Tracked chipper on a tipping trailer?

[The dogwalker]

I have the same trailer and normaly I go really slow when the point of balance is beeing passed. This makes the tipping motion really smooth.

One heads up with tracked chippers and Brian James ramps is to be ready to floor it when exiting the trailer in wet or icey weather if one does not want to slide of the ramps.

[Jase hutch]

Am I missing something , doesn't the Brian James have a hydraulic ram for tipping the bed ?

[woody paul]

4 minutes ago, Jase hutch said:

Am I missing something , doesn't the Brian James have a hydraulic ram for tipping the bed ?

No mate they are. 

[Mr. Squirrel]

10 hours ago, The dogwalker said:

I have the same trailer and normaly I go really slow when the point of balance is beeing passed. This makes the tipping motion really smooth.

One heads up with tracked chippers and Brian James ramps is to be ready to floor it when exiting the trailer in wet or icey weather if one does not want to slide of the ramps.

Sounds lovely 😂 I’ve not found any issues with getting it off in the rain, but have found it slipping getting it on. Perhaps not standing on the chipper when unloading would help. I guess it would mean it reached the tipping point slightly earlier and so have a shorter drop? 
Going slow is essential. 

[Mr. Squirrel]

21 hours ago, woody paul said:

Tip trailer up them drive off it. 

Just a wee lift to help even out that transition? That might be the most useful thing I’ve ever read on here. 

[josharb87]

I found that just screwing a load of self tapping bolts to the ramps helps no end when wet. 
And not using the support legs when loading pushes the back of the trailer down decreasing the break over angle 

 

[monkeybusiness]

3 hours ago, josharb87 said:

I found that just screwing a load of self tapping bolts to the ramps helps no end when wet. 
And not using the support legs when loading pushes the back of the trailer down decreasing the break over angle 

 

I never use the support legs when loading - too much faff. 
However, it is worth pointing out that it is possible to lift the rear wheels of the tow vehicle off the ground, which can lead to everything rolling away if on a hill as they tend to be the only braked part of the combination… 

[htb]

Stick the trailer handbrake on then.....

Or when it all starts to slide down the road track back off till tracks add braking.

[monkeybusiness]

1 hour ago, htb said:

Stick the trailer handbrake on then.....

Or when it all starts to slide down the road track back off till tracks add braking.

Also worth pointing out a lot of trailer handbrakes don’t work in reverse…

[htb]

Less likely to slide in reverse as ramps more likely to dig in, nature of their geometry.