3.5t plant trailers

[Brendan]

Not exactly the most exciting of topics, but for those moving 2.5t+ diggers what trailers you using? Current setup won't be suitable and will be keeping the tipper trailer as can be handy... When it's not loaded with the micro and dumper/s

So who is using a proper plant trailer or large flatbed?

 

[Smiffy]

Proper plant trailers where I work
All ifors
The GH series are lighter and a much nicer trailer seem better built the the gx series
All the gx trailers I've seen have bent bits
Especially the ramps seem to bend from constant 2.5t use if unloading on uneven ground

 

[JD450A]

I have a 3.5t 12' I for Flatbed for sale..... needs a few bits doing but it's there if of any interest, used to shift my 2.3 ton kobelco around but that has now been sold and i've got the lorry.

 

[sjs5060]

Wouldn’t have a ifor give me no adays, nugent all the way

 

[Giles]

I’ve the big batesons plant trailer, but factory is 1 mile as crow flies from our yard.

went double axles for weight but next will be tri although it does tow well, I had it wide as possible long as possible to take tracked dumper which weighs a bit

wasn’t worth buying used for what they are new.

dissapointed with finish on my new ifor tipper but it does work and tow well

 

[Storrsy]

I use an ifor GH1054. Nice trailer, quite light, all terrain tyres as standard and nice little beaver tail but at the back. I had a GX before, it pretty much snapped in half!

for first 5 years I used an ifor 10x6 3.5t flatbed with boom sticking out the back. Carried my 2.8 tonner fine and was quite handy having the use of a flatbed/drop side for other stuff too.

 

[Russell]

I've got a gh1054 but only use it for a micro and tracked dumper. It's so much easier having a tailgate ramp .

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Ifor GH1054 has to be one of the best plant trailers available IMO, really good design.
I have a Brian James plant trailer and it’s crap - keeps snapping...
Bought this last year and use it more than anything for moving kit tbh - it’s a Bateson 16 foot tri-axle tilt bed. Lovely trailer, very low (which was the reason for going for this spec as I can pick implements off the side of it with the 3pl on the tractor) but is not great off road as it is so low, and these 10 inch tyres are prone to blowouts if you aren’t really careful with them (they hate kerbs etc).

 

[Flying Torquewrench]

I use an older Hazlewood trailer. It is a general purpose trailer but is similar to the 3500DGP below.

https://hazlewoodtrailers.co.uk/plant/

 

[fred]

the lightest 3.5 ton gross trailer available with a capacity of 2910kg is the Indespension alumax.

https://indespension.co.uk/10%E2%80%99-x-5%E2%80%986%E2%80%9D-alumax-plant-trailer-3500kg

 

[Flying Torquewrench]

@fred the Hazlewood 3500ACD has a capacity of 2970kg if you don’t choose the optional extras (spare wheel and ratchet & straps). 60kg more than the Indespension.

 

[Grahams]

I have two 18 foot bateson tripple axle tilt beds. Great trailers. You can bottom out the arse end off road, but thats life, they are road trailers. Tow lovely. Tyres have a tendancy to explode if heavy and long distance at high speed, but so did my Ifor trailer tyres. Galvanising is so much better than ifor and when they tilt all six wheels stay on the ground unlike a lot of others.

 

[V8Druid]

I use an older Hazlewood trailer. It is a general purpose trailer but is similar to the 3500DGP below.

https://hazlewoodtrailers.co.uk/plant/

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hell of a spread on the axles on that second one ... great in a straight line, but bet it eats tyres ..... want a good heavy tow barge to be the boss of that

 

[fred]

i wouldn't have wanted to drag the 3 tonner far to be honest and that's with the 3L iveco tugging it. don't think it ever changed upto 8th when towing it, 6th all the time.

 

[Flying Torquewrench]

hell of a spread on the axles on that second one ... great in a straight line, but bet it eats tyres ..... want a good heavy tow barge to be the boss of that

True Graham, but no worse than this Indespension tipper. Which runs at 3.5 tonne gross.

By the way, I have no affiliation to Hazlewood.

 

[craig]

I have an Ifor GH126, like the GH1054 just a bit wider and longer.

 

[Brendan]

So seems a mixture of plant verses low loader tipping trailers.

@JD450A what sort of payload on the trailer?

 

[Storrsy]

So seems a mixture of plant verses low loader tipping trailers.

@JD450A what sort of payload on the trailer?

If Brendan doesn’t want it Rory, I could be quite interested.
Cheers

 

[GazCro]

If Brendan doesn’t want it Rory, I could be quite interested.
Cheers

I think 12ft ifor flat like Rorys (i have one myself) carries just over 2.8 ton. I'm not sure how much difference taking sides and headboard off would make be interesting to know unladen weight with/without. One thing to be aware with the plant trailers is hitch load, they are a big trailer for the load area size due to wheels on outside and longer drawbar so temptation to go for smallest to fit digger can leave little room to get digger in the right place to get hitch load right.

 

[craig]

I think 12ft ifor flat like Rorys (i have one myself) carries just over 2.8 ton. I'm not sure how much difference taking sides and headboard off would make be interesting to know unladen weight with/without. One thing to be aware with the plant trailers is hitch load, they are a big trailer for the load area size due to wheels on outside and longer drawbar so temptation to go for smallest to fit digger can leave little room to get digger in the right place to get hitch load right.

That`s one good thing with the longer plant trailer I`ve got, the extra length is behind the axles giving you a bit more scope to find the perfect spot.