CPS
Well-known member
Just seen this one on Facebook
M
Monkeybusiness
Well-known member
Legal or not, that looks a proper weapon!
modelman093
Active member
Any steering on any of the trailer axles ?
G
Gez_lewis
Active member
Will take some pulling and then take some stopping!
Quattromike
Well member-known
Will take some turning too
G
Gez_lewis
Active member
Hell of a trailer to be fair tho
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
back two axles look like they may steer (and possibly the front) 
.... but FFS!! even used off road, which is the only place it could be .... I'd not want to be trying to be in charge of that .....
.... but FFS!! even used off road, which is the only place it could be .... I'd not want to be trying to be in charge of that ..... 
Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
Looks like a dedicated trailer for the machine, it’s got angle iron fixed to the bed so the tracks have some rails to run along, fair set up, bet it makes slow progress though, probably 250 hp pulling about 28 tonnes of digger/shear/fuel let alone about 8 ton of trailer, not my idea of fun
, not my idea of fun
Exmayor
Member
My pennies worth is this,
The tractor is on Irish plates so they can do what the hell they want
Mog is right the angle iron suggests the trailer is dedicated to the machine or machines and Graham is right, the cutouts suggest the last 2 axles are in my opinion Trackers not steerers. the way its loaded the front 3 axles will be fixed but the weight is more on them so the 2 trackers will be taking weight but not as much, I would expect with a trailer that size and build to have all 5 axles braked. its got a fair size fuel tank against the head board putting weight on the pin so it could spend a fair bit of time spent away from base, the drawbar pull on the tractor is a lot but look where the machine is sat its the trailer taking the weight not the tractor.
If your ballasted with an 8 row, it will regardless snake as you go up the road as you put more axles on the easier it gets a 12 row while being 6 metres longer is a much more stable trailer. I would imagine that behind that tractor at sensible speeds that would tow lovely.
The tractor is on Irish plates so they can do what the hell they want
Mog is right the angle iron suggests the trailer is dedicated to the machine or machines and Graham is right, the cutouts suggest the last 2 axles are in my opinion Trackers not steerers. the way its loaded the front 3 axles will be fixed but the weight is more on them so the 2 trackers will be taking weight but not as much, I would expect with a trailer that size and build to have all 5 axles braked. its got a fair size fuel tank against the head board putting weight on the pin so it could spend a fair bit of time spent away from base, the drawbar pull on the tractor is a lot but look where the machine is sat its the trailer taking the weight not the tractor.
If your ballasted with an 8 row, it will regardless snake as you go up the road as you put more axles on the easier it gets a 12 row while being 6 metres longer is a much more stable trailer. I would imagine that behind that tractor at sensible speeds that would tow lovely.
Quattromike
Well member-known
Would it be a low ground pressure setup for pulling along forestry roads?
doobin
Well-known member
There's no forestry roads round here I'd wanna take that down! Sooner spend half the day tracking it!
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
My pennies worth is this,
The tractor is on Irish plates so they can do what the hell they want
Mog is right the angle iron suggests the trailer is dedicated to the machine or machines and Graham is right, the cutouts suggest the last 2 axles are in my opinion Trackers not steerers. the way its loaded the front 3 axles will be fixed but the weight is more on them so the 2 trackers will be taking weight but not as much, I would expect with a trailer that size and build to have all 5 axles braked. its got a fair size fuel tank against the head board putting weight on the pin so it could spend a fair bit of time spent away from base, the drawbar pull on the tractor is a lot but look where the machine is sat its the trailer taking the weight not the tractor.
If your ballasted with an 8 row, it will regardless snake as you go up the road as you put more axles on the easier it gets a 12 row while being 6 metres longer is a much more stable trailer. I would imagine that behind that tractor at sensible speeds that would tow lovely.
yeh .... the cut outs are the give-away Daz ... and yes trailed steering is exactly what I'd thought too
.... you'd certainly hope all axles were braked with that lot under way ........ see the greedy sod has a 50mm ball on the arse of it as well
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
aye ----- ditto
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
it's certainly not a set up for the Acne covered Oik brigade, that we have around here, with the 'look how fast I can go' syndrome !!
in the right hands, as Daz says, it'd probably be a decent tow .... as long as you had the experience to follow the golden rule of 'never go down a hill faster than you can get up it' .... in this case, probably less than walking pace
in the right hands, as Daz says, it'd probably be a decent tow .... as long as you had the experience to follow the golden rule of 'never go down a hill faster than you can get up it' .... in this case, probably less than walking pace
Grahams
Don't complain - suggest what's better
The angle iron guides look good. Much safer in the snow or covered in mud.
Graham
Graham
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
for a dedicated set up, like that, it'd be a must have Gra ... loading that'd be fun anyway
S
Smiffy
Well-known member
It may go ok but must be incredibly slow and uncomfortable and they are some huge tyres on the tractor for road work
Also if its running a pickup hitch they actually arnt rated very high think about 3.5tonne nose weight on some tractors
Obviously the better option would be ball and spoon with forced steering as even with floating axles that cant be easy to turn
Ive had the front tyres of tractors skipping trying to turn on far lesser loads than that
Also as it isnt a fendt or fastrak so if running air breaks they arnt proportional so just snatch which with a load like that is not ideal
I would rather have it a turntable trailer for doing that same amount of axles but a much nicer ride
Also if its running a pickup hitch they actually arnt rated very high think about 3.5tonne nose weight on some tractors
Obviously the better option would be ball and spoon with forced steering as even with floating axles that cant be easy to turn
Ive had the front tyres of tractors skipping trying to turn on far lesser loads than that
Also as it isnt a fendt or fastrak so if running air breaks they arnt proportional so just snatch which with a load like that is not ideal
I would rather have it a turntable trailer for doing that same amount of axles but a much nicer ride
G
Gez_lewis
Active member
I farm aswell but always say tractor for field , wagon for road!
Tractors aren't built for the road it makes me cringe seeing them flat out on the road.
They always sound like the gearbox will s**t it's self and I see it both ways
Tractors aren't built for the road it makes me cringe seeing them flat out on the road.
They always sound like the gearbox will s**t it's self and I see it both ways
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