelly much the same as the tuffmac only the Donnelly is a bit more heavy duty imo.

I have a 4ft extension which means I can carry 11 bakes of silage or 16 bales of hay or straw. It's well worth getting one just in case.

The trailers will be touching the 2.5 ton mark and will be rated for roughly 11 ton

Woods are a good solid trailer aswell

Reggie.

charolais0153 wrote: »

Woods are a good solid trailer aswell

There's two types of woods trailers. The HD version is more expensive than any others.

patsy_mccabe

Bridgeway engineering do a solid trailer too. Priced a 13x8 with 500x7 flotation tyres, single axle with them last week. €5,600.
Make sure the cross beams are channel. Lots of cheap trailers out there with light box section.

Reggie.

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Bridgeway engineering do a solid trailer too. Priced a 13x8 with 500 flotation tyres, single axle with them last week. €5300.
Make sure the cross beams are channel. Lots of cheap trailers out there with light box section.

The Donnelly uses 5mm box every 9" I think it is with a 5mm floor. Most are 3mm floor

mayota

Look at the Cashels trailer, neighbour has one looks very well made.

memorystick

My mistake, the Tuffmac is 13 * 7.5. Cashel have the same size:
http://www.cashels.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Page-17.pdf
Is there much of a difference?

Reggie.

memorystick wrote: »

My mistake, the Tuffmac is 13 * 7.5. Cashel have the same size:
http://www.cashels.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Page-17.pdf
Is there much of a difference?

Mines 14 x 7.5 and tbh 8ft seems mad wide behind ya even tho it's only 6"

Reggie.

Don't forget now you'll need a handbreak and somewhere to connect a chain to

yellow50HX

Lynch trailers in Cork do some nice ones too and do a few novel features including folding rear doors. Worth a look too.

Lots of pics on their face book page too

http://lynchtrailers.ie

memorystick

yellow50HX wrote: »

Lynch trailers in Cork do some nice ones too and do a few novel features including folding rear doors. Worth a look too.

Lots of pics on their face book page too

http://lynchtrailers.ie

What's the price of the tandem multipurpose? There a bit small for meal. ''Tis hard to get a trailer to do everything.

darragh_haven

yellow50HX wrote: »

Lynch trailers in Cork do some nice ones too and do a few novel features including folding rear doors. Worth a look too.

Lots of pics on their face book page too

http://lynchtrailers.ie

Lynch do a fune trailer alright. Our local guy in Skibbereen, Hourihane, has really upp the quality of his trailers in the last 7 or 8 years

emaherx

Reggie. wrote: »

Don't forget now you'll need a handbreak and somewhere to connect a chain to

If trailer has a handbrake (which a new one must have) a brake away cable which activates the handbrake is preferred over a chain.

Reggie.

emaherx wrote: »

If trailer has a handbrake (which a new one must have) a brake away cable which activates the handbrake is preferred over a chain.

If they will install it

Parishlad

yellow50HX wrote: »

Lynch trailers in Cork do some nice ones too and do a few novel features including folding rear doors. Worth a look too.

Lots of pics on their face book page too

http://lynchtrailers.ie

Those Lynch trailers look good alright. Anyone got an idea how much a 16' or 18' cattle trailer would cost. Just a rough idea for curiousity. Not something I need right away but maybe down the road as I spend a lot of time moving cattle around the place over the Summer.

annubis

S&M trailers seem to have ones much onto lynchs on donedeal, they look good in pics anyway

Never wrestle with pigs

annubis wrote: »

S&M trailers seem to have ones much onto lynchs on donedeal, they look good in pics anyway

They build top quality stuff. To be fair to them they nearly put to much into them.

memorystick

Still in the market for a trailer. There's nothing really in the second hand market. Has the law done away with trailers with no brakes or breakaway ropes? Everything that is new has light hubs.

Never wrestle with pigs

memorystick wrote: »

Still in the market for a trailer. There's nothing really in the second hand market. Has the law done away with trailers with no brakes or breakaway ropes? Everything that is new has light hubs.

Something like a good trailer is rarely sold, usually spends it's full life on one farm. Look up S&M trailers&tanks on FB. Very good quality stuff and plenty of metal put into them.

memorystick

Does every trailer that can draw 5 ton plus have to have to have brakes?

Nekarsulm

memorystick wrote: »

Does every trailer that can draw 5 ton plus have to have to have brakes?

I think anything that can carry more than 750kg has to have brakes.
Some low figure, anyway.

emaherx

Nekarsulm wrote: »

I think anything that can carry more than 750kg has to have brakes.
Some low figure, anyway.

