Pros and cons of hydraulic tail gates on grain trailers?

[Pilatus]

As above.

 

[kill]

Hydraulic tail gate. But nothing to do with me

 

[tr250]

Pros. My 78 year old dad would refuse to do it without one, silage tops easy to put on good for muck etc

cons. There arnt any apart from cost

 

[farenheit]

Get one that the door can't open unless slightly tipped and the only con disappears

 

[Frodo]

They have caused some injuries,possibly fatalities as people are caught in them, but you can say that about most machinery.

 

[Chae1]

As above.

Wet day?

 

[ColinV6]

Hydraulic tail gate. But nothing to do with me

Is that the offending trailer right in the distance going up the hill??

 

[Pilatus]

Thanks everyone, I asked on behalf of my wife who is a farm administrator and they have been discussing having hydraulic tail gates fitted,but I won’t prattle on anymore

 

[KB6930]

Had something similar one day I'd loaded it the night before fir an early start to take the balance of malting barley to the local store as I'm pulling out the shed I think what's that hissing sound it wasn't a puncture the door had popped an inch ........ trail of barley 30yrds out the door and across the yard . Nowt to do with the trailer it's the electric spools on that tractor twice in 8000 hrs it's released pressure for no reason whatsoever note to self do not use that spool for the door !!!!!!!

 

[SilliamWhale]

Cons - more expensive.

Pro's - someone will always want to buy it more than no hydraulic door for more money

The pro outweighs the con

 

[redsloe]

Is that the offending trailer right in the distance going up the hill??

Good spot!

 

[Nearly]

You can open it from the seat.

You can open it from the seat.

 

[farenheit]

They have caused some injuries,possibly fatalities as people are caught in them, but you can say that about most machinery.

I'd say that awful consequence is outweighed by the safety of not getting out of your cab to walk behind a trailer twenty times a day/getting shoved by the door/old boy on the farm wondering around to help out unlocking/having to take out the wheat from your shoes each time.

 

[Optimus]

Neighbour of ours was killed with the back door.he was cleaning out bit of grain at the back of the trailer.lad on the tractor shut the door.didn't know he was there.

 

[Steevo]

Neighbour of ours was killed with the back door.he was cleaning out bit of grain at the back of the trailer.lad on the tractor shut the door.didn't know he was there.

I will never walk underneath a hydraulic door no matter what. If it failed it could be fatal, let alone someone closing the door. That said, I'd always take the key out of the tractor too.

 

[Steevo]

Thanks everyone, I asked on behalf of my wife who is a farm administrator and they have been discussing having hydraulic tail gates fitted,but I won’t prattle on anymore

It might out better value to swap the trailers rather than modify them......unless it can be retrofitted using manufacturer parts.

 

[Dman2]

For us heathens that also use our grain trailers for muck
Means you can leave tailgate on without worrying about the muck getting stuck

 

[CPF]

Is that the offending trailer right in the distance going up the hill??

Yeah he’s going a lot faster now.

 

[Chae1]

I hate manual tailgate. Get covered in dust when you open them. Health and safety hazard.

Probably not this year.

 

[Two Tone]

It might out better value to swap the trailers rather than modify them......unless it can be retrofitted using manufacturer parts.

Not as much fun though. I’ve done 3!

Home made.

This one was a copy of aCherry Products trailer. They supplied the bits

Home made.

I’d describe them all like switching from a fore end loader to a telescopic handler - you wonder how the hell you managed without them!