Black trailer

Norfolk Olly

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Mixed Farmer
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norfolk
We have recently got some black larringtons, the rest are dark blue, Black show the dirt more and scrapes more, prefer the yellow myself ;)
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mx110

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Location
cumbria
From a vehicle perspective black is the colour that shows most dirt and is a pain to keep clean. Pale whites such as Ford Diamond white the easiest and ages a lot better. That's why most vans are white.
Be bold ask for white.
Many years ago I had a black xr3i was a nightmare to keep clean then went to a series 1 turbo you never realised how dirty it was until it got washed, never owned a black vehicle since,
 

Half Pipe

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Im not sure I've never paid much attention. Thats the trailer if the tread pattern means anything to you.

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Very tidy trailer!
They look like bkt or possibly Michelin's.
Richard western had vredestien flotation pro as preferred tyre, they have more rounded shoulders, don't leave the square edged ruts if gets wet, but I feel they swing more.
Have been tempted to try our tankers bkts with 50mm offset wheels on our 12 ton Richard western to see if it helps cut swing a bit.
Richard westerns also mount springs on top of axle, where as others are under slung, on thick axles that makes quite a difference to height.
 

PSQ

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Arable Farmer
Is the angled front for tipping in a low shed? Nice trailer!

Correct. The Broughan is completely bespoke to fit the shed with a 16’ body on a shortened 18’ spec chassis, and 5’ sides and angled front instead of standard 4’.
It’s 34’ on the tractor, in a shed designed around a 135 and 4t Weeks trailer, with a 90 bend around a post put in the wrong place. Hence the steering axle and negligible tyre wear after approx 7000t. And £2k cheaper (2012 prices) than a standard 16’ Stewart iirc

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vantage

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Pembs
As a non trailer owning farmer I cannot understand why all trailers don't have warning chevron stickers covering the trailer gate as well as beacons at low and high level.Trailer of choice around here seem to be mostly Smythe and in fairness the new ones I've seen do have flashing beacons but no chevrons.
 

sputnik

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As a non trailer owning farmer I cannot understand why all trailers don't have warning chevron stickers covering the trailer gate as well as beacons at low and high level.Trailer of choice around here seem to be mostly Smythe and in fairness the new ones I've seen do have flashing beacons but no chevrons.
Went with Smyth to match the tractors. They seems to be built strong
 
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Wombat

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BASIS
Location
East yorks
As a non trailer owning farmer I cannot understand why all trailers don't have warning chevron stickers covering the trailer gate as well as beacons at low and high level.Trailer of choice around here seem to be mostly Smythe and in fairness the new ones I've seen do have flashing beacons but no chevrons.

Have you ever tried following a trailer with a beacon at low level in the dark?
 

carbonfibre farmer

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Arable Farmer
I agree entirely. We had a biker boasting to a mutual friend that he had gone past our road end at 176mph. With tits like him in mind I ordered our Broughan in red rather than standard green.
Hats off to Broughan, lots of really nice design and engineering touches that really finish it off.
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That's very nice (y)

If you don't mind me asking, what were the touches on it that finished it off?
 

PSQ

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Arable Farmer
That's very nice (y)

If you don't mind me asking, what were the touches on it that finished it off?

Front removable ladder (nowt new) and welded *internal treads*!
Commercial axles with air brakes and load sensing. Came with an auxiliary oil brake, never been used, but nice to have.
LED lighting on rear and along the sides, lights up like Blackpool. Rear light housings tip with the body, shedding grain, unlike some others (Marshall).
Round axle tubes, again shed 99% of grain.
Rear bumper and supports mounted at 45*, ditto.
Rear door mechanism protected top and bottom to prevent catching stancheons.
Grease nipples point the right way!
Pipe and cable runs on the chassis neatly and robustly mounted on dedicated box section, airlines and hydraulics wrapped where they might be exposed to rubbing on straw swaths.
No projecting mudguards to rip off (Stewart).
Tidy welding, lots of gussets, top notch ‘fit and finish’ etc etc.
None of it earth shattering, but all together a really nice package, a pleasure to use.
- it’s almost like the fabricators have worked on farms with trailers themselves...
 
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