Richard Western has announced they are bringing push-off trailer design to its product line, with the launch of a three-model range to be built at its Suffolk factory.

The introduction follows the signing of a deal agreed with Dutch firm USA Equipment, which for some time has had the trailer design manufactured for it under licence in the Netherlands. Richard Western will be manufacturing the product for sale through its network of dealers in the UK and in a number of other European countries.

The principle behind the trailer’s design is both push-off discharge, and also load compression, allowing the potential capacity of the trailer to be fully utilised, and forager harvester output to be thoroughly exploited, while also potentially reducing required trailer numbers. 

The trailer body is of a monocoque design, with folded side walls. Initially a tandem axle 40m3 version will be available, while triple axle models with 50m3 and 60m3 capacities are planned.

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“While the concept of push-off trailers isn’t new, simplicity and ease of use are key characteristics of this design,” said Angus Western, Richard Western managing director.

“This is a market-ready, tried-and-tested product that we believe will help customers mextract significantly greater efficiencies in areas such as forage harvesting, while at mthe same time bringing with it considerable safety benefits from pushing rather than tipping to eject high payloads.”

Prices and final specifications are to be confirmed.