No need for brakes up to 5000kg below 40kph or 3500kg above 40kph. ( This includes weight of trailer)

Reggie.

emaherx wrote: »

No need for brakes up to 5000kg below 40kph or 3500kg above 40kph. ( This includes weight of trailer)

Most 14x8 trailers will weigh from 2000kg to 2500kg so really 2 ton of a load or less

emaherx

Reggie. wrote: »

Most 14x8 trailers will weigh from 2000kg to 2500kg so really 2 ton of a load or less

That's about it!

To be fair anything 14x8 or bigger should be braked.

Reggie.

emaherx wrote: »

That's about it!

To be fair anything 14x8 or bigger should be braked.

Most def. Them trailers stop the tractor not the other way round

emaherx

memorystick wrote: »

Does every trailer that can draw 5 ton plus have to have to have brakes?

I've attached all you need to know, with a screen shot of the relevant section.

memorystick

Thanks. Going to look at a 13 * 8 tipper after the weekend. I don't think it has brakes. Can this be used on the road? I've a 30 year old 90 hp tractor. Thanks

emaherx

memorystick wrote: »

Thanks. Going to look at a 13 * 8 tipper after the weekend. I don't think it has brakes. Can this be used on the road? I've a 30 year old 90 hp tractor. Thanks

Yes it can, but if it has no brakes then you can legally only tow the 5 tonne (including its own weight which means you'll only be allowed fill a bit over 2 tonne in it even though it will probably hold in excess of 10 tonne of gravel)

A smaller trailer will weigh less and therefore be able to carry more legally. But a braked trailer is the way to go.

9935452

emaherx wrote: »

That's about it!

To be fair anything 14x8 or bigger should be braked.

Its an advantage on smaller trailers depending on what you are carrying .

I have an old sedan 12x7 trailer that has brakes converted to hydraulic.

Trailer is probably 40 to 50 years old.

She has come out of the quarry with 11 ton of gravel on her back in the day.

The trailer brakes came in handy then

memorystick

Those Donnelly 14*7.5 look the job but pricey.

Reggie.

memorystick wrote: »

Those Donnelly 14*7.5 look the job but pricey.

It's a lifetime trailer tho

memorystick

Reggie. wrote: »

It's a lifetime trailer tho

You're not the guy I was talking to awhile ago!

josephsoap

charolais0153 wrote: »

14ft is a short trailer for bales. Only 8 bales ,an extra 6ft and you can carry 14. Sime of them trailers come with bale extensions. 8ft wide is the job 7ft6 is a pain in the ass for loading bales

Anyone know would a 12 x 7 hold many bales on the floor of the trailer ?

Reggie.

josephsoap wrote: »

Anyone know would a 12 x 7 hold many bales on the floor of the trailer ?

Will hold about 6

Reggie.

memorystick wrote: »

You're not the guy I was talking to awhile ago!

Don't think so

foxy farmer

josephsoap wrote: »

Anyone know would a 12 x 7 hold many bales on the floor of the trailer ?

Yeah you'll get 6. Shifting 6 fusion bales here with one but the rear posts for the back door have to go. Might have a foot of over hang at the back. Would like a rear frame but have to tip them in a yard for a lad with no loader so not a runner. Strapped from front to back and from side to side.

josephsoap

foxy farmer wrote: »

Yeah you'll get 6. Shifting 6 fusion bales here with one but the rear posts for the back door have to go. Might have a foot of over hang at the back. Would like a rear frame but have to tip them in a yard for a lad with no loader so not a runner. Strapped from front to back and from side to side.

My rear posts don’t come out, I presume if the tail board was fitted though the end bale up could sit up on the tail board to tighten the other 2 bales in.

emaherx

josephsoap wrote: »

My rear posts don’t come out, I presume if the tail board was fitted though the end bale up could sit up on the tail board to tighten the other 2 bales in.

If they are strong enough, if the bend back even the slightest bit it may effect how the sides fit back on.

memorystick

Reggie. wrote: »

It's a lifetime trailer tho

Any problems with the small wheels? I hate 6 stud.

Reggie.

memorystick wrote: »

Any problems with the small wheels? I hate 6 stud.

Mine aren't small. I've 550s on mine

memorystick

Reggie. wrote: »

Mine aren't small. I've 550s on mine

Are they low profile super singles?

Reggie.

memorystick wrote: »

Are they low profile super singles?

No same as what are on the McHale balers

Muckit

memorystick wrote: »

Are they low profile super singles?

435/45 R22.5 on a 12' trailer here. Great job. No bringing out muck on rd

memorystick

I'm after making a few calls over the last few days. I can't believe the price of trailers. I rang 4 different places and was left stunned. Going to go down a different road.

Reggie.

memorystick wrote: »

I'm after making a few calls over the last few days. I can't believe the price of trailers. I rang 4 different places and was left stunned. Going to go down a different road.

And they only get more expensive every year

josephsoap

Just after realizing my back posts come out :-|

I would presume it would be easy enough to make up a bale extension for it to comfortably hold 6 bales on the flat, something that would fit into where the back posts come out would that work?