Ifor Williams Log Splitter

[Mick Dempsey]

14 minutes ago, Tree monkey 1682 said:

The dealer ship were wrong ive just googled and its heritage , going how they are now built especially  looking and driving  with there horse trailers  ,they look like portaloos, handle like shite  and damage easily .

As goes for sunset sunseeker I know, we have 2 factories in our county .

No, you were wrong.

[Tree monkey 1682]

14 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

No, you were wrong.

Was referring to ifor trailers ,and what the dealership said, not myself, they only stock m&e, brian james and cheval librte as horse trailers ,

They were the guys that said it, id not buy ifor, a , because I dont like supporting Wales, b, the build quality is shite, and c, they aren't the same as they used to be .

Compared to the other english manufacturers 

[Mick Dempsey]

“Bloke down the pub said”

[monkeybusiness]

1 hour ago, Tree monkey 1682 said:

Brian james plant trailers , better built  , chival librte as a horse trailer

Small ifor as a small single axle trailer .

Hoping to buy and m&e trailer at some point .

I bought a Brian James 3.5 tonne ‘Diggerplant’ trailer to add to a fleet of 2.7 tonne IW GH94 plant trailers (only because I’d fallen out with Ifor Williams over a warranty issue and thought I’d spend the extra money on a ‘premium’ rival instead).

It was the single worst trailer I’ve ever bought - had to be welded up multiple times after snapping across the tub and only ever carried a 1.8 tonne tracked chipper. From new the brake cables were suspended below with long, hanging cable ties (even though there were cutouts in the chassis to route them through). The ramp supports never touched the ground and couldn’t be adjusted (hence the broken tub I guess?).

It went in to the dealers for its first ‘free’ service at 500/1000 miles (I don’t remember which, but thought it a nice touch at the time - it was less than a month old when I took it in) and they presented me with a £500 bill upon collection for a brake light lense and new jockey wheel (the ridiculous original jockey wheel folded up in a lovely fashion but shat itself in the first week when used with a loaded trailer - I asked for it to be replaced with something ‘normal’ but didn’t anticipate having to remortgage my house for the pleasure).
Total crap, I wouldn’t entertain anything made by those shysters. 
Have since bought 5 more Ifors (3 GH plant trailers) as well as a Bateson tiltbed and they are all head and shoulders above the BJ.

Edited 16 minutes ago by monkeybusiness

[doobin]

2 hours ago, monkeybusiness said:

Which trailers are better (actual models like-for-like)?
I have my own thoughts and experiences, very interested to hear others. 

I still think you can’t beat a GH1054 for moving a 2.7t digger around. On my second now and would have another currently. 
 

But Ifor’s flatbed/beavertail range is stuck in the dark ages. Not changed since the 90s! My new Nugent is far better built- well worth the £800 ish extra. 

[doobin]

And I do like this Brian James tipper. Well designed.