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Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: smudger on May 07, 2012, 09:52:16 am

Title: Old trailers and new regs on ramp angles
Post by: smudger on May 07, 2012, 09:52:16 am

Still scouring the web for trailers... Checked the DEFRA site on transporting sheep and it says from 2012 must have max 50% ramp angle ie 1m up for every 2m horizontal). Are older trailers likely to comply with this? Hardly any point buying second hand if they need to be modified / have a new ramp fitted.

http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/files/pb12544f-transport-sheep.pdf (http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/files/pb12544f-transport-sheep.pdf)

Title: Re: Old trailers and new regs on ramp angles
Post by: chrismahon on May 07, 2012, 09:58:40 am

Doubt it will affect ordinary trailers Smudger as they are quite low down anyway and the ramps are relatively long. Would affect transporters and lorry trailers I expect. Simple to measure them or ask the seller to.

Title: Re: Old trailers and new regs on ramp angles
Post by: robert waddell on May 07, 2012, 10:04:49 am

i have two trailers a DP 120g    and a p7e      both i am going to measure the height /length and come back
as far as i am aware these two types of trailer have not changed  from they were first manufactured :farmer:

Title: Re: Old trailers and new regs on ramp angles
Post by: robert waddell on May 07, 2012, 11:18:43 am

OK measured the both of them one in three 20 inches floor height over 60 in trailer door length     just ask for a measurement before bidding that way if they lied to you when you get there you can back out of the deal without them claiming you through the e bay  :farmer:

Title: Re: Old trailers and new regs on ramp angles
Post by: smudger on May 07, 2012, 10:33:34 pm

thx, reassuring.