Marshall trailer

[mo!]

Our trailer went back to the factory twice, they did sort it in the end though. Stick at it.

 

[NHMatt]

We sell a fair few Marshall trailers, and have found them all very good quality. And the Marshalls as people are excellent to deal with!

 

[jonty]

Our trailer went back to the factory twice, they did sort it in the end though. Stick at it.

 

[Thomas6180]

We have a good few kanes and herrons out of them 2 id def reccommend the kane but there terribly expensive, we bought 2 redrocks this year for a customer at a considerably less price and hes well pleased with them. If ur wantin to change in a few years time again id go for kane as itl be alot easier shifted second hand and command the best second hand value but if ur buyin with the intention of runnin it a long time id go redrock

Like the look of the Kane Trailers, but if they were a lot more expensive than say a Fleming or Tuffmac etc, i possibly couldn't justify the extra spend, need to buy a second trailer in the next few years so have plenty time to look!

 

[jonty]

Thanks for replying seems i should be contacting factory
Looks like a few have had problems

 

[daveydiesel1]

Like the look of the Kane Trailers, but if they were a lot more expensive than say a Fleming or Tuffmac etc, i possibly couldn't justify the extra spend, need to buy a second trailer in the next few years so have plenty time to look!

Theyl be alot more expensive than a fleming but then u have a far better trailer

 

[chickens and wheat]

I owned a mashal and an NC

Marshal better built, better paint and foolproof tailgate that has never leaked osr.
Nc was prone to tailgate creeping open, it relied on tractor spool being 100% oil tight. Marshal needs oil pressure to push gate open over the clever hooks

 

[ridger]

Like the look of the Kane Trailers, but if they were a lot more expensive than say a Fleming or Tuffmac etc, i possibly couldn't justify the extra spend, need to buy a second trailer in the next few years so have plenty time to look!

Look at a Johnston I have 3 of them

 

[mo!]

Thanks for replying seems i should be contacting factory
Looks like a few have had problems

Presumably you bought it through a dealer? Your contract is with them and they should sort it.

 

[Dave W]

Friend (who takes care of his kit like no one else I know ) wasn`t happy with his Marshall trailer. Eventually the then company owner turned up in the yard & gave him a volley of abuse about miss treating the trailer.
He was not impressed with the attitude to customers & now his considerable fleet of trailers is all green

That's a pretty strong claim that I'd hope you can back up

 

[Lazy Eric]

I found the younger generation Marshall’s very friendly and good communicators, always happy to help.
I found the older Marshall’s arrogant miserable barstewards :

 

[powerontheland]

Have a Marshall trailer here, bought brand new 2 years ago. Fabulous trailer, the thing is with Marshall you can deal direct with the people that own the company. Never ever had an issue.

 

[michael N123]

We’ve 2 old style QM11s and shackles only break if you don’t check there tight.. Don’t see any problems with the trailers apart from paint work there light enough for smaller tractors if needs be but strong enough for every day abuse

miles better than my old 8ton dropside with Buckled out sides

 

[Boohoo]

We’ve 2 old style QM11s and shackles only break if you don’t check there tight.. Don’t see any problems with the trailers apart from paint work there light enough for smaller tractors if needs be but strong enough for every day abuse

miles better than my old 8ton dropside with Buckled out sides

8 ton dropsides leave the factory with buckled sides!

 

[michael N123]

8 ton dropsides leave the factory with buckled sides!

It turned itself into a 8 1/2 ton

 

[M-J-G]

Marshall trailers used to be cheap to buy and you got what you paid for, a line that Mr Marshall used on occasion when confronted with after sales problems.

These days they are a better trailer than they used to be, but they are pretty much as expensive as many superior brands.
A friend recently bought a 14T Broghan, he said that a 14T Marshall was £800 cheaper but over 500kg lighter.
We have 2 Marshalls and 1 Broughan and for 800 quid the Marshall is expensive IMO

 

[Hilly]

Marshall trailers used to be cheap to buy and you got what you paid for, a line that Mr Marshall used on occasion when confronted with after sales problems.

These days they are a better trailer than they used to be, but they are pretty much as expensive as many superior brands.
A friend recently bought a 14T Broghan, he said that a 14T Marshall was £800 cheaper but over 500kg lighter.
We have 2 Marshalls and 1 Broughan and for 800 quid the Marshall is expensive IMO

Everything is the same now the cheap brands are not cheap enough in comparison to so called premium brands .

 

[Sid]

Trailers are always a compromise between design, cost, weight and specification. Personally I don't want or need a trailer that has a ton more tare than the Marshall and I don't use the trailers every day. They cart a few thousand tons of silage every year, fresh in Summer and from the pit seven miles home in Winter, but not intensively.
The Marshall trailers do me well in that context and they are far better built nowadays than they were when the original Mr Marshall [he of the rather flowery public relations] used to penny-pinch on every component possible down to single wire pee-poor hydraulic pipes from lord knows where being fitted. The current generation understand that they can't get away with that any longer. They have excellent competitors and professional customers that buy the best and know what to look for. Poor quality and non-existent back-up just doesn't cut it in the 21stC.

You pay your money you take your choice.

If your using a trailer alot you pay for a better brand.
If its moderate use you can go for something better value.

We run a cheaper brand of flat trailer. It's not doing 100s of miles a week so is ideal for what out needs

When gauging price between brands you have to compare like with like on build quality and extras.

 

[michael N123]

Good value used for the solid old type QMs mines had bigger brake pipes fitted and holds my valtra back

just seen this for sale has a grain door to at that price you can’t get anything better

 

[Marshall Trailers]

We always listen to comments and feedback, and if we go back five years there were a number of suggestions made on this forum which we've followed but its always an on-going process. We're currently in the middle of installing a brand-new paint facility, which is the single biggest investment we've ever made, which is our next step forward. Once it's finished there will be photos and videos posted, and hopefully next year we'll be able to resume factory visits to show people this new facility.

Compared to our competitors we feel the specification, finish, quality and after-service represents extremely good value. I would also make the point that comparing a Marshall from 20,15, or even 5 years ago to what anyone produces today isn’t a fair comparison; what customers need and what customers want has changed and we’ve had to change with it.

I don’t feel its right to go into individual circumstances but overall, we feel that we’re fair when sorting a problem and sometimes that means saying no to things; something no one every wants to hear. Reference the comment that started this thread, we don’t manufacture the suspension components, we only fit them and they do require to be checked and maintained. Saying all that if the person who started this thread contacts the office then I’m sure we can talk the issue through.