dryan wrote: » Folks, Looking to upgrade the trailer - looking around for a 12 x 5' 6"/10" cattle trailer. Just wondering what the best make is out there? Hudson, Nugent, or Ivor Williams - which are the best? Not planning on buying a new one - maybe a 05/06 if i could pick one up. Any feedback would be much appreciated.
dryan wrote: » Cheers for the info lads. Was advised against the Ifor by a friend alright but said i'd check it out here to see what the feelings were like. Looks like a Nugent or Hudson so. Im in no real panic to buy. Will look around over the next few months - yead never know what would pop up!!
reilig wrote: » I bought a brand new 12x5"10 on behalf of my father in law in Enniskillen for €4100 straight last week. I scoured the north for a saturday before that looking for a second hand one. Could buy a 04 Ifor for €3800. What's the point, for €300 more I got a brand new one for him. Very difficult to find a good secondhand trailer - you never know what brakes are like. They normally need tyres (€100 each). Best quote I could find in the south was €5100 for the nugent in the south. I can pm you the guy's details if you like - he will deliver. |I have a 12x6 ifor myself and seriously contemplating trading it for a Nugent - its made from much better stuff and will stand up to a lot more.
Bitten & Hisses wrote: » I've had a 12' x 5'10" Ifor wiliams since 2003 and can't speak highly enough about it. Of course, some of the others have an opening hatch thingy on the front which will make it easier to pull against the wind, which is a feature the Ifor Williams doesn't have. I always felt that the Hudson and Nugent trailers weren't as well-finished as the Williams. Again, each to their own, but I always thought they looked a bit home-made when parked beside the Williams. That said, I have no first-hand experience of either of them, so take my opinion for what it's worth.
pakalasa wrote: » I have an old 12x10'ish Ifor Williams myself. I got it at handy money a few years back. I had to do a lot of repair work to it. At the time I was looking at different wakes. For what it's worth I thought the Hudson was the most solidly built of them all! Maybe a bit heavier to pull, but if it's heavy cattle that's going into it, might be a better option.;)
Corkfarmer wrote: » Anybody buy a trailer recently or know a good place up north to buy? I was looking at the murphy 12x6, seems good value at €4500.
Muckit wrote: » I presume that its John Murphy (Cork & Kerry) you've talking about?http://www.murphytrailers.ie/agri12-59.asp As opposed to Jim Murphy (Aerlite) Tuam?http://www.aerlite.com/12and14_ft_Livestock_Trailers.html When I was shopping around for a trailer, I tralled the net looking at different trailers. Eventually I decided to go see Jim Murphy. It was a Saturday and they were closed. Not wanting it to be a journey in vane and having a mobile no for 'Murphy trailers' saved in my phone, I decided to ring him and tell him I was outside and see if he'd meet me. Within a few secs I copped that I was on to Murphy's in Cork!! When I explained to yer man my mistake he wasn't too happy and let on he never heard of Jim Murphy!! How would he, he's only the leading trailer maker in the country!!!
razor8 wrote: » Whats the dealer's name in Enniskillen, I am only a half hour from there and interested in a 10 by 5"6 with easy load sheep decks
