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Silage trailer

  • 09-06-2020 10:32am
    #1
    mengele
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭


    Looking out for a clean 16ft or 18ft silage trailer which grain back door. Don't want a big massive heavy trailer but don't want one made of tin foil either. Budget of about 8k.

    Which of these are lighter trailers - kane ,Smyth, Dooley, Thorpe, ruscon, redrock, herron.

    Which of the above would he recommend.


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  • #2
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,757 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Will it be used more for silage or grain? Broughan make a good trailer too.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #3
    mengele
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭mengele


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Will it be used more for silage or grain? Broughan make a good trailer too.

    More so for silage. Short draws. Will be well minded. Broughan will be too expensive id expect. Only want to pay somewhere between 6k to 8k max. Want something in good condition that will always be worth what I paid for it. Will be kept in shed.


  • #4
    Jb1989
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    mengele wrote: »
    More so for silage. Short draws. Will be well minded. Broughan will be too expensive id expect. Only want to pay somewhere between 6k to 8k max. Want something in good condition that will always be worth what I paid for it. Will be kept in shed.

    Donnelly perhaps


  • #5
    richie123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭richie123


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Will it be used more for silage or grain? Broughan make a good trailer too.

    Atkins in cork have a decent 18 foot for sale at d minute..on springs too.looks a half decent trailer.nit sure about grain door.


  • #6
    mengele
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭mengele


    richie123 wrote: »
    Atkins in cork have a decent 18 foot for sale at d minute..on springs too.looks a half decent trailer.nit sure about grain door.

    Are springs worse or better than boogie axles? Always thought the boogie was the one to go for?


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  • #7
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    Is there any money drawing silage for lads, how much is it per acre 12 euros?


  • #8
    richie123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭richie123


    mengele wrote: »
    Are springs worse or better than boogie axles? Always thought the boogie was the one to go for?

    Boogies wear out and **** up your tyres(unless buying new and it's greased very regularly)..won't happen with springs.


  • #9
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    If budget was right a nice Smyth fieldmaster might be just in the 8k if you got to buy private and off season. or a redrock oldstyle are a great trailer you could pick up one needing a respray for 5k
    mengele wrote: »
    Looking out for a clean 16ft or 18ft silage trailer which grain back door. Don't want a big massive heavy trailer but don't want one made of tin foil either. Budget of about 8k.

    Which of these are lighter trailers - kane ,Smyth, Dooley, Thorpe, ruscon, redrock, herron.

    Which of the above would he recommend.


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