Tuffmac 14 * 8

memorystick · 19-03-2018 11:11PM #1

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 · 19-03-2018 11:44PM

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 · 19-03-2018 11:49PM

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 · 20-03-2018 12:03AM

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 · 20-03-2018 12:07AM

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. · 20-03-2018 12:23AM

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 · 20-03-2018 12:36AM

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. · 20-03-2018 12:40AM

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 · 20-03-2018 12:40AM

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. · 20-03-2018 12:43AM

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 · 20-03-2018 08:34AM

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

memorystick · 20-03-2018 10:26AM

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. · 20-03-2018 12:24PM

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. · 20-03-2018 12:29PM

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

yellow50HX · 20-03-2018 07:51PM

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 · 20-03-2018 10:59PM

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 · 21-03-2018 12:04AM

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 · 21-03-2018 10:42AM

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. · 21-03-2018 11:33AM

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 · 21-03-2018 03:50PM

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 · 21-03-2018 06:29PM

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

Never wrestle with pigs · 21-03-2018 11:11PM

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 · 02-01-2019 11:58PM

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 · 03-01-2019 01:27AM

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 · 04-01-2019 02:36AM

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

Nekarsulm · 04-01-2019 02:42AM

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 · 04-01-2019 07:25AM

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. · 04-01-2019 08:00AM

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 · 04-01-2019 08:04AM

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. · 04-01-2019 08:12AM

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 · 04-01-2019 08:40AM

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.

Tuffmac 14 * 8

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