Black trailer

deere150

Member

Location

Cumbria

• Jan 11, 2019

• #1

On point of ordering a new trailer, blacks a no cost option. Just wondering if anyone's got one and regretted it, thinking about seeing trailer against roof when tipped, and how about keeping them clean ?

 

Mursal

Member

• Jan 11, 2019

• #2

Black as a colour usually keep the piece of equipment fresher looking for longer, a you can't see the defects.

 

Bald Rick

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Anglesey

• Jan 11, 2019

• #3

Mursal said:

Black as a colour usually keep the piece of equipment fresher looking for longer, a you can't see the defects.

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Guess any scrape of the paint will show up more though

Anyway, we are a multicultural society so go for it I say

 

Sandy

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Location

Aberdeenshire

• Jan 11, 2019

• #4

Aye they keep fine

 

ColinV6

Member

• Jan 11, 2019

• #5

Not sure I could do it... there’s a few round here and they all look old now, dull, streaks, soap stains, dusty...

Saw some cool Richard westerns in gunmetal grey and liked them!

 

Nhtvt170

Member

Location

Hampshire

• Jan 11, 2019

• #6

ColinV6 said:

Not sure I could do it... there’s a few round here and they all look old now, dull, streaks, soap stains, dusty...

Saw some cool Richard westerns in gunmetal grey and liked them!

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Those Richard Westerns in gun metal grey look the mutts.... as for black if you keep it shiny it looks good, when mixed with dust and dung not so...

 

deere150

Member

Location

Cumbria

• Jan 11, 2019

• #7

ColinV6 said:

Not sure I could do it... there’s a few round here and they all look old now, dull, streaks, soap stains, dusty...

Saw some cool Richard westerns in gunmetal grey and liked them!

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Just rather thinking if I got a black one behind my fastrac I might get confused with the Richardson brothers

 

ColinV6

Member

• Jan 11, 2019

• #8

 

MrNoo

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Cirencester

• Jan 11, 2019

• #9

Ordered 2 x Smyth trailers in red and that was 5-6 years ago, they still look like new, no fading.

 

Speedstar

Member

Location

Scottish Borders

• Jan 11, 2019

• #10

deere150 said:

On point of ordering a new trailer, blacks a no cost option. Just wondering if anyone's got one and regretted it, thinking about seeing trailer against roof when tipped, and how about keeping them clean ?View attachment 755622

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They are hard to fill at night is the only thing I have found

 

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DaveJ

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Location

Montgomeryshire

• Jan 11, 2019

• #11

I didn't get to talk to Smyth at Lamma. How do they compare on price to the Broughan? Apart from the sloping front they looked pretty similar.

 

Fraserb

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Location

Scottish Borders

• Jan 11, 2019

• #12

ColinV6 said:

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We've the 18 ton version of that, some trailer.

 

Chae1

Member

Location

Aberdeenshire

• Jan 11, 2019

• #13

Fraserb said:

We've the 18 ton version of that, some trailer.

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How do you find them compared to Stewart trailers?

 

Tim G

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Wormingford, Essex

• Jan 11, 2019

• #14

Get a nice brightly coloured one and give everyone on the road as much chance of seeing it as possible.

 

Fraserb

Member

Location

Scottish Borders

• Jan 11, 2019

• #15

Chae1 said:

How do you find them compared to Stewart trailers?

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There's not much between them really, the western seems as well built, it rocks about a bit more but we put that down to the tyres, this is our first with floatation tyres.

 

Chae1

Member

Location

Aberdeenshire

• Jan 11, 2019

• #16

We've a Smyth and Stewart on flotations.

The Stewart is far more stable.

 

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DaveJ

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Location

Montgomeryshire

• Jan 11, 2019

• #17

Fraserb said:

There's not much between them really, the western seems as well built, it rocks about a bit more but we put that down to the tyres, this is our first with floatation tyres.

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Silage contractor who comes here runs 14t Richard Westerns and 18t Stewarts. All on similar flotations. The Westerns are like a boat compared to the larger Stewarts, and having pulled both on our banks I know which ones I prefer. If given a choice, even to come up country, his lads will leave the RWs in the yard and take the Stewarts every time. I was assuming it was down to stiffer springs on the 18 tonners until you said your big RW rocks too.

 

Fraserb

Member

Location

Scottish Borders

• Jan 11, 2019

• #18

DaveJ said:

Silage contractor who comes here runs 14t Richard Westerns and 18t Stewarts. All on similar flotations. The Westerns are like a boat compared to the larger Stewarts, and having pulled both on our banks I know which ones I prefer. If given a choice, even to come up country, his lads will leave the RWs in the yard and take the Stewarts every time. I was assuming it was down to stiffer springs on the 18 tonners until you said your big RW rocks too.

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Theyre not massively different but slightly, the western is a lot bigger as a silage trailer than the 16ton stewarts. Its not bad enough that the Stewarts get used first anyway.

 

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watcher72

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• Jan 11, 2019

• #19

Sandy said:

Aye they keep fine View attachment 755640

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Blends in a bit too much with the back ground.

 

Dman2

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Location

Durham, UK

• Jan 11, 2019

• #20

I bought a Marshall that the previous owner had painted Claas green ( badly)
Claas dealer was keen to get it moved on so it was cheap
Its now Red
My favourite colour for trailers