Choosing the correct trailer to carry cast iron chip at 44 tonnes on UK roads means coping with one of the densest loads there is. Cast iron borings, turnings and swarf from machine shops and foundries are heavy, sharp and often oily. They move to scrap processors, foundries and steelworks.
Short answer: the best trailer for carrying cast iron chip in the UK is a Knapen scrap or recycling moving floor, or a steel body tipper, with a sealed, oil-resistant body. Newton Trailers of Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, sells, hires and services these trailers across the UK. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for cast iron chip in the UK.
Newton Trailers' current first choice trailer for the transport of Cast Iron Chip is:
Recommended First Choice Trailer: Knapen Scrap Moving Floor or Steel Tipper
Recommended Second Choice Trailers: Knapen Recycling Moving Floor
Recommended Sales Options: Hardox Steel Body; Sealed Rear Door; Automatic Roll Over Sheet; VWS Weigher
Seasonal Hire: No - machining runs year round.
TASCC Product: No - cast iron chip is not a permissible load for TASCC-registered trailers, so keep it to non-TASCC trailers.
Product Density: 2,080 - 3,200 kgs/m3
Trailer Volume: 15 - 26 cuyd
Region: Machine shops and foundries to scrap processors and steelworks
Cast iron chip is part of the UK's 10 - 10.5 million tonnes a year of steel and iron scrap.
At 2,080 - 3,200 kg/m3 cast iron chip is extremely dense: a 29 tonne payload is only 9 - 14 m3. Never fill the body.
Machining and foundries produce a steady stream of cast iron chip, which is a valued, dense scrap grade for foundries and electric arc furnaces. Oily swarf must be contained to avoid leaks on the road.
A steel tipper or scrap moving floor with a sealed rear door is the standard. Load only to weight - the body will look almost empty at 29 tonnes.
Cast Iron Chip Trailer Option: Hardox steel body. Resists sharp, heavy chip.
Cast Iron Chip Trailer Option: Sealed rear door. Keeps oily residues in.
Cast Iron Chip Trailer Option: Automatic roll over sheet. Keeps the load contained.
Cast Iron Chip Trailer Option: VWS Weigher. Essential on one of the densest loads.
A Knapen scrap or recycling moving floor, or a steel body tipper, with a sealed body.
Only 9 - 14 m3 at legal weight - it is extremely dense.
Yes. Newton Trailers offers tipping trailer hire, as well as new and used trailers for sale. Call 01525 872466.
A chip trailer also carries the other scrap loads. See our guides to trailers for heavy scrap metal and light scrap metal.
UK steel scrap: Carbon Commentary. Density, payload and trailer recommendations: Newton Trailers.
Page last updated: September 2026. Newton Trailers - the best trailer for cast iron chip in the UK.
| Best Match | Options | Volume | Payload | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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