Plant trailer choices.

[Storrsy]

Anyone else ever use the bucket rest, I rarely do to get as much weight back on the trailer as poss Even with the digger right back against the tail gate there is still more nose weight than id like- these ifor 1054s have their axles a bit further back then a bateson plant trailer and it is a bit of problem sometimes..

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Anyone else ever use the bucket rest, I rarely do to get as much weight back on the trailer as poss Even with the digger right back against the tail gate there is still more nose weight than id like- these ifor 1054s have their axles a bit further back then a bateson plant trailer and it is a bit of problem sometimes..

Get a smaller digger.
The wheels are a long way back aren’t they. Part of why they tow nice. Not much difference between the LM166 and the GD1054 from hitch to front axle

 

[Lancs Lad]

Anyone else ever use the bucket rest, I rarely do to get as much weight back on the trailer as poss Even with the digger right back against the tail gate there is still more nose weight than id like- these ifor 1054s have their axles a bit further back then a bateson plant trailer and it is a bit of problem sometimes..

Do use it with the 216 tows beautiful

 

[Storrsy]

Do use it with the 216 tows beautiful

Yes 216 and my Wacker are fine because they don't weigh much and more scope to get the position right.

 

[Storrsy]

Digger on its own isn't too bad but by the time you have a few extra buckets and the thumb up front it's too much.

 

[Furniss]

I've come to the realisation that there is no perfect trailer the 4.5m brian james is a pretty good all rounder, but if i was moving a 3 tonner around id want a plant trailer.

no trailer is perfect, as in no trailer is perfect

 

[Lancs Lad]

no trailer is perfect, as in no trailer is perfect

Lm146 will move pretty much anything...
Weather it's nice at 65 sorry 60 on the M6 is another matter 🫣

 

[Monkeybusiness]

I load with the blade behind (as close to the tailgate as possible) and always use the bucket rest - it’s pretty heavy on the hitch but tows great tbh. That’s with my tb230, and did the same with the E27.

 

[Routy56]

Lm146 will move pretty much anything...
Weather it's nice at 65 sorry 60 on the M6 is another matter 🫣

Agree with that my LM146 has served me well for the last 16 years

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Agree with that my LM146 has served me well for the last 16 years

You have had your moneys worth out of that then !

 

[Storrsy]

I load with the blade behind (as close to the tailgate as possible) and always use the bucket rest - it’s pretty heavy on the hitch but tows great tbh. That’s with my tb230, and did the same with the E27.

Surprised at that because when Ive tried it with the blade behind it feel even worse because the whole machine then has to shunt forwards so the tailgate can shut with the blade

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Talking of trailers. I was very chuffed to make a profit on my LM166 at the local auction 9 weeks ago (and I kept the sides/mesh/tarp/ramps). Anyway oddly the one I sold has had a new bed (4 sheets of buffalo board) and been advertised locally for £150 more than it cost them to buy it ..
Anyhow, it’s back in the auction tomorrow . Will be keen to see what it makes second time around. I think I must have got very lucky that day.

 

[Furniss]

Lm146 will move pretty much anything...
Weather it's nice at 65 sorry 60 on the M6 is another matter 🫣

no i mean "no" trailer is perfect

 

[Lancs Lad]

no i mean "no" trailer is perfect

Le vieux prostitué Mercedes du Yorkshire, encore lui

 

[Furniss]

can you translate that into french ?

 

[Lancs Lad]

can you translate that into french ?

It's french with a Lancashire accent.
It may not have come out quite right our kid.

 

[Routy56]

You have had your moneys worth out of that then !

Yep sure have, mind you whilst I kept on top of tyres with 3 or 4 set so far, I have neglected the brakes
After sitting idle for a few months when I used it a few weeks ago they worked but they were binding badly.
So have got a box of brake service stuff to be fitted very soon. Had to use bolt croppers on the Bowden Cables

 

[pettsy]

Just looked, had mine 14 years It’s got one small soft spot on the edge of a board, apart from that pretty original. Had brakes and bearings replaced a couple of years ago for piece of mind. On its second set of tyres.

 

[Storrsy]

Just looked, had mine 14 years It’s got one small soft spot on the edge of a board, apart from that pretty original. Had brakes and bearings replaced a couple of years ago for piece of mind. On its second set of tyres.

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Is that 14ft? Looks shorter.. kinda wish I'd gone for a beavertail but didn't want to go longer than 12ft for my needs

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Talking of trailers. I was very chuffed to make a profit on my LM166 at the local auction 9 weeks ago (and I kept the sides/mesh/tarp/ramps). Anyway oddly the one I sold has had a new bed (4 sheets of buffalo board) and been advertised locally for £150 more than it cost them to buy it ..
Anyhow, it’s back in the auction tomorrow . Will be keen to see what it makes second time around. I think I must have got very lucky that day.

It only got to £2500 Not sure if there was a reserve or not