Trailer options

[Mikey]

I'm looking to buy my first trailer to get my tb108 about. I used to put it on the back of my transit tipper....bit scary with 8' ramps. Then I had a lwb transit so it went in the back. Now I have a transit custom. Not the most ideal tow vehicle but it keeps everything dry, carries what I need and doesn't cost the earth.

Do I really need a plant trailer or will a general duty work? I need it to be as small as possible as my only option to store it is in a shipping container. Thoughts please people, I'm sure you've got far more experience with this than I have.

 

[hiluxman]

I've an ifor gd64 and I can fit all my micros on it.

 

[GazCro]

Plant trailers have a long drawbar so even small ones are a long trailer. A micro will fit in a general duty trailer fine. Bear in mind what other uses a trailer might have if you're gonna buy one though.

 

[Mikey]

I've an ifor gd64 and I can fit all my micros on it.

might seem daft but where does the bucket go? with the bucket on the floor it measures about 9' from arse to elbow.

 

[Maxus]

I would definitely get one with sides that fold down. Ifor LM probably best bet if they do one small enough.

 

[hiluxman]

might seem daft but where does the bucket go? with the bucket on the floor it measures about 9' from arse to elbow.

E10/dx10 fits in with slight off set on arm, 8010 is arm over back door.

They all strap down on tie down points without issues...bear in mind my gd64 has cadged sides. If it hadn't I'd possibly load the other way round.

 

[Mikey]

Plant trailers have a long drawbar so even small ones are a long trailer. A micro will fit in a general duty trailer fine. Bear in mind what other uses a trailer might have if you're gonna buy one though.

I don't really have anything else to go on one, all my gear is delivered and i don't really want to pull a trailer all that often if i can help it.

 

[Mikey]

I would definitely get one with sides that fold down. Ifor LM probably best bet if they do one small enough.

why folding sides?

 

[6feetdown]

We took 2 trailers to site this morning with a machine on each, then put the 1 on the other with the avant and took both back to the yard with 1 vehicle

 

[GazCro]

I don't really have anything else to go on one, all my gear is delivered and i don't really want to pull a trailer all that often if i can help it.

But when you have a trailer.............

 

[Maxus]

But when you have a trailer.............

.... you'll wonder how you got by with out one!

 

[Maxus]

why folding sides?

So you can be loaded by a fork lift and if you need you can easily shovel off a bit of aggregate/sand. I had a GD105 with caged sides and found it not that versatile for moving anything other than equipment.

 

[Mikey]

But when you have a trailer.............

16 years in this year working for myself. Kept thinking about doing my license for years but never got round to it and had nowhere to keep a trailer. Finally decided to do the test last year, two months later they scrapped it.

 

[Mikey]

E10/dx10 fits in with slight off set on arm, 8010 is arm over back door.

They all strap down on tie down points without issues...bear in mind my gd64 has cadged sides. If it hadn't I'd possibly load the other way round.

So is that a single axle?

 

[DaveDCB]

16 years in this year working for myself. Kept thinking about doing my license for years but never got round to it and had nowhere to keep a trailer. Finally decided to do the test last year, two months later they scrapped it.

Same here! I thought it was probably the right thing to do after I was on my 3rd trailer.. why bother!
I’m all for plant trailers for towing plant.. if you need to put pallets on it just sling them on or Chuck afew empty pallets in first to raise the height up for the forks, Can still load bulk bags no issue anyway.

 

[pettsy]

Used to use my gd84 for moving my diggers, however currently have a transit tipper so unless I need materials too I load it on that with some long aluminium ramps.

 

[JD450A]

Personally If I was just shifting a Micro.... GH64...... I'm actually looking for one Atm for a pal to shift his track barrow and possibly a micro in future.

Reality with trailers is smaller is better unless you've a use......

 

[CPS]

Used to use my gd84 for moving my diggers, however currently have a transit tipper so unless I need materials too I load it on that with some long aluminium ramps.

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I think I want a GD84 too

 

[Mikey]

Thanks all, so options seem to be gh64, gd64, gd84 and lm85. What about other manufacturers?

 

[DaveDCB]

A good customer and contractor of mine sells Nugent trailers.. they look really decent things, not far from you..

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