Know How / Trailers Trailers Advice and tips TRAILERSBuyer's guide to bale trailers with hydraulic sidesThe new generation of bale-hauling trailers makes the job far more easy and quicker than it used to be when strapping and unstrapping a big consignment of bales. More importantly,… MACHINERY MAINTENANCEHow to maintain your trailer brakesAbout three-quarters of trailers with hydraulic brakes fail dealer tests while a quarter of these offer no stopping power whatsoever. Often put on a pedestal as the answer to all… TRAILERSVideo: Trailer covers and roll-over tarps - the best optionsSome form of cover for agricultural trailers is becoming commonplace to secure loads or protect them from the elements and contamination. They range from cut-to-size covers with elastic securing straps… TRAILERS10 tips to keep your Ifor Williams trailer road legalThe humble Ifor Williams trailer is a mainstay of livestock farms up and down the country, but its tough-as-nails galvanised body can often fool owners into thinking that everything is… See all Case studies WORKSHOP SKILLSWiltshire contractor builds one-of-a-kind bale chaserA majority of the machinery knocked together in a farm workshop has a certain rustic charm that comes from putting it in the field before applying the finishing touches. Not… TRAILERSMulti-tasking Cross chaser aims to justify £100,000 priceThere’s no disguising the colossal capacity of Cross Agricultural Engineering’s tri-axle chaser bin, but with size comes cost and paying out £100,000 for a one-month-a-year item is a difficult decision… TRAILERSLincs farmer commissions purpose-built drill-filling trailerLincolnshire farmer Nick Peck commissioned the help of local fabrication firm E Skinns to develop a stress-free system for filling his drill hopper without manhandling heavy seed bags. The novel… Tracked Horsch chaser bin is first on UK farmControlled traffic farming isn’t something you can adopt in one year, or indeed several. It takes time, patience and to a certain degree, money to implement even in its simplest… See all Community WORKSHOP SKILLSFW Inventions Comp 2022: Richard Moon's spreaderRichard Moon’s spreader with driven axles is runner-up in the complex category of our Farmers Weekly Inventions Competition 2022. Applying large quantities of fertiliser, lime and farmyard manure along the… WORKSHOP SKILLSFW Inventions Competition 2021: Cyril Patterson’s pig trailerSeasoned inventor Cyril Patterson has built an elaborate multiuse livestock trailer featuring a shallow tailgate that allows pigs to be loaded on to the top deck. The idea came about… MACHINERYFW Inventions Competition 2021: Purpose-built 24ft trailerIntermediate category third place Andrew Patchett and Paul Alderson’s lambing trailer A purpose-built 24ft trailer designed by Andrew Patchett and Paul Alderson has transformed the back-breaking job of loading ewes… See all Insights TRAILERSEjector trailers: What's on offer and how much do they cost?It’s when the trailer starts to sway as it nears maximum tipping height that the alarm bells begin to sound. There is a lot of metal up in the air… TRAILERSBuyer's guide: 4x4-towed livestock trailers – 7 optionsStock trailers have a hard life, and after a few years of clattering down ropey tracks and being kicked around by their occupants, they tend to look, and sound, rather… TRAILERSHow rolling road test can help keep trailer brakes shipshapeIt's easy to assume that new trailers come with tuned-up, highly efficient braking kits, but farm manager Jim Scarratt found a very different result when he ran his up-to-date load… A short history of British trailer maker Richard WesternRichard Western’s day job in the early 1960s was helping on his father’s farm in Suffolk, but he soon realised he could earn extra money in his spare time using… See all News ROAD LEGALDVSA to tighten harvest enforcement of ag trailer road rulesHarvest is the season when machines and staff are operating at maximum capacity, and whether bringing in cereals, root crops, forage or straw, it is important not to cut corners… TRAILERSLamma 2022 preview: Samco CTS 1600 bale chaserA new self-loading trailer that speeds up and makes collecting round bales a one-man operation will make its UK debut at Lamma. Samco’s CTS 1600 is designed for loading 16… TRAILERSKrone releases huge GX twin- and tri-axle trailersKrone has pulled the wraps off a brace of monster trailers built to haul everything from oilseed rape to sugar beet. The tandem-axle GX 440 and tri-axle GX 520 general-purpose… TRAILERSMichelin and Continental expand tyre rangesMichelin has added seven new tyres to its TrailXBib range for trailers, muckspreaders and slurry tankers. These use the firm’s Ultraflex technology with a deep tread and VF (Very High… See all Test and reviews TRAILERSDriver's view: Load & Go bale trailer speeds field clearanceA strong emphasis on dairy cow health was a big factor in deciding the size and spec of a new bale trailer for the team at MES Dart & Partners.… TRAILERSBecklonne Lademonster eases maize hauling headacheLittle-known German manufacturer Becklonne has developed a monster elevator designed to shift large quantities of crop from the field to the clamp, and it’s capable of loading an artic bulker… MACHINERYHydraulic system aims to prevent harvest trailers flippingDorset suspension specialist Hydrapowered has developed a new retrofit hydraulic system that promises to improve trailer stability on steep slopes and at high speeds. The arrangement is designed to add… MACHINERYNorfolk farmer reviews his monster 46cu m Interbenne chaserListen to the sceptics and they will happily inform you that shelling out a huge amount of money on a chaser bin is the sort of behaviour that should have you… See all Video TRAILERSVideo: Trailer covers and roll-over tarps - the best optionsSome form of cover for agricultural trailers is becoming commonplace to secure loads or protect them from the elements and contamination. They range from cut-to-size covers with elastic securing straps… MACHINERYTillage Live: Amazone offers air-seeder unit[fwi_vidyard code="cFIu2oMCBh--9fNz6uZcKg"] Amazone now has its own air-seeder unit for growers wanting to establish rape and grass seed off the back of cultivators and sub-soilers. Previously the company offered a… See all