Bit of Market Research Grain Trailers

[Klause]

Would there be interest in Canada for bringing these trailers in as competition to Lodeking/Doepker?

1500bu full level load capacity, three hoppers. Steel with epoxy/ureathane paint, and stainless hoppers/fronts/fenders/hoppers. Haldex weigh system, central inflation, and abs brakes (standard)




Or the "farmer" version (standard steel trailer)



Or these?

Full stainless with a conveyor for filling drills/seeders....





Input?
Be looking at a fairly sizeable price discount over our trailers.

Thanks!

[farmaholic]

How would you unload that farmer version into a swing auger?

[farmaholic]

Doesn't the ground clearance of the hoppers on the Tridem look ridiculously close to the ground? Didn't we go through this with some other make in the past?

[Klause]

We wouldn't get that spread axle here, because we don't need it.


Hopper clearance is 28" roughly so fairly close to my Lodekings at 29".

You're thinking of the Wilson/Timpte in the USA... Some of those are 16" clearance.

[quadtrac]

That would have to be extremely cheap. I would bet resale on a used one will be a disaster.
You get what you pay for.

[farmaholic]

We wouldn't get that spread axle here, because we don't need it.


Hopper clearance is 28" roughly so fairly close to my Lodekings at 29".

You're thinking of the Wilson/Timpte in the USA... Some of those are 16" clearance.

Then the clearance looks worse in the pictures than you claim.

The newer Wilson's are a about 24-26 inches clearance.

[jimmy]

I bought a cheap grain trailer once and got exactly what I paid for, poor wiring, paint, and it cracked all over. After buying it then having to buy a Local made trailer to replace it I could have had a top of the line trailer payed for.

[farming101]

Warranty and service are all important.

Any new kid on the block would have to turn out to be good and still cheaper than the well known brands.

Even brands like Trail King (Dakota) take a hit on resale.

With the salt and gravel we drive through our trailers sure get pounded. Doepker/Lode King have enough issues too

[Herc]

What kinda price we talking about. The one I converted to CAD was something like $18k, but I can’t read Argentina or whatever the heck language it was....

[ajl]

With there already existing 5 or 6 Canadian brands along with some 15 more in the US, I would say that the trailer market is quite saturated in North America.