If there just carting grain 3/4 height grain will empty easily
Will a tractor tip an artic bulker?
- Thread starter Against_the_grain
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lexion780tt
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Use one on a xerion it can just tip trailer all the way before low oil light comes on not much of a worry as has separate hydraulic tank it holds about 200 litres
Exfarmer
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- Bury St Edmunds
Some of us were bought up on 4 wheelers, you can put them anywhere.
had a surprise the other day, when I took a hired box trailer to clear out my sons flat in London . Had to back it blind into an alley a neighbour who was watching one side and I could just see enough mine. As I stopped he came over and remarked on my skills . I thought he was watching me in, one more coat of paint and it would have been a respray job. I did not say anything.
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- North West Wales
Stick the wholecrop header on the front of tractor to park it up in shed etc, much easier
We used to tip 29t HGV bulkers with a MF399 20 years ago. Just filled it brim full of oil. It wasnt quick because of the pressure the tractor produced but it did it for 10 yrs.
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ollie989898
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Cools. Show us a picture of that? I presume you pull it around on a dolly?
4440
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- South Suffolk
Over fill the backend on some modern tractors can lead to gearbox damage.
ridger
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- Tyrone, Northern Ireland
More practice needed then, and don't look around, I can reverse them fine with mirrors but if I turn around and look out I get confused lol
Exfarmer
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- Bury St Edmunds
World of difference between using dolly and fifth wheel!
ridger
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- Tyrone, Northern Ireland
I'm used with a rigid lorry and drag with a turntable
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- South Molton
I did a lot of baling in Canada with a Zetor, small square baler with a kicker and a 4 wheeled trailer like this.
Also pulling 2 behind a tractor
Thats when you really learn to reverse!
4440
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- South Suffolk
celtis man
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an arable man down here builds his own grain trailers out of ex feed trucks , big 3 axle jobs with a massive draw bar - no dollys ,
he reckons the lorry brakes are far better than any ag trailers /they look good hitched up to a massive deere
he reckons the lorry brakes are far better than any ag trailers /they look good hitched up to a massive deere
- Location
- Ballyclare Northern Ireland
So I take it that is a hydraulic pump to raise the trailer driven by a hydraulic motor from the spool on the tractor? Is there much loss of flow in the transition? Is the up and down then controlled by an electric spool bank?
Correct @shumungus and it's the third set I've done. Two had pneumatic operated valves and the third is a solenoid operated valve. No idea about loss of flow but it was the only solution to the lack of tank capacity in the tractor. To tip an artic trailer you will need about 40lpm # 150 bar max pressure.
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- S.E
Thanks for all the replies. I must admit I'm not very keen on putting extra oil in the tractor. I think that could lead to all sorts of issues.
Obviously picking up a unit with seperate pump or donkey engine would be ideal but seem pretty hard to find.
Actually considering an older lorry unit which are ridiculously cheap, can be had for £5kish. Dollys/5th wheels also seem difficult to find. Especially heavy duty ones which will hold 35/40t of grain.
Obviously picking up a unit with seperate pump or donkey engine would be ideal but seem pretty hard to find.
Actually considering an older lorry unit which are ridiculously cheap, can be had for £5kish. Dollys/5th wheels also seem difficult to find. Especially heavy duty ones which will hold 35/40t of grain.
pail of ale
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Wouldnt worry about flow rate if you are only tipping it a few times a year . If you are tipping staticly you could tap into 2 tractors .
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- Ballyclare Northern Ireland
It would be hard to get the right amount of oil back in each tractor, and they would need to be using the same oil.