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I’m thinking of buying a tractor and timber trailer with crane. Doesn’t need to be huge , prob around the 100hp mark. Do any of you good folk have some recommendations. ?

In general on this size set up what are the arrangements for trailer brakes. I’m assuming hydraulic as it’s generally larger tractors with air brakes.

Any advice at all is appreciated. Cheers.

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You'll be unlikely to find a 100hp tractor with air brakes but hydraulic will be fine, you should be able to lock the wheels with them.

 

Are you looking new or second hand? It's hard to find decent second hand trailers at the moment.

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I'd recommend something simple in the tractor section. Less electrics and fancy bits the better. Depends how much road work it will do....

 

Timber trailer usually just one axle hydraulic brakes off the tractor. Get best you can afford. Seen plenty at 5-6k unbraked but not safe for the road in my opinion. Trailer budget then pushed up to 9-12k 

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I'd recommend something simple in the tractor section. Less electrics and fancy bits the better. Depends how much road work it will do....
 
Timber trailer usually just one axle hydraulic brakes off the tractor. Get best you can afford. Seen plenty at 5-6k unbraked but not safe for the road in my opinion. Trailer budget then pushed up to 9-12k 

Thinking old Massey or case Ih. And yes def want brakes for the road.
Unsure of which are the better old models to look for. Some of the old John Deere’s also appeal.
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30 minutes ago, lux said:


Thinking old Massey or case Ih. And yes def want brakes for the road.
Unsure of which are the better old models to look for. Some of the old John Deere’s also appeal.

You have to check on the HYD flow on older tractors.... And most likely get a trailer with PTO pump fitted...  

 

You want 6 cyl for road work or 4 cyl for smaller places

 

JD 2850 is 4 cyl turbo, JD 3040/3050 etc 6cyl non turbo

Massey 390/398/399/698/699 mix of 4 and 6 cyl there

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