Melbourne’s Trailer Stonestar has added a new addition to its product line-up in the form of its 2024 Alloy Grain Tipper, released just in time for the harvest season.
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Developed off the back of customer enquiry, the latest version of the popular tipper is made of aluminium, giving it a light tare weight that will help grain haulers to maximise the volume of grain moved with each trip.
The tipper also features the latest in trailer technology including quality k hitch axles, air bag suspension, a Jost landing leg and an electric tarp.
Trailer Stonestar’s Richard Meinking says feedback from industry contacts had identified the need for a well-priced, quality, trailer in this area of the market several years ago, and the company had been refining the product each year since.
“We already make side tippers and tippers, so we spoke to our connections in the industry, as well as our customers for feedback,” Meinking says.
“They said there was a need and want for this trailer That’s when we started to make the grain tipper — it’s the biggest seller now, as it’s much cheaper than the local tipper version.”
With more than 15 years’ experience in the truck trailer world Stonestar’s resources and skills as a specialist commercial and industrial equipment supply business mean it is able to provide customers with quality service, quickly.
Meinking says Stonestar also offers competitive pricing by designing its trailers to meet local demand, then importing the trailer components from overseas and assembling them in Melbourne to ensure compliance with all relevant Australian design regulations.
“The good thing about all of our trailers is their quick turnaround, which is only three weeks from the day of deposit,” he says.
“The price point is also very competitive.”
Trailer Stonestar’s product range extends well beyond grain tippers too. It has created more than 25 different trailers over the years for a variety of freight tasks, including vacuum sewerage tankers, low loaders, deck wideners, side-tippers and tilt-sliders.
By watching the trends in its industry and planning ahead, Stonestar has been able to develop a structure that enables it to adapt and move into new products whilst having the right parts and the right stock on hand, at the right time, to meet its customers’ expectations.
“Our main aim is to be able to keep consistently meeting customers’ standards when looking for a trailer,” Meinking says.
The trailer manufacturer is one part of the Stonestar group, which started out wholesaling wheels and tyres more than 20 years ago and has constantly evolved and grown to meet the changes in market demand.
Aside from trailers, wheels and tyres, Stonestar now also produces caravans, partakes in property developments, and creates parts for heavy machinery, health machinery, solar and wind infrastructure and the maritime industry, where it operates its own shipyard.
For more information visit www.stonestar.com.au or call (03) 9580 9788.
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