Gamic trailer electric deck

hally

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
cumbria
Got a new gamic trailer ordered with the electric lifting deck. I understand that it comes with a cable to fit under the pickup and straight onto the battery which is fine. However there may be the odd time we will want to use it on the back of our discovery 5, as I don’t want to run a cable under such a complex vehicle in case it upsets the vehicle electrics what is the best option for powering the deck assuming the 12v plug in the boot is only 120watts and is not man enough. TIA.
 

hally

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
cumbria
Ask Dan for a short and a long lead
long lead to the battery under the bonnet
Short lead to a spare battery when someone wants to borrow your trailer
Just rang Dan and that’s what he suggested so job sorted. He says they have been shut for 6 weeks so no idea on timescale for trailer Delivery ordered last year? so I will just have to be patient.
 

neilo

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
Just rang Dan and that’s what he suggested so job sorted. He says they have been shut for 6 weeks so no idea on timescale for trailer Delivery ordered last year? so I will just have to be patient.

Can you not spec it with a battery, charged off the cable on your ‘usual’ truck. The battery would be good for 8-10 loads on the other truck, without the need of a cable being attached. That’s how the older models worked and I’m pretty sure I saw one with a battery on when I was there in the winter.
 

Bill dog

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Scottish Borders
Mine has a battery fitted, to it, on the front cone as it were. Mine is square though at the front, and not the newer curved front.
I just stick the battery charger on it now and again , and I’m good to go !
 

hally

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
cumbria
Can you not spec it with a battery, charged off the cable on your ‘usual’ truck. The battery would be good for 8-10 loads on the other truck, without the need of a cable being attached. That’s how the older models worked and I’m pretty sure I saw one with a battery on when I was there in the winter.
I think the short lead will do the job, it will not be on the disco very often ( wife would give me my p45) but could be useful if going any distance or if my old dmax lets me down.
 

neilo

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
Mine has a battery fitted, to it, on the front cone as it were. Mine is square though at the front, and not the newer curved front.
I just stick the battery charger on it now and again , and I’m good to go !

That's what I do. I had to change the truck last year and I haven't even bothered fitting a (temperamental) charging socket to the new one.

I did mount a solar panel on the front of mine, so it would top up the battery whilst it was parked up, but it's never worked properly for some reason. Another thing on the 'to do' list.
 

hally

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
cumbria
I think I would forget to keep the trailer topped up tbh. Just another battery to maintain and replace as certain times of the year it gets very little use as we have a 22foot Stewart stock trailer also. Using the pickups battery seems logical as it is always being topped up
 

rhifsaith

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Location
Tregaron
Got a new gamic trailer ordered with the electric lifting deck. I understand that it comes with a cable to fit under the pickup and straight onto the battery which is fine. However there may be the odd time we will want to use it on the back of our discovery 5, as I don’t want to run a cable under such a complex vehicle in case it upsets the vehicle electrics what is the best option for powering the deck assuming the 12v plug in the boot is only 120watts and is not man enough. TIA.
they supply trailers with batteries built on them if you want, mine is ready at last.only got to pass the vosa test now.going to have a cable wired on the pickup then another cable with crocodile clips to use on tractor or Land Rover
 

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