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| nick345345 Member Since: 05 Dec 2016 Location: Dunbar Posts: 71   
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Hi all, I’m in the market for a new large tipper trailer, looking at the usual makes, but one thing that caught my eye is that Brain James offer a twin or triple axle option on their model. Whilst I’m a long way from actually deciding what make to get, I’m now curious about the pros/cons of double vs triple. I’d guess triple axle is harder to turn, but beyond that I’m at a loss. Any thoughts?[/code]
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10th Aug 2020 5:22am |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1777  
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I've run IW 10x5 twin axle tippers for many years. They've all been twin axle and you still scrub the rear tyres if like us are doing landscaping and moving soil / sand / gravel into tight drives on small roads.
The new IW tippers are not the same quality as they were - they have some nicer features and better thought into the general design, but overall quality is down. a triple would tow very well and would be stable, but I guess you'd chew through tyres. HTH Keith |
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10th Aug 2020 5:33am |
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| gcc130 Member Since: 05 Jun 2015 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 735 |
If you are buying new, I’ve been told Ifor Williams are not manufacturing any tippers until next year.
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10th Aug 2020 5:52am |
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| Chugga90 Member Since: 07 Sep 2014 Location: Bucks Posts: 208 |
I think you get a smoother ride with triple axles. Plus spread the load better.
Previous triple axle tilt bed was great and not any trouble even very well loaded. Only flaw in that one was shear size of the thing. 18 foot long needed some space for turning around! Seemed to wear tyres evenly front and back? Last big ifor williams tipper we had was a 12 foot version, great strong trailer, but snaked like hell, empty, loaded, stood still! Affectionately known as the trailer of death! That was a good while back and would not get another tipper trailer that length! If you can sacrifice a bit of load capacity, triple axle would be my first choice.  |
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10th Aug 2020 9:12am |
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| nick345345 Member Since: 05 Dec 2016 Location: Dunbar Posts: 71
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Thanks for all the thoughts - on balance I don’t think I’ll need the 3rd axle for the money - most trips are local and manoeuvrability is more important the stability.
Waiting to hear on some prices for the twin-axle Brian James. |
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10th Aug 2020 12:50pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018  
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Did you get anywhere with this yet?
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23rd Aug 2020 4:16pm |
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| ginjez Member Since: 18 Sep 2011 Location: huddersfield Posts: 1760 
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I swapped my 14' twin for a 16' triple. I had some hairy journeys with th 14' snaking but the 16' is well planted. Yes it takes some man handling but I jack it up to get it only on the rear wheels. I wouldn't go back to twin on that size of trailer evn though it comprimises payload.
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23rd Aug 2020 7:31pm |
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| nick345345 Member Since: 05 Dec 2016 Location: Dunbar Posts: 71
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I’ve got the slightly smaller Brain James tipper on order, 3.5t, but 3.1 x 1.6 rather than 3.6 x 1.95. After a bit of measuring up decided that it was big enough for what I need and will actually fit in the existing lean-to, which is a plus. That one only comes as a twin axle. Found one in stock at my local dealer in Kelso, just waiting on the extended sides which should be in this week before I can pick it up.
Price wise I found some tier 2 dealers (their description not mine!), who were able to source stock trailers from main deals and who were offering small discounts, but in the end paid more or less list from a main dealer as it was closer and for peace of mind. |
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24th Aug 2020 5:20am |
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