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<blockquote data-quote="Happy hillbily" data-source="post: 9257525" data-attributes="member: 3475"><p>I had a similar conondrum with my 1992 dp120. Brakes were shagged, and the drawbar needed work. Did think of swapping it for a new/newer one, but my old dp120 was bought new with drop down sides, rear jacks and ramps. And I couldn't find a similar trailer second hand, but the brakes would still be an unknown. And new Ifor's aren't as good as the old ones.</p><p>So priced up parts. New backplates could be bought and welded on, drums, shoes, bits and cables could be bought cheaply, and parts for the drawbar could be had. But labour had to be put on top.</p><p>In the end I bought two axles off Ifor in Corwen for a smidge over £400 each ( not available anywhere else) I got them to throw a set of U bolts and cables in for that price.</p><p>I bought a brand new bradbury drawbar off the internet, somewhere in northern ireland for £230 (was cheaper than buying parts for the old one, and Ifor wanted £650 for a new one)</p><p>I got a local lad to swap the axles and drawbar over, and as I had new u bolts etc he cut the old ones off, the swap only took a couple of hours and £70.</p><p>I then advertised the two old axles and drawbar on facebook and had people falling over themselves to buy them and sold to the first person who turned up and paid what I asked as there was a dozen other people who wanted them.</p><p>The difference in towing is unbelievable it's like new, it hasn't towed this good in the last 20 years. Having new axles, brakes, bearings, drawbar etc means it will be good for another 20 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Happy hillbily, post: 9257525, member: 3475"] I had a similar conondrum with my 1992 dp120. Brakes were shagged, and the drawbar needed work. Did think of swapping it for a new/newer one, but my old dp120 was bought new with drop down sides, rear jacks and ramps. And I couldn't find a similar trailer second hand, but the brakes would still be an unknown. And new Ifor's aren't as good as the old ones. So priced up parts. New backplates could be bought and welded on, drums, shoes, bits and cables could be bought cheaply, and parts for the drawbar could be had. But labour had to be put on top. In the end I bought two axles off Ifor in Corwen for a smidge over £400 each ( not available anywhere else) I got them to throw a set of U bolts and cables in for that price. I bought a brand new bradbury drawbar off the internet, somewhere in northern ireland for £230 (was cheaper than buying parts for the old one, and Ifor wanted £650 for a new one) I got a local lad to swap the axles and drawbar over, and as I had new u bolts etc he cut the old ones off, the swap only took a couple of hours and £70. I then advertised the two old axles and drawbar on facebook and had people falling over themselves to buy them and sold to the first person who turned up and paid what I asked as there was a dozen other people who wanted them. The difference in towing is unbelievable it's like new, it hasn't towed this good in the last 20 years. Having new axles, brakes, bearings, drawbar etc means it will be good for another 20 years. [/QUOTE]
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