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How long is too long for mill trailer


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4 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

Move it on flat trailer but it’s a complete faff hence the reason for the original post. I don’t use it much off site but will do more if I can just turn up, mill and go! It just not professional or profitable to set up site off a seperate trailer and start building it up in my opinion.

ID only be using it off-site, well 90% of the time anyway. Im looking at getting quotes to have one built to spec for me, or maybe even modify a Woodland Mills or Norwood one to suit. Cant be that hard surely?

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Should make for a nice setup Lee. I think you will be grateful of the brakes/handbrake, that could be a bit of a handful on uneven ground if it was uncoupled. The axle centered and the associated rear overhang will focus your mind a bit if anything like driving a rear lift rigid truck, the overhang can end up taking up both lanes on a turn.

 

Bob 

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3 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

No issue, I was just asking what length I could go to. Got a sensible answer pretty much straight away and a good suggestion about turning the mill through 90 degrees which I think I’ll go for.

Will be interesting to see how you turn the Mill 90 degrees. Keep us posted.

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14 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

The website says 770kg for standard length, no fuel or cutting fluid so would possibly be ok if you didn’t mind removing something more than 20kg and carried fuel and water in the truck. I’d want it over a weigh bridge though to be sure. 

 

Mines 22’ track so definitely over.

I found 795kg?

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1 minute ago, trigger_andy said:

ID only be using it off-site, well 90% of the time anyway. Im looking at getting quotes to have one built to spec for me, or maybe even modify a Woodland Mills or Norwood one to suit. Cant be that hard surely?

Not hard to build at all, good spec much better than woodlands I imagine it will cost me £1500-2000 to build using new parts with brakes, suspended axle, proper hitch etc

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4 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Will be interesting to see how you turn the Mill 90 degrees. Keep us posted.

I imagine a base plate the same level as the track base with two bars drilled for Lynch pins to lock it in position once I know where it needs to be set. I’ll have a digger or loader either end to lift, turn and load back onto track. 

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37 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

Not hard to build at all, good spec much better than woodlands I imagine it will cost me £1500-2000 to build using new parts with brakes, suspended axle, proper hitch etc

Damn, that much! Fark! 

 

Was hoping to knock something together for about a Grand if I can source the parts. Where do you buy them from?

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32 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

I imagine a base plate the same level as the track base with two bars drilled for Lynch pins to lock it in position once I know where it needs to be set. I’ll have a digger or loader either end to lift, turn and load back onto track. 

You getting much work with the Mill?

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26 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Damn, that much! Fark! 

 

Was hoping to knock something together for about a Grand if I can source the parts. Where do you buy them from?

Cheap and cheerful would be to buy a caravan chassis, cut the width down and weld/bolt upto track. Plenty of trailer part places online but new wheels, tyres, brakes, braked hitch, lights and 8 box jacks will add up if decent quality. 800kg Sidewinder jacks are about £50 each to start.

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