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Like the sound of that too, Stubby. Where is it attached and how though? I'm guessing right in the middle of the back somehow.

I can imagine this being the case, doobin. What I can't necessarily imagine right now is looking backward and steering the right/opposite/mirror image/'whichever you're supposed to do it' way! 🤣 Hopefully it's not quite as bad in reality as it sounds. But it probably helps explain why trailers have got a bit of a reputation.

I really like the sound of that, John. Thank you. Even, or esp if it is best for keeping those bigger trailers under control! The simplest explanation I've ever heard anyway. I'd heard they're 'counterintuitive', but that only gives you a heads up, not an actual method. Your explanation makes me want to have a go next time there's a reasonable opportunity. Will definitely be passing it on to other drivers to try. Cheers

Probably no bigger than a long wheel base Landy, John. My uncle doesn't have that much experience with trailers, so would probably balk at a great big trailer. Plus there's the cost. I hear what people are saying about small trailers being twitchy though. He did struggle a bit to reverse his mate's DIY trailer, which is 6 or 7ft long, possibly for that very reason. However at least he could turn it around in a farm gateway when he got temporarily lost along the narrow lanes. So on balance twitchiness is probably the lesser of evils. I have to admit, I'd never touch a trailer unless I'd been on an official trailer ackling course! ( 'D

( 'D Could be a useful feature for quick clean ups. I'm liking these tilting trailers more by the day!

Thanks for confirming that, Dan. I did think they might need a bit encouragement with a tough metal rake or something. My uncle seemed to quite enjoy stacking his logs neatly on their flat ends. Possibly to fit more of them in his mate's boxy trailer, or maybe just to make them easier to pick out when he got home. Perhaps if he got one of these tilting trailers and stacked his next logs neatly on their round sides, most of them would roll out when it was unhitched. Might need a back stop! 'D

Love it, Waterbuoy. Thank you. I didn't realise there was such a clever design. I'm guessing it gives you more options with how to un/load. If the logs had been reasonably carefully loaded in an even spread, it might be possible to put the ramp down, unhitch, then guide the trailer to tip and rest on the ramp. Putting a sleeper down before the 1st attempt would probably be worthwhile!

His mate's is a large version of those small boxy trailers that folk go on camping holiday with. I thought those were called box trailers, but according to secondhand trailer websites, box trailers are like an actual box- ie with a roof. We got at least 2 ton bags worth of logs into this bigger version of his mate's, but it did have a slightly jaunty angle by the end! He has to come quite a way, so it needs to be able to take at least that much. A greater capacity would probably use less petrol overall, but I don't think he'd be comfortable with it being longer than his old Landy station wagon- for manoeuvring purposes, etc.

Hi guys Anyone know good places to look for decent secondhand trailers for reasonable prices in the Bristol area? My uncle wants to get his own so he doesn't have to borrow a dilapidated DIY-built one from a mate any more.