The British

Established 90 years

Sole UK Distributor for Goodyear Vintage Tyres

The British Rubber Co now offers a wide range of agricultural trailer wheels and tyres We offer full assemblies or separate units as tyres and wheels alone New and part worn tyres are available, depending on your needs and budget to trailer directions and clearance)

215/75R17.5 (twin fitment) 245/70R17.5 (twin fitment)

235/75R17.5 (twin fitment) 245/70R19.5 (twin fitment) possible conversion – 435/50R19.5 or 445/45R19.5 on 6, 8 and 10 stud wheels 11.5/80-15.3 12.5/80-15.3 possible conversions - 435/50R19.5 or 445/45R19.5 and 285/70R19.5 on 6 stud wheels

Available in 560 60 22.5 & 560 45 22.5 • Other sizes and options available

COMMERCIAL – AGRICULTURAL CONVERSIONS

385/65R22.5 possible conversions - 550/45R22.5 and 560/45R22.5 on 6, 8 and 10 stud 445/65R22.5 possible conversions - 550/60R22.5 and 560/60R22.5 on 6, 8 and 10 stud

Many other possible conversions – please call the office on 01274 585427 email: sales@britishrubberco.co.uk www.britishrubberco.co.uk

Demand grows down under for British-built trailers

Rough roads, high-speed haulage and short weather windows mean trailers in the UK need to be robustly designed to cope with such circumstances. Those built strong enough to withstand our conditions are now increasingly nding favour in the arguably tougher Australian environment.

Based south of Melbourne, in Warragul, Victoria, McLaren Agricultural Machinery was founded six years ago by Stuart McLaren, son of an Essex contractor, who moved to Australia 13 years ago. Today, his business is an importer or regional agent for a number of key manufacturers from the UK and Europe; and since 2020, that has included Richard Western, the Su olk-based trailer and muck spreader maker.

“Manufacturing costs here are extremely high, so there isn’t a strong domestically-built trailer market, and farmers are willing to pay for well-built, well-designed trailers from countries with a stronger trailer-making industry, in particular the UK,” explains Stuart.

“I built up a customer base here and a reputation for importing direct drills and other British agricultural equipment I’d had experience of back home. Customers started asking me about trailers, particularly for silage, and having been based not far from Richard Western back home, I knew their products well. That led me to enquire about an import arrangement with the company, and in 2020 I brought in the rst batch of trailers here.”

Those soon sold, and through marketing, advertising and wordof-mouth, the company now sells Richard Western trailers and muck spreaders across the country. FG

Trailer brand goes from strength to strength

Oliver Landpower has been a distributor for Nugent Trailers since 2017, and during this time has seen the brand go from strengthto-strength. Nugent produces a wide range of engineered, quality and robust trailers to cope with all applications and has become well known for innovation and durability.

The Nugent range includes quality livestock, atbeds, utility, plant, tipper and ATV trailers. In 2022, Nugent introduced a new tiltbed and crane model to its portfolio.

The patented Nugent Dual Drive parabolic suspension system modernises the trailer. Fitted as standard, inserting a secondary rubber damper between the chassis, along with a unique pivot slipper plate, an additional suspension element ensures springs are fully engaged on compression and rebound cycles to cancel out vibration and reduce suspension chatter. With additional damping e ect, it also reduces stresses on the chassis, body frame, tow couplings and limits shock waves to the vehicle. The reduced vibrations ensure that there is much less wear and tear on the chassis, giving the trailer a longer service life and therefore less maintenance costs.

Oliver Landpower carries a large selection of trailers in stock, which are available from all branches, with Nugent Specialist being based in Kings Langley and Tingewick. Partexchange, nance and full service facilities are available. FG