Trailer legality ?

[MilesW]

Aye Miles pretty sinilar to that set up.
Thats brought back some memories

I dunno if he got a wagon to travel longer distances as it only went 10 or 15mph.
But used to shunt berween local sites and just kept moving.

Always amazed an A frame on a pick up is not legal/used more over here fir Ag contractors.
If driving tractor mikes to a job could tow pick up behind and just take pick up home at night.
Even on a farm in Oz ud sometimes tow pick up and leave tractor in the field

I can remember when they used to be out for a fortnight and a couple of hundred miles in the the more remote shires. Would park up in the bush somewhere (or a friendly homestead if nearby) and drive the ute home for a couple of days off. Then grab a few vittles and refreshments and head back out to do it all over again.

The A-frame is a an absolute godsend for remote work and when working on your own or a bit short handed. Still very much in use here. You see a lot of "grey nomads" in their motorhomes with a little motor car behind on an A-frame.

 

[udderlyoffroad]

Buy a bigger trailer, or as you quad trailer looks quite substantial, fit a large box or similar to it

Dragging this thread back on topic, this has to be the answer surely.

Although that Landrover is on private plates you will probably find that as Sankeys were designed for military use so was the intention of towing multiple units.

This was at the Newbury 4x4 spares day a few years ago, Landie was owned by a civvie. Was entirely unconcerned about the legality of his rig, but for all I know he had a "Showman's licence".

Always amazed an A frame on a pick up is not legal/used more over here for Ag contractors.
If driving tractor mikes to a job could tow pick up behind and just take pick up home at night.
Even on a farm in Oz ud sometimes tow pick up and leave tractor in the field

If you mean the UK; most pickups are (part-time) 4x4s so you'd likely need to pull an axle shaft or driveshaft to prevent transmission wind up in the T-case.

Sadly, it also sounds like a great way to have your tractor stolen. The distances covered in the UK aren't massive, tractors run faster these days, so I can't see the tangible benefit of the cost and expense. Am not an farmer though, so am sure I'll be corrected.

 

[gixer1]

If the trailer is to use with the quad can you not mount it on top or make a bracket so you can hook it on the back and pivot it upwards so it’s hung on the back of the main trailer.

 

[Bigjohncat]

That was a thought I have been having yes, although I may just risk leaving it at the farm so it's there if I need it.

 

[countrryboy]

That was a thought I have been having yes, although I may just risk leaving it at the farm so it's there if I need it.

Can i ask wot ur trying to achieve?
A 2nd trailer to tow about off road at the farm.
Or haul extra stuff to and from farm.

Looks like a home made quad trailer, probably easy enough to weld up some sort of frame that u could carry in vertically either at rear or over A frame at front.
But might be easy enough to extend trailer anyway.

Must admit thoose wee trailers are quite soft if ur carring mutch wieght off road.
I had 1 for a while but replaced the indy suspension wheels fir stubby axles and balloon tyres.

Dunno if u have seen the hill trailer from TFM, a pretty clever design, wheels slide off chasis and everything slides below the quad on ur road trailer.

 

[Bigjohncat]

The small trailer is one I picked up at car booter for £30 but is ideal for fitting behind the quad for retrieval back to parked vehicle. The quad trailer is ex MOD I believe and built like a tank but doesn't leave much room for bringing any shot deer home. I do have a plasterers bath so am now thinking along the lines of a frame to hold it bolted on front and extending the draw bar.