Dunbier trailers

[bigjimg]

Dunbier build a good quality trailer. You will find they use good products and most of the time thicker wall
Steel in their frames. They have been around for a while and have very good access to parts and accessories.
Definately one of the better mass produced trailers on the market.

G'day Troy,mate that would have to be the tallest statement i have read with the word 'Dunbier' in it.
Quite obviously from your statement you are in business within the boating industry but please keep to the facts.Of all the Dunbier trailers I am currently involved with all of them are rusting prematurely for the attention they get and require constant attention to detail to keep all parts where they should be.
I was recently in communication with a party that wanted to know what these problems were and when given the information I never heard back.For your information I would think that 12mths from a set of tyres is rediculous and for $700 I replaced the lot.Hopefully they put better tyres on their trailers these days,having blisters on the sidewalls and tread area go pop at 90km/hr wouldn't be nice.Lucky for me i caught it before that happened.So for me after all was set up properly[Haines Group fixed the damage caused] for the boat I was only out of pocket about a lazy $k.Just saying it for how it is.Jim

[dblaj1]

Facts - Got a 2006 build year Dunbier tandem - replaced 2005 year of manufacture 'dunbier' tyres early this year only due to age / cracking. Only had to do normal maintenance - new discs. It goes in to the top of the guards when launching / retrieving in saltwater. Average trip out is 2hrs return towing over crap roads.

Maybe their quality control is poor but mine has been perfect. (Or maybe I 'obviously' work in the boat industry too......)

[Jarrah Jack]

Maybe their quality control is poor but mine has been perfect. (Or maybe I 'obviously' work in the boat industry too......)

What that supposed to mean? BJ was stating his experiences. He's got a lot more cred on here than you. Troy's post did seem sus to me too.

[bigjimg]

Facts - Got a 2006 build year Dunbier tandem - replaced 2005 year of manufacture 'dunbier' tyres early this year only due to age / cracking. Only had to do normal maintenance - new discs. It goes in to the top of the guards when launching / retrieving in saltwater. Average trip out is 2hrs return towing over crap roads.

Maybe their quality control is poor but mine has been perfect. (Or maybe I 'obviously' work in the boat industry too......)

Your hilarious.I don't really know how to respond to your remark so ....I won't.JJ thanks for that appreciate the sentiment.Jim

PS>>>Look just for the record,Dunbier are a trailer brand,for better for some worse for others thats it.Being put up on some kind of elite benchmark just doesn't sit with me,end of story.I have had a FMS trailer built for work purposes and if anyone is going to put up there then put them there.Jim

[dblaj1]

Meant to mean what it said - someone posts something you don't agree with they either must have a vested financial interest or not enough 'cred'. Like you two - I have simply said how it is.

[stevej]

guess i must be in business too as mine was fine, and i could less what credibility people think i have but a dunbier is a ok trailer same as mackay and others
yes duro tyres are crap, but its priced accordingly duros are like $30 each to buy in bulk in 13 inch

[TREVELLY]

I know this isn't a gal trailer - but you might get something out of it

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/sho...ving-a-Dunbier

For my money I reckon trailers are very expensive and you don't seem to get a lot for what you pay - just my opinion.

Also i do get frustrated with penny pinching in manufacture on such expensive trailers fitted with very sub-standard components that fail prematurely - when to do it right is not much more cost to them - ie low quality chinese bearings rather than good jap or US ones, thin copper wiring rather than good quality tinned wiring, plain steel split pins rather than stainless to rollers, as others have said rubbish jockey wheels, crap tyres - I could go on.

[jacksrbetter]

Hey thanks for all the responses, some +ve some -ve, I think I will go with the dunbier and any maintenance required is what it is. Some good ideas in there too trev, I reckon I might do something similar with the boat catch,
Cheers
O

[Jarrah Jack]

Thats what gets me too Trev. My dunbier is a 6 grand jobbie and I wash it religiously but I know and worst of all the manufacturer knows that I can'''t wash out the salt from the cross members so they will rust out from the inside as has been mentioned on this thread. I can't afford 6 k every five or so years.

Why can't a manufacturer like Dunbier simply weld on some nuts before gal then oil fill and seal up with a bolt after gal. How much would it cost them to do it? But they don't do it and don't offer it. Same goes for all those cheap parts when better ones will cost very little extra. Where is their integrity?

[Dan5]

Not a really good photo but i had mine built with "C" channel crossmembers so it could be washed out......Using "C" channel all the way around usually means they flex a bit too much IMO so i stuck with the RHS 50x100 as the outer frame and installed a garden sprayer system inside the frame with a hose connection.

BTW the trailer is a Voyager custom built with roller rocker springs,14'' alloys with LT tyres Durahubs and dyneema winch rope.....6k.......with rego........shop around.
Dan

[Noelm]

I guess you need to look at price, there is cheap trailers, there is mid priced trailers and there is 'good" trailers, Dunbier sort of fit in the mid range, pretty good for what you pay (in my opinion) the real cheap stuff is really crap, so unless you are going for an almost one off custom type, then Dunbier is around as good as you will get for the money.

[Fed]

If I ever buy another new trailer I'm going to supply my own nuts, bolts & split pins.

[Mike Delisser]

If I ever buy another new trailer I'm going to supply my own nuts, bolts & split pins.

Ditto.......and springs, tyres, wiring and tail lights

[Blusta]

Have a Dunbier 5.3 HD with rollers (2006). I have had no issues with it but when i get home the trailer is always washed down (anytime day or night) including the inside of the cross members before anything else is done including cleaning fish. I don't know what the crossmembers are like on the inside but I have tried to counteract rust with rustproofing etc. Replaced the lights this year with LED from Whitworths; don't know how long they will last. Excellent to tow. Would buy another one or a Tinka/ Redco(17 yrs) which I had for years and also a Belco(6 yrs). All about suitability for the purpose I guess.