Jdeere6910 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I was talking to a farmer the other day and he was saying that they have two different trailers of different makes. One is a 14 ton and the other a 12, he said that the 12 holds more than the 14. I was wandering wether it was a common thing or just the difference between different makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 never thought about it before but depends how the manufacturer measures the weight ie; bulk density etc some companies may just pluck figures out of the air??? what make of trailers are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy140 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Yeah I think it can happen, we got a griffiths 10 tonner and a marston 10 tonner drom the same era and the griffiths holds a little more \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 The best way to size trailers now is on cubic capacity, thats why different manufacturers 12 ton trailers will carry different amounts of weight hence why there is also a weight carrying difference between a manufacturers 12 ton grain and 12 ton root trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 thats always been the case, however if different manufacturers use different calculation methods for calculating weight and volume, for instance there is metric tonnes, imp tons etc not to mention there are different volumes for wheat depending on specific gravity/tgw etc. Its a bit like the different ways of measuring HP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 The 12 tonner is made by Triffit and the 14 is an Easterby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I think every Triffit I've ever come across has punched above its weight so to speak... We used to have a 10t dropside Fraser and also used our neighbour's 10 tonne mono Fraser to cart corn, the DST would hold a lot more than the mono but even when they weighed out the same on the bridge at the merchant's, I always felt the DST was struggling and more liable to break in half.... It might well have a higher capacity but in terms of carrying the weight it really was just a 10 tonner.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 The best way to size trailers now is on cubic capacity, thats why different manufacturers 12 ton trailers will carry different amounts of weight hence why there is also a weight carrying difference between a manufacturers 12 ton grain and 12 ton root trailer Spot on Gav. Trailers over here are usually viewed in terms of their length and width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorten Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Around here the size of a trailer goes by the length and width, rather then tonnage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurodeere Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 As already said by many the tonnage capacity of a trailer does not give a good indication of the physical size and capacity. Cubic volume would be the way to compare different makes of trailer. Also a long low trailer could hold more heaped wheat than a short high sided one. Then when hauling grass you have to check how high the silage sides are since some are quite low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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