Cattle trailer

If these are Ifor Williams trailers then you are probably looking at a TA5. The TA5 sits narrower in behind your jeep so if you are on small roads etc, then its easier to tow.

I know from looking at specs that in 10' lengths the TA5 has a 2,700kg hitch whereas the TA510 has a 3,500kg hitch. So that might be something to check out.

Do you mean braked axles with the brakes not working?

If so, then it can be as most used trailers on the market would have tired brake setups at best. Unless you are buying from a trailer dealer who services then before selling.

As for cost, not done it in a long time ago would it be 80ish per wheel for shoes? Drums are about 150 plus - if you need them. Breakaway cable are about 10. Handbrake about 25? 75 for a coupling damper. Others may know better.

If you check hitch wear using the indicator on the head then you might be better off putting on a new complete hitch assembly. Checking hitch wear is something you should check anyway when buying used.

If you are thinking of putting braked axles on an unbraked trailer - axle swap - don't think I'd bother with that financially, as it would be a lot of work including a hitch assembly with an override mechanism. But if you wanted a project...

You done well at those prices - €65 per axle for genuine Knott. Non OEM for €40 per axle:

Does the towing capacity of the Berlingo permit a 10x5?

Berlingo can only tow 1.4 tons, 10 by five is probably 750kg so once you put 700kg in it it's overweight

That’s the gross figure for the trailer

The Hilux has an even lower towing capacity than the land cruiser.

You'll absolutely need a BE licence. The only trailer I can tow behind the Dmax without a licence is 750kg, because the GVW of the dmax is 3500kg. Perversely I could tow a bigger trailer on an octavia if the total train weight doesn't exceed 3500kg

I'm also in the market for a similar sized trailer. Looking at the 12x6 nugent ones:

It will only be used with the tractor for moving a few cattle between fields. I'm thinking of getting a tow bar attachment for the three point hitch, unless there are there hook drawn trailers available to buy?

Nice one, thanks. That is one thing that would concern me. It's a Mf390 I have and the hook is fairly deep between the back wheels. The idea of a three point hitch tow bar attachment is something that has become appealing to me, they look fairly handy:

The current trailer I have for turf etc only has 2 wheels so this didn't even cross my mind. I'm sold on the three point hitch attachment. I was thinking I could even lift the hydraulics to take the weight off the front wheels to get it over a curb or a deep pothole!

Yes there is a drawbar but it's the bother of pulling out the pick-up hitch as you say.

On my old zetor the arms could be lifted up but I don't think it's the case with the 390 if I'm not mistaken, the setting lever is the fixed positional type. It only gives me an inch of wiggle room up and down to attach the implements anyway.

We were taking cattle to the factory yesterday morning. We had a 12X6 and a 10X6 box. Cattle were 700kg friesians

The 10X5 could fit 3 quite easily. The 12X6 struggled to carry 5. When loading into the 10X5 the first two go to the front and I e invariably tries to turn the one besides him stops him. The third pushes up slightly between them. There seemed rakes of room.in the box. I cannot say the same for the 12X6 it was a definate struggle to load them. Nearly 50%more area, a foot wider and 2' longer and except they were friesians and I have a good loading area we would not have got them into the 12X6.

We said in future we will sort them and put the three bigger lads into the 10X5