What's the best new 3.5t plant trailer?

[doobin]

Thinking of selling one of my trailers and treating myself to a new one. I hear Ifor no longer have the quality to back up the price. Both mine are Indespension, but I'm not that sold on them either. Any other suggestions? Wanting 3500kgs, probably 6' wide in case I end up buying a dumper down the line. I like the look of the new crop of trailers that run on 13" wheels- very low.

 

[Brendan]

Think the indespension alumax has the highest payload 3.5t plant trailer

 

[doobin]

No way I'm risking an ally trailer- that'll be riddled with cracks in five years time!

 

[Komatsu]

This crowd seem to have a good name round here if that helps... https://www.edwards-trailers.co.uk/new-trailers/commercial/

 

[Brendan]

Brian james make some good trailers but think they weigh in around 700kg

 

[V8Druid]

have a look at Meredith & Eyre https://www.meredithandeyre.co.uk/ ...family biz with good quality products and 'proper service values'
spent many thousands with them, over the years, on components, custom made to my spec.s, for my builds ... top class people

 

[V8Druid]

Think the indespension alumax has the highest payload 3.5t plant trailer

good luck with one o' them

 

[Brendan]

good luck with one o' them

Chassis is steel and ally is for ramps/load areas
Has a 2.920t payload
The brain James vary between 2.7-2.8t dependant on model and bed length

 

[Nick...]

Bought a new ifor gx105 a year ago to replace a 17 year old one.new one is just as good as old one and has no banging of springs like old one had.can fault either of em.also got a 14ft flat ifor that is fine too.i never even looked at anything else and I’m very happy with them
Nick...

 

[craig]

I`ve had an Ifor wiliams GH126 (12`x 6) earlier on this year, they have just recently introduced them in the UK, expanding the original GH range, mine was destined for Denmark where they had ben introduced before the UK, but was part of a cancelled order or something, sold by the factory dealers.
Just like other GH trailers but 8 inches wider and a couple of foot longer. The extra length is behind the axles so a digger will sit over the axles like the shorter plant trailer, or the extra length can be used for a more balanced load when carrying other stuff, I find a plant trailer nose heavy as the axles are at the back, where the extra length on this, helps.
I`m happy with it, nice loading angle, plenty of lashing points, the galv finish is OK, some I`ve seen where a bit lumpy looking, It`s got 13" wheels with the chunky looking tyres and seems to travel on softer stuff OK.

 

[Komatsu]

I`ve had an Ifor wiliams GH126 (12`x 6) earlier on this year, they have just recently introduced them in the UK, expanding the original GH range, mine was destined for Denmark where they had ben introduced before the UK, but was part of a cancelled order or something, sold by the factory dealers.
Just like other GH trailers but 8 inches wider and a couple of foot longer. The extra length is behind the axles so a digger will sit over the axles like the shorter plant trailer, or the extra length can be used for a more balanced load when carrying other stuff, I find a plant trailer nose heavy as the axles are at the back, where the extra length on this, helps.
I`m happy with it, nice loading angle, plenty of lashing points, the galv finish is OK, some I`ve seen where a bit lumpy looking, It`s got 13" wheels with the chunky looking tyres and seems to travel on softer stuff OK.

Funnily enough when me and Eddie were out in Sweeden, think virtually all the trailers we saw out there were ifor ones, was actually nice to see as they are sticklers for perfection, didn’t cross my mind that they’d be exported.

How much more is an ifor trailer compared to another brand like for like?? And could you part ex your trailer in to take the hit out of buying new?

 

[Russell]

Those Edwards trailers are the same price as ifor when looking at a 10x6 tipper.
Meredith & Eyre look to be £200 more.
Are ifor no good now?

 

[Grahams]

I got fed up with the galvanising and electrical issues on ifor trailers. I now have a couple of Bateson trailers. I have the car trailers with ten inch wheels and triple axles which makes them very stable to tow and I like being able to easily step on and off. Nice people to deal with as well.
I have seen their plant trailer (https://www.batesontrailers.com/shop/plant-trailers/35md-general-purpose-digger-plant/) but not used one. Looks very well built.

 

[V8Druid]

Those Edwards trailers are the same price as ifor when looking at a 10x6 tipper.
Meredith & Eyre look to be £200 more.
Are ifor no good now?

"Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort. It is unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money — that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do.”

John Ruskin

 

[V8Druid]

I got fed up with the galvanising and electrical issues on ifor trailers. I now have a couple of Bateson trailers. I have the car trailers with ten inch wheels and triple axles which makes them very stable to tow and I like being able to easily step on and off. Nice people to deal with as well.
I have seen their plant trailer (https://www.batesontrailers.com/shop/plant-trailers/35md-general-purpose-digger-plant/) but not used one. Looks very well built.

good company Bateson and very good products

 

[JD450A]

Above all I prefer the Bateson trailers. but that's just me.

 

[Antony Holmes]

i have a Nugent plant trailer i only have the 5ft 3 one but there is 6 ft1 one done 10s of 000 with it fully loaded it is 4 years old now just replaced the first pair of tyres and had to do a couple of bump stops and a couple of bushes but other than that bin excellent, will sit at 80 mph on the motorway and not a twitch no rattling like the ifor and 10 times better than the beatson i had before https://www.nugentengineering.com/trailers/ i cant remember exactly what i paid for it but same as the ifor so not cheep but 4 years running for may be £50.00 in parts will do me

 

[TiltyShaun]

i have a Nugent plant trailer i only have the 5ft 3 one but there is 6 ft1 one done 10s of 000 with it fully loaded it is 4 years old now just replaced the first pair of tyres and had to do a couple of bump stops and a couple of bushes but other than that bin excellent, will sit at 80 mph on the motorway and not a twitch no rattling like the ifor and 10 times better than the beatson i had before https://www.nugentengineering.com/trailers/ i cant remember exactly what i paid for it but same as the ifor so not cheep but 4 years running for may be £50.00 in parts will do me

My towing Disco won’t sit at 80 without the trailer let alone with the trailer or even the digger and the trailer!!!!!

 

[Brendan]

Those Edwards trailers are the same price as ifor when looking at a 10x6 tipper.
Meredith & Eyre look to be £200 more.
Are ifor no good now?

Think they are all around the same price point. I went for the 10x5 Brian James tipper as at the time the bed was a good 75mm lower than the ifor and others. Plus didn't have that ifor tipper rattle

 

[Antony Holmes]

My towing Disco won’t sit at 80 without the trailer let alone with the trailer or even the digger and the trailer!!!!!

i have a d-max, and handles the towing well just, to say i dont make a habit of towing at that speed but but some times when on a long run on the motorway it just seems to creep up. 65-70 is a lot more civilised and no problem at all