Kellfri Quad Trailer

[Old Lands]

Yep, just by Monmouth.

[fen01]

My trailer arrived today. Looks quite sturdy and we'll made. I'll see how it gets on when I get to work with it.

[skc101fc]

Please let us know how you get on with, which bits get on your wick and what you'd change. I'm currently going through the various similar options. A bit of operator insight could help me make the right decision.

Thanks

Shaun

[fen01]

Will do.

[fen01]

I've used the trailer a bit now, moving chip and logs as a tipper and moving 3m lengths of timber as a log trailer. My initial thoughts are:

 

Basically for the money it's a good buy.

 

The galvanising isn't quite as good as I'd like and i broke the winch while lifting a large log (about 500kg so over twice its swl) but it's an easy fix.

 

As a tipper it does exactly what it says on the tin. Went along nicely behind the quad, I think you get just over 1m3 as standard, may be more. I'd put greedy boards on if I was chipping into it and it tips well using the crane.

 

I was really impressed using it to forward logs, the crane surprised me as to how useful it was. The only thing I'd say is I was moving a mixture of 3m lengths softwood and random lengths of firewood. It would have been handy to have a third bolster on the axle dolly to prevent timber from rubbing on the wheels. But as the head board, bolsters and axle are all moveable, its not the end of the world.

 

I normally tow it behind a Yamaha Grizzly 450 and found I lost traction in the wet being the biggest problem, I'm sure it'll be great in the dry!

 

All in all. Think it is good value for money.

 

Cheers Mark

[skc101fc]

Good to hear your progress. The losing traction issue, was that due to overloading or balance of load on trailer. I've got the yam 450 kodiak with independent rear suspension, this I know often doesn't put trailer weight on the rear axle in the same way a solid rear axle does, giving some damn unpredictable handling characteristics.

I keep looking at the trailer design and wondering if I can also mount a round bale carrier on it ,but the length of drawbar looks like it would be a real cow to manoeuvre. -trying to make one chassis do every job.

[fen01]

I think losing traction is down to the quads weight against the trailer weight. I've got a grizzly 450 so let much the same as yours. We over came it a bit by getting someone to sit on the front of the quad. I had the trailer axle about 2 third of the way down the trailer to put some force on the back wheels. However given the ground conditions, which were appalling the whole system worked OK. It was also quite steep, so if I started towing a load across the gradient then turned up hill once we were moving it allowed us to keep going.

[Old Lands]

Thanks for letting us know how the trailer is going.

 

My experience with quads is similar, I've always taken it is because they are light in weight and not designed to have much of a footprint, so towing any weight will be awkward unless mostly flat/dry/smooth. It's surprising what they will shift though, I've used a 750 Kingquad with a log arch and moved 16" 12' logs with ease. Getting going on the flat and then hitting the rough stuff or gradient is as you say often the key.

[fen01]

I think for the size and weight they're pretty good. But if you expect tractor capabilities you'll be disappointed. The next quad I get will have a winch on it.

[fen01]

Trailer is still holding up well, the quad pulled this load easily now the ground has dried slightly. No dents despite my best efforts chucking logs in😁