Trailer over loaded?

[Russell]

Is this overloaded? 2.7 tonne ifor 8x4 trailer will carry a 2tonne payload. All the stuff on the trailer is about 1.8tonne. Im just concerned about it falling over because all the weight is up high. Am I worrying about nothing or is it dodgy?

 

[Diggerdave]

I think it's fine. Looks a bit of a job to get loaded though. A six foot wide trailer you would get both machines side by side easily.

 

[Russell]

It is a faf but I would be willing to over look that because it's the perfect size for everything else. A tt3017 would be nice but it wouldn't fit on the drive

 

[Mintsauce]

Looks a bit crammed on at first impressions. That's not a criticism as I think you are actually well sorted there.
drive it steady you'll never have any problems .
I have a 10' tipper with a 1.9 tonner plus breaker etc. Looks a bit tall but tows perfectly.

 

[Diggerdave]

It is a faf but I would be willing to over look that because it's the perfect size for everything else. A tt3017 would be nice but it wouldn't fit on the drive

Fair enough, there is a lot to be said for compact trailer. I have a 12 ft tipper and a 14ft flat, both weigh around 1.2 ton, so getting heavy with 1.7 tonner and buckets etc. Very handy being able to manoeuvre those small trailers by hand when empty.

 

[Quattromike]

Looks ok, just drive steady and be fine

 

[Russell]

Ok cheers all

 

[Smiffy]

I would give the towbar weight a check or at least check that with the jocky wheel up without the trailer connected the coupling is lower than your tow ball as you have the heavier machine at the back it might make the drawbar light

 

[Mintsauce]

Haha make sure it doesn't turn into a tipper trailer by mistake

 

[Grahams]

It should be fine. Neither the digger or dumper have a particularly high centre of gravity. Just don’t corner too hard and make sure your tyres are up to maximum pressure and as has been mentioned make sure it is nose heavy as arse heavy makes it waggle. Although I guess your average speed round the island won’t be that high, especially as we are getting into holiday season.
If you could slide the ramps in one either side it would look better.

 

[Stubota86]

Looks ok to me although might be worth trying the bobcat on first and checking you got weight on the jockey wheel as the other guys have said.

To be fair the boom, ROPS and seat etc make it look like the weight is higher than it is. Can get pallets of 600 brick that are best part of 1200-1400 kg and they probably stand higher than the controls on the Bobcat but wouldn’t look or be overly unstable

 

[doobin]

If that’s a tipping trailer then you have the perfect setup for small muckaway jobs- front drives etc. I put my e10 on the tipper truck for the same reason, but a trailer has double the payload.

Most trailers like that have underfloor ramp storage- worth checking or even fitting some if you can.

 

[Russell]

I've had a look and I can't figure out a way to easily stash them underneath. Not without tipping the bed anyway. They won't slide in from the back because the gap is 71mm and the ramp is 72mm roughly and what's above and below looks structural.

 

[Brendan]

Similar set up to me except I use a 10' Brian james and a JCB skip loader I run mine inline and haven't had any issues towing so far. I did consider running them side by side but can't/haven't worked out any way to strap then down securely enough that way, use to struggle with my old machine as had to run the straps over the machine so always had the potential of sliding sideways.
Would have thought nose weight would be ok as you have near enough 600kg at the headboard with the bulk of machine weight on the rear axle.

 

[Smiffy]

I've had a look and I can't figure out a way to easily stash them underneath. Not without tipping the bed anyway. They won't slide in from the back because the gap is 71mm and the ramp is 72mm roughly and what's above and below looks structural.

Does the toe of the ramp lift right up in the air and so fit through smaller gap until the toe tappers down locking them into the trailer by there weight

 

[Russell]

If you slide it in from the front yeah but to do that you have to tip the bed and that would be a faf. The gap I'm on about is the one with the hinge for the tipper

 

[pettsy]

The 8x4 ifor tippers don’t appear to have any proper ramp storage pockets like the bigger ones do. Could you fabricate some brackets so they attach as greedy boards above the existing trailer sides?

 

[Russell]

That's a bloody good idea, multipurpose , I'll look in to it