cookingfat
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No different than a trailers position and exhaust comes out the sidewhere's the exhaust or does it arrive home 'smoked'
Trailer to carry fallow
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Why not have a custom "basket" to your preffred measurements made by a competent fabricator? This might include additional support/balance outriggers specific to your vehicle's rear geometry.
Just a thought
K
Just a thought
K
Just gone through this thought process and ended up with an erde 143 behind a Jimny that still has to function as a family car. Seems an OK compromise at the moment and keeps tick covered carcasses out of the car. As already mentioned though, reversing is a pain compared to a bigger trailer.
From what I remember the erde & daxra trailers are almost identical just change the last number from a 2/3 for erde to a 7/8 for daxra models. The 143 & 153 trailers will fit a plasters' bath length ways, I don't think the smaller ones will, and they have larger wheels (143 10", 153 13") than the smaller ones which I'm told should make them tow better.
Hitch height on the 143 is sensible for the jimny with a slight slope to the bed, the 153 hitch is a bit higher and the front folds down for longer loads which would have beenhandy for othe non stalking tasks. I would gave preferred a 153 but couldn't find a second hand one locally, l8mired use to date but content with the outcome so far.
From what I remember the erde & daxra trailers are almost identical just change the last number from a 2/3 for erde to a 7/8 for daxra models. The 143 & 153 trailers will fit a plasters' bath length ways, I don't think the smaller ones will, and they have larger wheels (143 10", 153 13") than the smaller ones which I'm told should make them tow better.
Hitch height on the 143 is sensible for the jimny with a slight slope to the bed, the 153 hitch is a bit higher and the front folds down for longer loads which would have beenhandy for othe non stalking tasks. I would gave preferred a 153 but couldn't find a second hand one locally, l8mired use to date but content with the outcome so far.
NickJ
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If you use a sled to get it to the trailer then combine it with one of these from @Stirlinggundogs website here: Glade Deer Management
I'd guess it's the smallest available also
I'd guess it's the smallest available also
Sadly not road legal. I believe Some mods needed, not impossible, but I wouldn't want to tow one far on the public highway. @75 any thoughts?
Essexsussex
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Trying to edit my earlier post to say I have to cut large bucks in half to go in the chiller - they fit whole in the plasters bath!
The flat pack trailer noted above (plus jetsled) will be your smallest options but not road legal and I'd definitely not want to travel at any speed with it. I made something similar and it's great for what it does - getting big deer off rough ground behind a quad but I always transfer sled and carcass to the pickup before travelling on the road. I'd not want to tow one behind a car / pick up.
General thoughts on Erde type trailers - they'll do a job but have very small, narrow wheels so can dig in badly and leave some nasty ruts. Depends on the ground though. Horrible to reverse (but easy to unhitch and manhandle) and I'd not want to tow one far on the road as they do bounce around a fair bit - perfectly road legal mind you. Definitely use a ramp to get stuff in there as noted previously, as straight lifts are horrible. For fallow I'd not bother with an electric winch to be honest. By the time you've faffed around connecting it and unwinding the cable you could have dragged 3 deer up a ramp; they're not high. You can also pick up those erde things on marketplace and eBay for a fraction of the price of a bespoke jetsled one so not much to lose by giving one a try.
Freeforester
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The 4’x3’ Erdé trailers will easily take 3 red hinds , and are easy to take off and turn around for those unable to reverse readily. Mine’s more or less as light as a proper wheelbarrow and very easily cleaned out. A couple of lengths of plank to slide up any sled if you can’t manage to lift up the deer, and a home-made detachable hand winch makes it all very easy. At around £120 second hand - no brainer.
I have been mulling this over for a while now. The issues isn’t carrying the fallow in the basket, the issue is getting the fallow into the basket on my own. I don’t quite have Mr Schwarzeneggers muscles. I just wear bulky clothes.
I am going to try to rig up a mini hoist on the heck basket to see how well it works. Ideally one that can be assembled and disassembled for storage, as only needed for Fallow over 35 kilos. Or, maybe a piece of wood that can be used as a lever.
I’m not using a pickup. Should have bought a damn pickup. But, I looked at a Navara and was really interested, as I have had one before, but the wading depth is only 450mm. Sod that, I have deeper potholes here.
I am going to try to rig up a mini hoist on the heck basket to see how well it works. Ideally one that can be assembled and disassembled for storage, as only needed for Fallow over 35 kilos. Or, maybe a piece of wood that can be used as a lever.
I’m not using a pickup. Should have bought a damn pickup. But, I looked at a Navara and was really interested, as I have had one before, but the wading depth is only 450mm. Sod that, I have deeper potholes here.
John Gryphon
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You may laugh but Tassy mates use a builders barrow with pneumatic tyre to push any size fallow some fair distances. Man discovers wheel thing. Lay barrow on side,roll deer in and stand barrow up and you can cover a lot of ground very easily.
Coming back from a wedding (the morning after) with the sheila I spotted a sambar spikey road kill.....whoa.....Holden Astra, schitt little car but I managed to get the whole spikey (guts in) into the boot. Even as a spikey they are a lot bigger than any fallow buck. There shouldn't really be much fuss about getting a fallow home.
Once home I took it for a drag for the pups to find.
Car example below. **** all room behind the back seat but it was managed.
Coming back from a wedding (the morning after) with the sheila I spotted a sambar spikey road kill.....whoa.....Holden Astra, schitt little car but I managed to get the whole spikey (guts in) into the boot. Even as a spikey they are a lot bigger than any fallow buck. There shouldn't really be much fuss about getting a fallow home.
Once home I took it for a drag for the pups to find.
Car example below. **** all room behind the back seat but it was managed.
Jon P
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How do you reverse with a trailer so small?
It wasn't for me i just made and fitted the hoist, they was using it on a car
John Gryphon
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get the wife to guide you...yeah righteo.
Quite simple you can't " ever decreasing circles"
welshwarrior
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If you are going to use one of these little trailers the are a PITA to reverse as they hide behind the car until they are jack knifing. To make mine more visible when reversing I’ve add 2 plastic conduit tubes to the rear corners high enough so I can see them out the back window made the whole task easier.
We only use this for moving the kids quad and a smaller tip runs but it’s made it so much easier.
We only use this for moving the kids quad and a smaller tip runs but it’s made it so much easier.
Essexsussex
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That is true but most fallow are sub 50kg (prickets does etc). I wouldn’t shoot many each year over that. Even a doe and follower usually around 50kg. Anyway I bought a freelander so I can shoot 80kg bucks
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