Triffit trailer with hydraulic suspension

[beaconsboy]

We are lookin at 1 of these with this type of suspension. It's an 08. Is it just more to go wrong. The chap says you can adjust the hardness of it. All advice please

 

[Zebbedee]

Hydraulic suspension is normally an expensive option new but no reason for it to be troublesome unless it has electrics controlling it. A lot of heavy haulage specialist trailers use it

 

[beaconsboy]

Well the seller says you plug an electric plug in to adjust the pressure . It's 1 of them it could be great or a pile of poo.

 

[Zebbedee]

Yes I would agree it needs to be cheap I reckon

 

[Spud]

Why would you want to adjust the suspension on a farm trailer? Nowt wrong with good old fashioned leaf springs for me

 

[Treemover]

If you were working on slopes, rough ground.

 

[masseybreaker]

i had a pre production one on demo for a few weeks it might be that one the controls were in a black plastic rope box on the side of the chassis . it worked ok but wanted the controls in the cab which i thought they would do later. the only scary thing was when you tipped it when the weight went on to the back axle it let the oil go to the front axle so was bending the chassis it just needed a lock out.bye the way this was after derrick sold the business to that knob !!!

 

[beaconsboy]

i had a pre production one on demo for a few weeks it might be that one the controls were in a black plastic rope box on the side of the chassis . it worked ok but wanted the controls in the cab which i thought they would do later. the only scary thing was when you tipped it when the weight went on to the back axle it let the oil go to the front axle so was bending the chassis it just needed a lock out.bye the way this was after derrick sold the business to that knob !!!

Thanks. It's an o8 and red 16tonner if that help. I'd love 1 with normal suspension. Same old story the price is reasonable. Saying that it's done a fair bit of work. So can't be all bad.

 

[masseybreaker]

nothing wrong with the trailer or idea it just needed tidying up but thats why i was sent it to try it .

 

[beaconsboy]

nothing wrong with the trailer or idea it just needed tidying up but thats why i was sent it to try it .

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