Anyone had a Volvo ecr25D on an ifor williams 1054BT trailer ?

[Vinpetrol]

Anyone had a Volvo ecr25D on an ifor williams 1054BT trailer ?
Does it fit ok ? Does it tow ok ?

 

[doobin]

Don't know about a Volvo, but a Bobcat E27 is a beautiful fit and it tows perfectly. I'm sure it will fit, it can't be any wider than the Bobcat.

It's a lovely trailer, double check the Volvo width vs the Bobcat online to be sure but I would recommend.

 

[Nick...]

Put mine on a gx105.got maybe 10 MM clearance either side between tracks and sides and enough room at front to stick 3 buckets.pulls fine with back of tracks against ramps.
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[Vinpetrol]

Have you got the ecr 25 nick ?
I’ve already got the trailer but it’s beaver tail so wondered about width and would the beaver tail bit effect it sitting back far enough

 

[Nick...]

Yes got ecr25d.beaver tail might make digger rock a bit but you could put a bit of wood under rear of tracks
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[Nick...]

Got wrong attachment
current set up
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[Monkeybusiness]

I’ve got a bobcat E27 and GH1054 (same as @doobin) and I load it backwards with the blade just inside the tailgate. Tracks are flat on the bed and there’s plenty of room for buckets/attachments in front.

 

[Smooth operator]

Fits on perfect , no issue with beavertail .
Put it on blade at the back first ride out but found it tows much better blade at front , plenty of room for buckets etc .

 

[doobin]

Fits on perfect , no issue with beavertail .
Put it on blade at the back first ride out but found it tows much better blade at front , plenty of room for buckets etc .

I prefer blade at front also.

 

[Vinpetrol]

Fits on perfect , no issue with beavertail .
Put it on blade at the back first ride out but found it tows much better blade at front , plenty of room for buckets etc .

Does it rock with the back of the tracks over the beaver tail ?

 

[Vinpetrol]

Have you had the ecr25Ds from new ? If so any issues at all ?

 

[Smooth operator]

No movement at all.
There is minimal overhang anyway the machine turret sits over the centre of the axles leaving about 6" gap between the tracks and ramps nothing to worry about it's perfect!

 

[Nick...]

Have you had the ecr25Ds from new ? If so any issues at all ?

Had mine 5 1/2 years now and been ok.had gaiter round left control lever split but Volvo replaced after I complained after dealer did not want to know.other than that nothing.but,never spent a night out,greased every day and engine oil changed every hundred hours and final drives every 200.washed after every job too.it’s very mollycoddled
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[Vinpetrol]

Had mine 5 1/2 years now and been ok.had gaiter round left control lever split but Volvo replaced after I complained after dealer did not want to know.other than that nothing.but,never spent a night out,greased every day and engine oil changed every hundred hours and final drives every 200.washed after every job too.it’s very mollycoddled
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Has it done many hours so far Nick

 

[Smooth operator]

Yes from new , 1800 hrs in just over 3 years had a slight hydraulic oil leak on the pipe from the filter clip not tight enough and one belly plate bolt fell out after about a year .
Volvo fitter days it's a common fault belly plate bolts not torque up tight enough in the factory.
And the dead man plastic cover splits about every 500 hrs replaced under warranty and always with the new modified part lol !
In my opinion the best all round trailer friendly mini and I regularly drive a u27 !

 

[Vinpetrol]

Yes from new , 1800 hrs in just over 3 years had a slight hydraulic oil leak on the pipe from the filter clip not tight enough and one belly plate bolt fell out after about a year .
Volvo fitter days it's a common fault belly plate bolts not torque up tight enough in the factory.
And the dead man plastic cover splits about every 500 hrs replaced under warranty and always with the new modified part lol !
In my opinion the best all round trailer friendly mini and I regularly drive a u27 !

That’s a good heads up . I wanted a conventional swing and first look was ec27d or yanmar sv26 but I’ve been put off the yanmar with strange offset but my own ec18c has been brilliant so a Volvo was always a good option , I’ve moved to the ec25D despite it being zero swing because it fits the bill for towing it and doesn’t seem to lack too much for being a zero swing .

 

[Smooth operator]

Have a look at capital plant , my local volvo dealer got a ecr25d and a 27 both ex demo for sale and both priced competitively against new .

 

[Smooth operator]

Martin conway is the man to talk to

 

[Smooth operator]

Fyi the combined weight of mine with the grader on the machine and 450 , 600 and ripper on the trailer is approx 3380 kg on the ifor in its work clothes !

 

[JerryRtilt]

That’s a good heads up . I wanted a conventional swing and first look was ec27d or yanmar sv26 but I’ve been put off the yanmar with strange offset but my own ec18c has been brilliant so a Volvo was always a good option , I’ve moved to the ec25D despite it being zero swing because it fits the bill for towing it and doesn’t seem to lack too much for being a zero swing .

Ive had both and only changed to the ec27d because the zero swing ecr25d was a bit noddy with the Tiltrotator, all i would say is go through the spec sheets carefully, a 27 without the counterweight is not much heavier than a 25 with one and although they appear very much the same the 27 has slightly greater pump output and larger rams and operates quite differently.