Quad Trailers

[Old Tip]

My old quad trailer has let me down for the last time and I’m wondering what makes and designs folk prefer, my old one is forever busting bearings are the four wheeled versions better.

Thanks in anticipation

OT

 

[Spartacus]

We've got 2 made by a company based in Kendal, TFM. Cant fault them, only got a second one as we thought the older on be was on the way out about 5 years ago, both still going though, can't say ive changed a bearing from memory either both single axle versions.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Catalogue

www.clhtrailers.com

 

[Jerry]

After asking on here couple years ago I got these recommended to me:

Rob Astley Trailers

Manufacturer and supplier of trailers, snackers, paddock rollers, ballast rollers, tipping trailers and cattle crushers for most agricultural vehicles, including ATV and Quad bikes.

www.robastleytrailers.co.uk

Been a good trailer and more than happy with it.

 

[Nithsdale]

Neighbours bought a galvanized Portequip trailer back at lambing time. It looks well built.

My only complaint is no manufacturers seem to offer a bike trailer with an expanded metal/mesh floor

 

[johnspeehs]

Maybe not what the OP is looking for but saw this the other day in local merchant, looks well made and surprisingly well balanced considering there's an oil reservoir on the drawbar

 

[neilo]

After asking on here couple years ago I got these recommended to me:

Rob Astley Trailers

Manufacturer and supplier of trailers, snackers, paddock rollers, ballast rollers, tipping trailers and cattle crushers for most agricultural vehicles, including ATV and Quad bikes.

www.robastleytrailers.co.uk

Been a good trailer and more than happy with it.

I’ve had one of these bouncing around for 8 years. Cheap and cheerful, but does the job.

I replaced the perished tyres last year and found that the hubs have grease nipples on them too. Who’d have thought it? A bit of grease every 8 years might make the bearings last too.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Still on the same TFM we’ve had for 20 years here. And that was bought 2nd hand at a farm sale! 2 new floors, 1 new wheel bearing and still going strong! Carries fair amount of feed & beet every year. I did contemplate a new one last year but gave myself a slap and decided it was just vanity. Can’t see the old girl failing me yet!

 

[AftonShepherd]

I’ve had one of these bouncing around for 8 years. Cheap and cheerful, but does the job.

I replaced the perished tyres last year and found that the hubs have grease nipples on them too. Who’d have thought it? A bit of grease every 8 years might make the bearings last too.

Unfortunately I've yet to find a grade gun that will let me grease the bearings without removing the wheels! Although I haven't tried swapping the nipples with angled ones.

 

[Nithsdale]

Stockmen aren't supposed to know what grease is. It keeps mechanics/fabricators in jobs... The circle of life

 

[Old Tip]

Thanks for all the replies this farm, my current one came from TFM and is probably one of the first they ever made and has been repaired and refloored many times. Must have had a dozon bearings over the last ten years and I do grease it occasionally

 

[Al R]

Stockmen aren't supposed to know what grease is. It keeps mechanics/fabricators in jobs... The circle of life

I worked with a digger driver once who we all joked saying his father had beaten him with a grease gun so he was to scared to use 1. He had autolube
I’ve got 2 trailers here that have done 19 and 21 years year hard work, still on original floors but had 4/5 hitches each and multiple sets of bearings and tyres, their far far better made than the CLH trailer I have but their’s no make on either of them

 

[Ryan774-80]

Unfortunately I've yet to find a grade gun that will let me grease the bearings without removing the wheels! Although I haven't tried swapping the nipples with angled ones.

Just do this

 

[Will2May]

Maybe not what the OP is looking for but saw this the other day in local merchant, looks well made and surprisingly well balanced considering there's an oil reservoir on the drawbar

Looking for one like that, price make and location? Cheers Will

 

[neilo]

Unfortunately I've yet to find a grade gun that will let me grease the bearings without removing the wheels! Although I haven't tried swapping the nipples with angled ones.

That's my excuse for not seeing them until I'd taken the wheels off for the new tyres. I was quite surprised to see them there, then had to look up what they were for...

 

[Nithsdale]

I worked with a digger driver once who we all joked saying his father had beaten him with a grease gun so he was to scared to use 1. He had autolube
I’ve got 2 trailers here that have done 19 and 21 years year hard work, still on original floors but had 4/5 hitches each and multiple sets of bearings and tyres, their far far better made than the CLH trailer I have but their’s no make on either of them

My trailer was built for me 15 years ago (because I couldn't buy one with a mesh floor - it's the best thing ever!!). I don't know where the stub axles came from but after a few years the bearings failed - then they would fail each year at lambing (I did used to load it up with 1/2 ton of feed every morning - probably too much for the axles)

We replaced the axles about 2 years ago with bigger stronger ones so hopefully they do us better. Also having the snacker now, the trailer doesn't do anywhere near the work it used to.

Those stupid pressed tin hitches don't last long either.

 

[hally]

Swaledale here, bad to beat

 

[jamesy]

I’ve a Nugent like this (not my pic) with a door in the rear ramp & a division near the front. It’s been good.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

My trailer was built for me 15 years ago (because I couldn't buy one with a mesh floor - it's the best thing ever!!). I don't know where the stub axles came from but after a few years the bearings failed - then they would fail each year at lambing (I did used to load it up with 1/2 ton of feed every morning - probably too much for the axles)

We replaced the axles about 2 years ago with bigger stronger ones so hopefully they do us better. Also having the snacker now, the trailer doesn't do anywhere near the work it used to.

Those stupid pressed tin hitches don't last long either.

I have put a Bradley on ours now. It was funny to throw other people about when the trailer flew off when feeding sheep. Until brother got too the quad first and it was me in the trailer. I got catapulted over the front into the sh!t, as I picked myself up he came back with bike and said “NOW will you that f*#€!*g hitch?!” I ordered it that afternoon...

 

[Old Tip]

We've got 2 made by a company based in Kendal, TFM. Cant fault them, only got a second one as we thought the older on be was on the way out about 5 years ago, both still going though, can't say ive changed a bearing from memory either both single axle versions.

Mines probably one of the first ones they ever made, must be around thirty years old