Fenside MF Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Would anyone please have any pics or info on j.h ford silage trailers at all,as I was thinking of maybe buliding two in 1/32. All I think I know at the moment is that they must be made in East sussex as a few local farmers have them. Cheers Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 That's one of my many cousins. He designs and builds them out of Stonelands Farm Cowbeech Nr.HAILSHAM for the last 25+ years. I'll get Marky to post some of my pics. we had about 4 in our last 10yrs of farming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Would anyone please have any pics or info on j.h ford silage trailers at all,as I was thinking of maybe buliding two in 1/32. All I think I know at the moment is that they must be made in East sussex as a few local farmers have them. Cheers Jamie ive got pics just a sec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 as i am in a good mood ive resied them sorry there not great and they dont have the silage sides on but they do have them this is off my uncels farm in east sussex and its 9 tonne sprayed in claas colurs becuse he didnt have any of the origanal colour he also has two 8 tonne blue ones here are the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 next one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 Thanks Cerin mate,now I know what trailer to start with,brilliaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Thanks Cerin mate,now I know what trailer to start with,brilliaint i will get my uncel to send me pics of the blue ones i think they will have siage sides on were are you in sussex ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 i will get my uncel to send me pics of the blue ones i think they will have siage sides on were are you in sussex ??? yes mate Catsfield village if you have heard of it ,which is probably about 8 or 10 miles from Eastbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 yes mate Catsfield village if you have heard of it ,which is probably about 8 or 10 miles from Eastbourne i know where eastbourne is but not catsfeild my uncels farm is in lewes and i used to live in ardingly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Just sent markie some more pics,where are they Markie.... :)please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 silly question, me not knowing this!, how do the silage sides fit to a trailer??, are the bolted on or do they slide in somewhere?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 silly question, me not knowing this!, how do the silage sides fit to a trailer??, are the bolted on or do they slide in somewhere?? think marstons are bolted on ,i know one of ours had holes for something along the top of the rim, and was always told t was for silage sides, we bought the other new so it didnt have them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 silly question, me not knowing this!, how do the silage sides fit to a trailer??, are the bolted on or do they slide in somewhere?? Yes they were bolted on the J H FORDs and then I welded on another 10" of greedy-board to the far side to bring it up level with the top pivot of the auto-tailgate. We had some (other makes) 10 tonners run with us sometimes but my trailer (9 tonnes) had noticeably more in it every load as brother noticed pushing them in on the clamp It was something like 120 cubic foot bigger inside from memory. A friend had an 8 tonne one and went over the local weighbridge with 14 tonnes of soil in it one day without any detriment to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 They look like a very strong built trailer compared to a Marston or Weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britainswomble Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 i know where eastbourne is but not catsfeild my uncels farm is in lewes and i used to live in ardingly Who is your uncle in Lewes? My father used to work for Robinson's at Iford (They owned Rise Farm at Lewes where we lived) Most of the farmland around Lewes was farmed by the Robinsons, Carr's. Piles, (Several families of each) Norris's, David Hole, Harold Stroude of Barcombe, Cornwalls of Barcombe, Monnington's and big land owners like Firle Estates. The only farmer I really had any dealings with at Ardingly was Pritchard Gordon Farms. Back in the good ol' days when i worked for Sussex Tractors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 yes mate Catsfield village if you have heard of it ,which is probably about 8 or 10 miles from Eastbourne Are you near Peter and David Ellin....and are these pics of their gear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Who is your uncle in Lewes? My father used to work for Robinson's at Iford (They owned Rise Farm at Lewes where we lived) Most of the farmland around Lewes was farmed by the Robinsons, Carr's. Piles, (Several families of each) Norris's, David Hole, Harold Stroude of Barcombe, Cornwalls of Barcombe, Monnington's and big land owners like Firle Estates. The only farmer I really had any dealings with at Ardingly was Pritchard Gordon Farms. Back in the good ol' days when i worked for Sussex Tractors. well not right in lewes on the edge in a little village called east chillington! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Sorry for the delay in posting these.. some pics from Nigel or JH Ford trailers.. As always... Nigel will do the narrative... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 More... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I'll get these cropped when I get home.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 or did you mean enlarged...?(Please?) Cheers for posting, I'll caption another time: too late tonight other than to say they span about 20 yrs of production/evolution, the one behind the Muir-Hill being one of Johnathan's first-built after he came out of the police and a Gold Duke of Edinburgh award,... "you can take the boy out of the farm, but you can't take the farm out of the boy." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Slightly off topic, but what rear tyres are under the 7600 in the first pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 16.9 (the old 14) X 34 Michelin BIB X radials at that time, I think, though possibly still Goodyear (Super Traction ?) radials ( the first pattern they ever did from the mid 70s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLEN XL Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Massey boy, i take it your uncle is Mr Martin, as i am sure i recognise the farm on those pics. I was there today picking up our Fastrac ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Even then that Muirhill looks rough - but what a fine 7600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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