forwarding trailers on the road

[smiles]

Not quite sure where to post this,but I guess it is equipment !

 

Does anyone know the ins and outs of using laden forwarding trailers behind a legal tractor on the road - can't think that I've ever seen one.

 

reason being that I have the opportunity to fell and extract a sizable amount of firewood timber (80 - 100 tons at a very rough guess) at a site that is only 3 miles from my yard.

 

It will probably need to be extracted from the felling site by forwader anyway,and I was wondering if it's possible/viable to trundle it all the way behind that tractor rather than offloading it and arranging for roadside pick up - trying to keep costs and handling to a minimum

[skyhuck]

So long as you don't exceed 20mph you should be fine.

[Mr Ed]

As long as the trailer has brakes, then I see no legal issue. I have shifted Timber much much further on a forwarding trailer before now.

[Stephen Blair]

go for it mate, and i just happen to know of a trailer that will do you nicely:thumbup:

[jjames]

I am aware of no problems I shifted 3 loads from wales to gloucester like that many years ago, took ages and I managed to get lost 2 miles down a single lane and could not turn around so reversed the whole length, took just over 1 hour. Those were the days

[Ian Leach]

go for it mate, and i just happen to know of a trailer that will do you nicely:thumbup:

 

Is there anything you haven't got mate:001_tongue:

[smiles]

Thanks very much chaps- Trailer looks ideal,but i'm down in deepest Sussex - should have mentioned it last week shouldn't I ,could have dropped it off !!!

[Stephen Blair]

i know a good haulier mate, he could do it in 2 runs depending on what he has on, he doesnt like heading home empty handed. if you like i could find out how much to shift it.

[Buzz]

Yeah ditto to the others, i used to shift timber like it in Surrey all the time ! Providing the rig is legal, braked, and the load is strapped down you'll have no problems.