Bailey vs broughan

[Onemanband]

just had a good price on a smyth .....does anyone rate them better than broughan , bare in mind its over £1500 cheaper

 

[Cowcorn]

just had a good price on a smyth .....does anyone rate them better than broughan , bare in mind its over £1500 cheaper

Six versus half a dozen, nothing in it both good trailers .

 

[vantage]

If your buying a bale trailer to last years then google Ajp fabrications Uttoxeter
You’ll be disappointed with anything else.... been there done that

Bloody hell, that’s a load. If those bales are like mine at a tonne plus a bale you’ve got 30 tonne up!

 

[jack6480]

Bloody hell, that’s a load. If those bales are like mine at a tonne plus a bale you’ve got 30 tonne up!

Thankyou, you must be the only one on here to see it

 

[M-J-G]

Broughan are ahead of the rest on all around quality.

I'd disagree, I've generally used Stewart trailers, but last time round we bought a 14t Broughan silage trailer and I'm not particularly impressed for several reasons.

Our neighbours bought a Stewart at the same time and I'd swap him any day.

 

[M-J-G]

If your buying a bale trailer to last years then google Ajp fabrications Uttoxeter
You’ll be disappointed with anything else.... been there done that

I hope you don't get weighed with that on, unless those are light bales.

 

[agri knives]

I'd disagree, I've generally used Stewart trailers, but last time round we bought a 14t Broughan silage trailer and I'm not particularly impressed for several reasons.

Our neighbours bought a Stewart at the same time and I'd swap him any day.

What’s wrong with it.

 

[Iron150]

Do they really hold their money better?

Bailey look better, hold money better, ride lovely, great website with all options and prices listed. Broughan look like a children’s drawing

 

[M-J-G]

What’s wrong with it.

Paint work is poor when you look underneath the chassis and on the body above the wheels, which to me is the most important part of a trailer.

The silage sides seem to have been poor fitting so they have been drilled (badly) post painting with a pile of rusty swarf melted onto the paint.

One of the wires for the high level lights on the back door has partially worn through because it goes through a sharp hole in the steel with no grommet to protect the wire.

The stand could do with more clearance as it catches on rows of straw when filling off the combine.
Doesn't sound major but when you have to stop the combine just to fill that particular trailer its pretty annoying.

None of the above points are catastrophic of course, but all together on one trailer, which costs in the upper end of the teens of thousands and a brand that is classed as one of the upper end on the market, it's a little disappointing and has tainted the brand for me.

 

[marco]

Paint work is poor when you look underneath the chassis and on the body above the wheels, which to me is the most important part of a trailer.

The silage sides seem to have been poor fitting so they have been drilled (badly) post painting with a pile of rusty swarf melted onto the paint.

One of the wires for the high level lights on the back door has partially worn through because it goes through a sharp hole in the steel with no grommet to protect the wire.

The stand could do with more clearance as it catches on rows of straw when filling off the combine.
Doesn't sound major but when you have to stop the combine just to fill that particular trailer its pretty annoying.

None of the above points are catastrophic of course, but all together on one trailer, which costs in the upper end of the teens of thousands and a brand that is classed as one of the upper end on the market, it's a little disappointing and has tainted the brand for me.

Can you remove the stand?

 

[Mark C]

The attention to detail with a Stewart is second to none. For example on their tipping trailers, if you remove the silage sides or rollover sheet , when you take a bolt out of the box section top rail, it isn't simply a drilled bit of box, its sleeved and welded in so that the water cant get into the box and rust. Newer ones are painted in flexipaint . Little things add up in the long term. My broughan has plenty of paint but you get underneath and there are glands missing from the 'waterproof' junction box for the lights, none of the cable ties have been trimmed off, and their's no ballast on the LED indicators to make the in cab tell tale lights let you know if the indicators are working or not.

 

[agri knives]

The attention to detail with a Stewart is second to none. For example on their tipping trailers, if you remove the silage sides or rollover sheet , when you take a bolt out of the box section top rail, it isn't simply a drilled bit of box, its sleeved and welded in so that the water cant get into the box and rust. Newer ones are painted in flexipaint . Little things add up in the long term. My broughan has plenty of paint but you get underneath and there are glands missing from the 'waterproof' junction box for the lights, none of the cable ties have been trimmed off, and their's no ballast on the LED indicators to make the in cab tell tale lights let you know if the indicators are working or not.

There all terrible faults , but one thing brougham have is the right steel in the right place . Built like a tank. Will last for years and years

 

[Spencer]

There all terrible faults , but one thing brougham have is the right steel in the right place . Built like a tank. Will last for years and years

Sometimes you want more than a tank though.. a little refinement is nice!

 

[agri knives]

Sometimes you want more than a tank though.. a little refinement is nice!

Something that will last and can take a bit of abuse is what’s needed , that’s where broughan wins .

 

[shumungus]

The attention to detail with a Stewart is second to none. For example on their tipping trailers, if you remove the silage sides or rollover sheet , when you take a bolt out of the box section top rail, it isn't simply a drilled bit of box, its sleeved and welded in so that the water cant get into the box and rust. Newer ones are painted in flexipaint . Little things add up in the long term. My broughan has plenty of paint but you get underneath and there are glands missing from the 'waterproof' junction box for the lights, none of the cable ties have been trimmed off, and their's no ballast on the LED indicators to make the in cab tell tale lights let you know if the indicators are working or not.

Ballast/Resistors are not to be trusted on any trailer. They only tell you the resistor is working not the light.

 

[M-J-G]

Something that will last and can take a bit of abuse is what’s needed , that’s where broughan wins .

I wouldnt say they win anything or are any stronger than anything some others, but they are a strong trailer.

 

[M-J-G]

Can you remove the stand?

You can fold it up but the pivot point which is fixed.

 

[Spencer]

Something that will last and can take a bit of abuse is what’s needed , that’s where broughan wins .

Never really thought abusing anything carried much merit...

 

[agri knives]

You can fold it up but the pivot point which is fixed.
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Not to difficult to fold up out of the way, what’s the major fault there.

 

[agri knives]

Never really thought abusing anything carried much merit...

I have often seen trailers sunk in soft ground , and if you can’t get a loader in to lift and push the trailer your in bigger trouble , I see a few top brand UK trailers and there was no where strong enough to push it without doing harm.