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I agree that a hook-loada system would work on some farms but it would be too expensive for us to implement on our farm, we would need two chassis, two or three grain bodies and two flat beds to replace what we run now. With growing potatoes we've got to have two trailers running at all times, its not a case that we could just drop a body down in this case. For us to buy 2 new 14t Western trailers of equal specification to our current aging AS models we'd be looking at around £24-£29k, I would think that a hook-loada system would cost considerably more on top of that. At least with standard trailers there's little in the way to go wrong be it by mechanical or operator error unlike the hook-loader system. I would imagine the hook-loada system would come into its own on grain only farms where a one chassis/2 body system would certainly work

I couldn't believe it, I reported it as well, surely the more peole that report it the better, its in extremely poor taste

This page on Facebook, one of my friends found it an reported it, I think whoever started it must be completely warped, doubt I'm the only one either, should have been removed by the administrators long ago http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/If-2000000-people-join-this-group-i-will-give-back-Maddie-McCann/364397500556?v=wall&ref=nf

Indeed Tris, I can't see any advantages to them at the moment either. Tried to find some including steel thickness on the Kane ones yesterday but couldn't, would just be interesting to compare it with a conventional Bailey or Western of the same size

Been snowing here again for the past hour, just watching one of my near neighbours attempting to get in his drive with his BMW, he's tried backing in twice and driving in twice now......if he stopped revving it he might get somewhere ;D

This when I read it and the accompanying topic elsewhere ;D ;D http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6831123/Cow-jumps-six-feet-on-to-roof.html

I'd have bitten their fingers off, no one steals my food > ;D

That must mean at least two of us have put that then ;D ;D

The book was written by a member of this very forum as well unless I'm very much mistaken

I wasn't sure about the drawbar so welcome the feedback, I have now shortened it by 10mm and it does look much better, will get a picture later on

Thanks guys It's more common to see 8 tonners as tandem axle trailers around this way Jason, anything smaller than that is more common in a single axle form locally They are the wheels off the old Siku trailes Tris, they work out about the right size for this model

I decided that I would like a period trailer of the right size to go with my Imber Ford 5640's so settled on building an 8 ton Bailey. Been working on it on and off for a couple of days while I wait for a delivery of materials to finish a few other bits of. Pictures are very much work in progress so its still a bit messy in areas at the moment with rams left to make, drawbar and tail board to tidy up. Undecided at the moment on the tailboard, wether to make it an auto door or a manual door \

Glad I aren't the only one Sean, had to come home from work at lunch time because of it before I had an accident \

I think given its age Marky's Griffiths is from the pre MAS Group days of the business

I did do some work for a local chap who would only ever buy Bunnings or Bailey's trailers, he said they were the only two worth considering, you pay for what you get. We have two AS 14t trailers at work, a 1995 and 1996 model, the floor is now starting to go in the older one, its like looking through a sieve in places, just adjusted all the brahes up on that one so we now kiss the windscreen if we stop in a hurry I've now used Western, Bailey, Bunning, AS, Stewart and R & R trailers. The Bunnings would have to be one of the smoothest riding and easiest pulling trailers with the Bailey coming a close second. The Western's however were always giving us grief with leaf springs, brakes and tailboard rams \ we had a new Bunning's and a new AS where I used to work, the latter looked like it was built out of tin cans compared to the Bunning

You missed out other priorities in life these days

So it is, If I could see better through my cold induced watering eyes I'd get on much better

Quite right Colm, I don't know of any of these trailers over this way. Locally two contractors run 18 ton Bunnings trailers, one runs 16 ton Western's and two older 10 ton ones of unknown make, one runs 14t AS Marston's and the other runs Stewarts and Bailey's models. no good to them buying a trailer from hundreds of miles away in case they need parts for them in a hurry.

Going out to my truck at 8am to go out for the day only to find the battery has died overnight > >

Its too late to do anything with when its in ten inch long logs and been split by an axe ;D

I know Tris but its better giving off a little heat than laying rotting on the side of a track at work. Got to take any wood I can get my hands on at the minute as I'm not allowed in the woods anymore at the minute until after Jan 16th when the last shoot is Got two-three acres in that wood where the trees are severely overpopulated to the point of dying off so have permission to tidy them up and thin them out

We have to clear it up as soon as we leave it on the road about here or we get strung up, lots of outsiders in the area who are all to keen to report you over the slightest little thing

Must have been some long days involved in them given the detail involved :of

However many hours does it take him to build one of those? The man must have the patience of a saint

Bet you were as happy as a bull in a herd of heifers when you had it in your hands :D