Best dropside bale trailer

[j6891]

Does anyone have a good dropside trailer that they also use for bales? Not needing massive length for tight gateways etc so thought this could be a good option

 

[pogmohone]

Bought this 2 years ago, 4 years old at the time. GH engineering in NI made it. 15 by 8, with the tailboard dropping down for bales. 10 stud axles, brakes on both axles. Brings 11 bales of silage, 2 fours on bottom and 3 on top. We have short draws so suits us. 10.5k in euros.

 

[j6891]

Bought this 2 years ago, 4 years old at the time. GH engineering in NI made it. 15 by 8, with the tailboard dropping down for bales. 10 stud axles, brakes on both axles. Brings 11 bales of silage, 2 fours on bottom and 3 on top. We have short draws so suits us. 10.5k in euros.

This looks similar to what I'm after. Good idea the tailgate being the bale extension

 

[mengeleguru]

Marshall will no doupt will make just what you want

 

[glasshouse]

Bought this 2 years ago, 4 years old at the time. GH engineering in NI made it. 15 by 8, with the tailboard dropping down for bales. 10 stud axles, brakes on both axles. Brings 11 bales of silage, 2 fours on bottom and 3 on top. We have short draws so suits us. 10.5k in euros.

So you run bales with sides down?

 

[Boohoo]

Marshall will no doupt will make just what you want

Anyone thinking Marshall would need to check the design of their bale extension. It might have changed recently but it used to overlap the floor of the trailer and bolt through it which made it unsuitable for wrapped bales. I'm not even sure if it would be strong enough for silage.

 

[Boohoo]

This is what we have, pictured on the day it was delivered.

It's what they call a 9 ton trailer and is 14ft long with a 4ft extension.

 

[pogmohone]

Sides come off, take out pillars and the back pivots down onto 2 bars that pull out from the body. 5 mins to complete.

 

[Tim G]

Anyone thinking Marshall would need to check the design of their bale extension. It might have changed recently but it used to overlap the floor of the trailer and bolt through it which made it unsuitable for wrapped bales. I'm not even sure if it would be strong enough for silage.

A friend had a marshall tipping trailer with a bale extension, quite liked the idea of it myself. However, he gave me a hand moving round bales of hay with it a they kept sliding all over the place. The floor was too smooth, which is ideal for a tipper, not so good on a bale trailer. He got rid of it fairly quickly and got a proper bale trailer from marshalls which was much better and I bought one the same.

 

[David_]

I've got a Marshall S5 with bale extension I use for haylage. Good trailer but the extension is a pain to put on/take off. It bolts on and is very heavy so needs a few guys for the job, plus lots of scrabbling around underneath to do the bolts. If I was buying another I'd be looking at an AW Trailer

 

[j6891]

I've got a Marshall S5 with bale extension I use for haylage. Good trailer but the extension is a pain to put on/take off. It bolts on and is very heavy so needs a few guys for the job, plus lots of scrabbling around underneath to do the bolts. If I was buying another I'd be looking at an AW Trailer

Why a AW though? Yes I think the trailers than have use the back door as the extension seems a good idea rather than faffing to put on/off when needed

 

[BRB John]

Is there any legal requirement that prevents you from making a 8'6 wide drop side trailer so you could fit 2 bales in it without dropping the sides?
Would certainly stop them from sliding about.

 

[Marshall Trailers]

I've got a Marshall S5 with bale extension I use for haylage. Good trailer but the extension is a pain to put on/take off. It bolts on and is very heavy so needs a few guys for the job, plus lots of scrabbling around underneath to do the bolts. If I was buying another I'd be looking at an AW Trailer

There's a new design now where the bale extension slides into the chassis rails, much quicker to fit and it has holes in it for lifting it on and off with a forklift. Its also galvanised and comes with lights and an extension for fitting into the trailer's main lighting loom. It also just won an award at the Royal Welsh Show.

 

[BuskhillFarm]

This is what we have, pictured on the day it was delivered.

It's what they call a 9 ton trailer and is 14ft long with a 4ft extension.

Have the same only 16ft with super singles, great trailer, been built up as grain trailer this last few years, they are a job to take up and down. Especially on your own

 

[Boohoo]

There's a new design now where the bale extension slides into the chassis rails, much quicker to fit and it has holes in it for lifting it on and off with a forklift. Its also galvanised and comes with lights and an extension for fitting into the trailer's main lighting loom. It also just won an award at the Royal Welsh Show.

What was the award for?

 

[glasshouse]

Anyone thinking Marshall would need to check the design of their bale extension. It might have changed recently but it used to overlap the floor of the trailer and bolt through it which made it unsuitable for wrapped bales. I'm not even sure if it would be strong enough for silage.

Thats a flat trailer you are talking about

 

[Boohoo]

Thats a flat trailer you are talking about

No, it's a dropside tipping trailer that I'm talking about. Did they make a poorly designed bolt on extension for their flat trailers too?

 

[glasshouse]

Marshall will no doupt will make just what you want

I asked them years ago about making a big dropside trailer to cart bales west and dung east.
Not interested.

 

[aled1590]

There's a new design now where the bale extension slides into the chassis rails, much quicker to fit and it has holes in it for lifting it on and off with a forklift. Its also galvanised and comes with lights and an extension for fitting into the trailer's main lighting loom. It also just won an award at the Royal Welsh Show.

That trailer looks a vast improvement on the one we have, ours around 2004. Gave up on the bale extension right pain to get on and off. Marshall kit have come a long way imo

 

[cubby]

What thickness off steel are in the floors of these trailers I am looking for an all rounder than can handle rock not everyday use just projects . Then be able to take sides off for bales