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That's impressive. Assuming 250 working days per year you've got 8 (unique!) machines per day walking out the factory!
All this talk of UK built trailers .....are they produced using UK steel from UK raw materials? Bit like buying a loaf of bread made in the UK from imported wheat?
No I'm not. But how can we ask the consumers to buy our productsif we don't support them?Is your farm using 100% UK raw materials? That's a pretty big ask in any industry.
Looking at the figures, I don't think iron is mined in the UK these days, so the answer is a simple no.All this talk of UK built trailers .....are they produced using UK steel from UK raw materials? Bit like buying a loaf of bread made in the UK from imported wheat?
No I'm not. But how can we ask the consumers to buy our productsif we don't support them?
How much extra would UK steel cost over imported atm?
How do you tip the artic? Donkey engine? Can't be enough oil in back end of tractor?Just on the dolly to move it around the yard.
We hire an artic unit every year, surprisingly cheap.
Trailer was less than £5k, has a weigher fitted too, holds 29t of barley.
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I refuse to disclose what this rig weighs when full of barley!
or spuds....
How do you tip the artic? Donkey engine? Can't be enough oil in back end of tractor?
How do you tip the artic? Donkey engine? Can't be enough oil in back end of tractor?
ok understandIt doesn't get used on the tractor, we hire an artic unit with tipping gear.
Much faster on the road!
Got ours back Saturday ! Almost looks like a Stewart. Wax oiled it today. Hopefully do another few years.
Company that prepares steel for going out to north sea did job of shot blasting and respraying so hopefully last a while.
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Got ours back Saturday ! Almost looks like a Stewart. Wax oiled it today. Hopefully do another few years.
Company that prepares steel for going out to north sea did job of shot blasting and respraying so hopefully last a while.
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Just told him to do to same spec as offshore equipment. Not sure the north sea is as bad as West Ireland though.what type of painting did you specify on that ?
your near the sea I take it and have problems with salt corrosion, unlikely its as bad as the west of Ireland
Anyone remember Norton trailerswhat type of painting did you specify on that ?
your near the sea I take it and have problems with salt corrosion, unlikely its as bad as the west of Ireland
Anyone remember Norton trailers
Used to see them a lot on farms in south east, shame they not in business any morecouple coming up for sale near me in a few weeks....both 8 tonne fixed side trailer. One is on sprung 6 stud axle with brakes on all 4 wheels
the other is on rocking beams, has brakes on all 4 wheels but came from the factory with just two brake rams which work the brakes on the front pair of wheels, and have a cable running to the handbrake
the brake levers on the rear wheels have never had nothing connected to them from new!
Yes I used to have a bale trailer made by them , it was good at the time but out dated now.Anyone remember Norton trailers