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Two Tone

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Mixed Farmer
Just ordered one from larrington trailers for our 14t harvester trailer
I fitted a (proper) rollover sheet to a neighbour’s Richard Western trailer about a year ago. They are a Godsend.
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One of those things that you struggle to imagine how you managed without them.

Just one thing though - make sure you put the back strap in front of the tailgate hinge to avoid any chance of it snapping that strap if you accidentally open the tailgate with the sheet still closed over the load.
 
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KennyO

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Angus
@grainboy what sort of money are your outboor bins? Is there a rough cost at so much a tonne? Always wondered if they would be an option as we struggle for shed space and segregation for longer term storage.
 

Chae1

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Location
Aberdeenshire
I fitted a (proper) rollover sheet to a neighbour’s Richard Western trailer about a year ago. They are a Godsend.
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One of those things that you struggle to imagine how you managed without them.

Just one thing though - make sure you put the back strap in front of the tailgate hinge to avoid any chance of it snapping that strap if you accidentally open the tailgate with the sheet still closed over the load.


To be honest we could be without ours. Took it off when trailer was delivered 10 years ago, and never used it again.

Have one on our Stewart trailer and maybe gets used 4 times per year. When hauling feed out of local mill.

They just get in way when carting muck, can't get a full load on. Thinking of cutting some drainage pipe and putting it over sheet to protect it and build muck on top of it.
 

grainboy

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Location
Bedfordshire
@grainboy what sort of money are your outboor bins? Is there a rough cost at so much a tonne? Always wondered if they would be an option as we struggle for shed space and segregation for longer term storage.
Evening Kenny, secondhand grain bins work at roughly £10 ton stored,
Just sold 3 x 120 ton at £1200 each
Have available a vgc 250 ton at £2500
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Steevo

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Location
Gloucestershire
To be honest we could be without ours. Took it off when trailer was delivered 10 years ago, and never used it again.

Have one on our Stewart trailer and maybe gets used 4 times per year. When hauling feed out of local mill.

They just get in way when carting muck, can't get a full load on. Thinking of cutting some drainage pipe and putting it over sheet to protect it and build muck on top of it.

Likewise. Still fitted but rarely use it.

Handy to have sheet on when filling trailer though....makes one side a bit higher than the other so less likely to spill over the far side.
 

Bobthebuilder

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
northumberland
To be honest we could be without ours. Took it off when trailer was delivered 10 years ago, and never used it again.

Have one on our Stewart trailer and maybe gets used 4 times per year. When hauling feed out of local mill.

They just get in way when carting muck, can't get a full load on. Thinking of cutting some drainage pipe and putting it over sheet to protect it and build muck on top of it.
well if the stewart is anything like ours all you need to do is roll sheet open then undo the ratchets on the "fixed" side and lift off with forklift, the main problem if your loading muck higher than the sides is the back arch, but if your loading muck higher than the sides then it's probably overloaded anyway :cautious:
 

Chae1

Member
Location
Aberdeenshire
well if the stewart is anything like ours all you need to do is roll sheet open then undo the ratchets on the "fixed" side and lift off with forklift, the main problem if your loading muck higher than the sides is the back arch, but if your loading muck higher than the sides then it's probably overloaded anyway :cautious:
Does it lift off as one unit fairly easily?

We remove the back arch at moment. Arch at front limits loading too though.
 

Robert K

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Essex
I fitted a (proper) rollover sheet to a neighbour’s Richard Western trailer about a year ago. They are a Godsend.
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One of those things that you struggle to imagine how you managed without them.

Just one thing though - make sure you put the back strap in front of the tailgate hinge to avoid any chance of it snapping that strap if you accidentally open the tailgate with the sheet still closed over the load.
This is how larrington do their sheets
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Agriimark

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Arable Farmer
Location
Worcestershire

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