How much do old trailers weigh?

[Jesstickle]

My friend has a Rice trailer made of steel with a wooden floor. It is pre having a weight plate. Any guesses as to weight?

 

[sea_view]

It will be pretty heavy I would expect - if you google the type of trailer adn rough year of manufacture it should give you an indication.

 

[skint1]

I've got a really heavy old Rice Beafort, I think it weighs about 960kg which is heavier than the more modern ones that weigh about 850kg

 

[sea_view]

You could always take it to your local weigh bridge too - that wil be most accurate

 

[Jesstickle]

Weigh bridge is what I thought but I wanted a ball park figure really. Not too much more than a tonne though we reckon?

 

[competitiondiva]

If it's an old rice huntsman with the landrover tyres then they are pretty darn heavy, but the only way to be sure is to go to a weighbridge and get a ticket to say what weight it is unladen.

 

[sea_view]

I would have thought slightly over the tonne dependant on what style it was - just a guestimation tho x

 

[badgerdog]

I have an old Bahill with a wooden floor. It looks exactly the same as a Rice Europa. I took it to the weighbridge and it only weighs 680kg. You can only find out by taking it to a public weighbridge, there's bound to be one in your area. Ours is at the local coal merchants.

 

[Jesstickle]

How much is it to use the weigh bridge? Do you happen to remember? I am stoney broke right now!!

 

[pip6]

I have Rice Junior Foxhunter, 25 yrs old, 2 ponies or 1 horse up to 15.2 ish with partition out. Still has origional weight lable & plate, 520kg! Can be legally towed by a larger car, even with my 500kg horse is weighs less than most unlaiden trailers. The key is the number of ramps. Ramps weigh a lot, so if it is rear load & unload (no side ramp) will weigh a lot less.

 

[badgerdog]

It was a few years ago. It was either £5 or £10, not a fortune, it's worth it to find out what weight you are towing.

 

[Gluttonforpunishment]

My 30yr old Richardson is of steel and wood construction and weighs in at 1.3tonnes unladen.

I tow it with a Discovery.

 

[Jesstickle]

Right. Off to the weigh bridge I go. I can only tow 2 tonnes with my car so we shall see. Sounds like it could go either way. Other wise I'll jut have to change car or buy myself a trailer I guess.