{"product_id":"spectrum-907kg-capacity-heavy-duty-steel-tipping-trailer-sp22103","title":"Spectrum 907kg-Capacity Heavy-Duty Steel Tipping Trailer | SP22103","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSpectrum SP22103 907kg Heavy-Duty Tipping Trailer\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly a tonne. That is the figure worth pausing on, because it puts the SP22103 outside what most people mean by a garden trailer and into the territory of proper estate equipment. A \u003cstrong\u003e907kg (2000lb)\u003c\/strong\u003e rating on an \u003cstrong\u003e18 cu.ft\u003c\/strong\u003e steel bed is the difference between a trailer you load carefully and one you simply fill — and for anyone running a smallholding, paddock or wooded acreage, that is the whole point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat 907kg actually buys you\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePayload ratings are easy to quote and hard to appreciate until you translate them. Nearly a tonne is a full bulk bag of ballast or gravel in a single lift, or the best part of a cubic metre of green timber, or a winter's firewood shifted in two or three runs rather than a fortnight of barrow work. It is also headroom: a trailer working at half its rating lasts vastly longer than one working at its limit, so if your regular load is 400–500kg, this is the trailer that will still be straight in ten years' time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe frame and bed are heavy-gauge steel, and the trailer weighs \u003cstrong\u003e81kg\u003c\/strong\u003e empty — a number worth reading as reassurance rather than inconvenience. Lightweight trailers get their low weight from thin material, and thin material is what folds when the load is real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA long, low bed built for awkward loads\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cargo bed is \u003cstrong\u003e155 x 93 x 35.5cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, and that proportion is chosen for a reason. Length and width take fence posts, timber, sheet material and bagged goods lying flat, instead of forcing you to cut everything down to fit a deep box. Keeping the bed low also keeps the loaded centre of gravity low, which is what stops nine hundred kilos deciding your line for you on a sloping paddock. Overall the trailer runs to \u003cstrong\u003e219 x 94 x 86cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, so it needs a bit of room to swing — allow for the length when reversing into a tight yard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTip it with your foot, not a shovel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnloading is on a \u003cstrong\u003efoot-pedal release\u003c\/strong\u003e: pull up where the material needs to go, step on the pedal, and the bed empties itself. On heavy loose loads — aggregate, hardcore, muck, topsoil — the alternative is twenty minutes with a shovel and a sore back, repeated every trip. This is the feature that pays for itself fastest, and it is the reason to choose a tipping trailer over a fixed-bed cart even at the same capacity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOff-road tyres sized to the load\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWide \u003cstrong\u003e16 x 5-inch (650-8) pneumatic off-road tyres\u003c\/strong\u003e carry the weight without cutting into the ground. That width matters far more at this payload than it does on a light trailer: narrow tyres under a heavy load leave ruts in turf that take a season to recover, and transmit every bump straight into the frame. Pneumatics of this size float over wet tracks, soft paddock and rough ground, and take the shock out of the ride. Towing is by \u003cstrong\u003ehitchpin and hole\u003c\/strong\u003e, fitting most ride-on mowers, garden tractors and compact tractors as standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe top of the Spectrum trailer range\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are choosing between them: the \u003cstrong\u003eSP22136\u003c\/strong\u003e (317kg) is a large-garden trailer with deep sides for loose bulk, the \u003cstrong\u003eSP22102\u003c\/strong\u003e (680kg) is the heavy-duty middle ground, and this SP22103 is the one to buy when the work is genuinely agricultural — log extraction, muck and bedding, hardcore and aggregate, fencing and building materials, and the sort of year-round carrying that would otherwise justify a compact trailer with a road plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spectrum SP22103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaximum load capacity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 907kg (2000lb)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBed volume:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18 cu.ft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBed dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 155 x 93 x 35.5cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverall dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 219 x 94 x 86cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTyres:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16″ x 5″ \/ 650-8 pneumatic off-road\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e foot-pedal operated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTowing:\u003c\/strong\u003e hitchpin and hole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNet weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 81kg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGross weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84.5kg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePacked dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174 x 55 x 24cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBacked for five years\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpectrum machinery carries our \u003cstrong\u003e5-year warranty\u003c\/strong\u003e — well beyond the two years normal in this category, and a fair reflection of what a heavy-gauge steel trailer with no engine and no electronics ought to last. Buy it once, and expect it to still be earning its keep long after the warranty has expired.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spectrum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57500315550069,"sku":"SP22103","price":409.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/0004\/5735\/files\/Spectrum-trailer-SP33102.png?v=1786712785","url":"https:\/\/www.mowdirect.co.uk\/products\/spectrum-907kg-capacity-heavy-duty-steel-tipping-trailer-sp22103","provider":"MowDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}