Large Timber trailer nearly finished

[gensetsteve]

I bet as its depicted in the second picture there is no more than 850kg acting on the ring hitch when empty and when uniformly loaded with 10t of wood with the crane in a similar orientation resting on the load I bet it don’t get much more than 1200kg on the ring hitch.

 

What you may find is you may want to fit an additional adjustable pressure regulating valve on the lead axel so you can reduce the suspension air pressure vs. the rear axel so you can transfer weight onto the ring hitch when off-road.

 

Lastly, have you thought about the HMRC etc implications of merely undertaking haulage of timber when you are not directly involved in the operation to take down/fell the timber your carrying, thanks to the NFU & NAAC and the memorandum of agreement with HMRC and notice 75, ergo an agri contractor can no longer just supply the haulage element from field to farm etc unless they are/were directly involved in some part of the field cultivation/harvesting operation from which the “crop” “etc” they are hauling is/was derived, obviously if your buying the wood that is slightly different but you still don’t get the same leeway you do if you are both harvesting the wood & hauling to your “farm”/“yard”

 

Lots of good points here. There is alot of grey areas would love to know the definate answer but i would be suprised if there is one. I am having tool boxes fitted just in front of the crane so can carry chainsaws strops and straps etc. So we could if needed be involved in the harvesting ( to a greater or lesser degree im thinking lesser )

[gensetsteve]

HI STEVE what tractor are you useing mate is the drawbar sping what size is it looks a good trailer all the best jon

 

Hi Jon tractor will be 150hp + anything I can get on hire when jobs come up. Would like 2150 unimog or fastrack but no pennies this year. Might stretch to big old ford but then 15mph distance will kill alot of jobs. Will get trailer on the road and see how it tows and how much work I can find for it.

[combined tree services]

I want that trailer !!!!

[tommer9]

The fabricators who normally build high spec ag trailers have said they normally would fit the axles further back. We are expecting to be too light on the front which would make the tractor bounce rather than over load it. It will all be a bit trial and error as its not purpose built. What would you say would be the max load on a 150hp tractor. If its 2.5 tonne I should just be able to lift draw bar with our jcb tele 525 when trailer is loaded.

 

John deere 6930s, 130- 150hp has a drawbar weight of 3.5 tonnes. That is probably fairly standard for that size of machine. Hope it helps.

[mdt]

looking forward to seeing the finished product! am currently making a log trailer just waiting for the right hiab to come along to put on it. got the chassis sorted but need hiab before do anything else.

[john burgess]

if he buys the timber and takes it back to his premises he should be running on white diesel. If he harvest the timber and takes it back to his premises he can run on red diesel. A farmer can transport wheat from the field to his farm on red diesel. He can't transport a product from his farm to another destination on red diesel. The regulations can be complicated if you wish to make them so.

[gensetsteve]

looking forward to seeing the finished product! am currently making a log trailer just waiting for the right hiab to come along to put on it. got the chassis sorted but need hiab before do anything else.

 

I remember looking into a hiab on a mog. I think the chassis has to be built to allow the mog to flex otherwise you start breaking things. A hiab of a brick trailer may be ok not sure yet if they are fast enough. Timber cranes tend to be fast but dont pick up so much weight.

[mdt]

am putting the hiab on the trailer chassis want to leave the mog free so could put small lengths or offcuts on back of mog.

[gensetsteve]

Should have my trailer back in a few days. will get some better pics. I bought a brick trailer for about 2k and had the front cut off could be the way for u to go. Hope all in should be 6k with air and hyd brakes. Trailer and crane were very tidy and rated 10 tonne at metre.

[gensetsteve]

if he buys the timber and takes it back to his premises he should be running on white diesel. If he harvest the timber and takes it back to his premises he can run on red diesel. A farmer can transport wheat from the field to his farm on red diesel. He can't transport a product from his farm to another destination on red diesel. The regulations can be complicated if you wish to make them so.

 

This is what I thought. The price difference between red and white is getting narrower. Soon it will be cheaper to run on white.