Twin or tri axle livestock trailer?

[Bald Rick]

Which is the better bet for hauling heifers on mainly motorways/dual carriageway- twin or tri axle?
500 mile round trip but only loaded one way

 

[Hilly]

Who’s round is it for the popcorn ?











won’t matter as long as it’s a gamic .

 

[Hfd Cattle]

But a triaxle Gamic would be better
Wheels on the outside !

 

[puppet]

Having had both a triple definitely better but you will wear more tires. Correct loading helps and of course a triple gets to 3500kg gross weight very easily.

Now the questions can start about gross weight, train weight, tachos, driver certificates, etc

 

[bluepower]

Which is the better bet for hauling heifers on mainly motorways/dual carriageway- twin or tri axle?
500 mile round trip but only loaded one way

IforxNugentxGraham EdwardsxGamicX Houghton comes to mind with electric lift axles and twin flashing beacons?

 

[dinderleat]

Tri end of

 

[Hilly]

Fight fight fight !! Someone get the teacher quick

 

[Drillman]

We used to have twin axle wheels outside and went to tri axle wheels underneath 16 year ago. All Edwards trailers.


3 axle tows a lot nicer and to be honest on those 10 inch wheels the weight of an extra axle is negligible compared to how much more stable it is.

 

[40 series]

Just pay a haulier

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Just pay a haulier

Who will certainly use a Gamic .........

 

[Nithsdale]

500miles? There's a pair of lads fae Leith would just walk them

 

[neilo]

Which is the better bet for hauling heifers on mainly motorways/dual carriageway- twin or tri axle?
500 mile round trip but only loaded one way

IMO, having used all variations, a triaxle with wheels on the outside tows most smoothly. If it’s a rattly Ifor you can always keep the windows wound up and the radio’s volume up, but a triaxle with wheels on the outside will still be most stable.

If it were a choice between a triaxle with wheels under, or a twin axle with wheels outside, I would probably go with the twin axle though.
In all cases, make sure the tyre pressures are all equal though, especially before a long trip.

Incidentally, I did just such a trip yesterday, with a triaxle (wheels on outside) Gamic, picking a full, load of lambs up. Cruise control, motorway, radio up and aircon wound up. Tbh, I wish I could have been doing the same today, instead of sweating like the proverbial pig.

 

[Hilly]

IMO, having used all variations, a triaxle with wheels on the outside tows most smoothly. If it’s a rattly Ifor you can always keep the windows wound up and the radio’s volume up, but a triaxle with wheels on the outside will still be most stable.

If it were a choice between a triaxle with wheels under, or a twin axle with wheels outside, I would probably go with the twin axle though.
In all cases, make sure the tyre pressures are all equal though, especially before a long trip.

Incidentally, I did just such a trip yesterday, with a triaxle (wheels on outside) Gamic, picking a full, load of lambs up. Cruise control, motorway, radio up and aircon wound up. Tbh, I wish I could have been doing the same today, instead of sweating like the proverbial pig.

Do gamic make a 3 axle wheels under ?

 

[JP1]

Having had both a triple definitely better but you will wear more tires. Correct loading helps and of course a triple gets to 3500kg gross weight very easily.

Now the questions can start about gross weight, train weight, tachos, driver certificates, etc

Don't forget the towing vehicle








And the breed of heifers ......

 

[Hilly]

Don't forget the towing vehicle








And the breed of heifers ......

Your getting this popcorn round we want double portions this time .

 

[JP1]

Your getting this popcorn round we want double portions this time .

I'll treble the rations if we get Brexit or Hitler mentioned within the first three pages

 

[Ballygreenan]

500miles? There's a pair of lads fae Leith would just walk them

And walk them back again, signing about it all the way!

 

[neilo]

Do gamic make a 3 axle wheels under ?

They do. In fact they’ll make whatever you want, as long as you can wait while they build it of course.

What’s the old saying? ‘All good things come to those who wait’?

 

[neilo]

And walk them back again, signing about it all the way!

Are they deaf?

 

[upnortheast]

Got a 14ft Tri axle. Has done a lot of mway work and pulls well. Only thing to watch, if you only have a couple of cows in make sure the internal gates are keeping them middle & front. If they both stand at the back it gets interesting !