Robert_in_NY
Super Member
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2001
- Messages
- 8,588
- Location
- Silver Creek, NY
- Tractor
- Case-IH Farmall 45A, Kubota M8540 Narrow, New Holland TN 65, Bobcat 331, Ford 1920, 1952 John Deere M, Allis Chalmers B, Bombardier Traxter XT, Massey Harris 81RC and a John Deere 3300 combine, Cub Cadet GT1554
Depending on what size machine you get the 6812LP(6'8" wide x 12' long) would work for most if not all compacts. If you have a brush chopper on the back the worst you do is set the front down on the deck and let the tail of the chopper hang over, we use a 16' trailer for a TN-65 with loader and the rear tires are about 18" from the back of the trailer. Ideally the dump truck is the way to go but I weighed the options out last year before we bought a 610UDT. We have a construction company and the dumpster companies were all bought out by one company and he raised all the prices an ungodly amount so we bought a $4000 trailer and it has paid for itself in a year by dumpster savings. A decent dump truck will run you around $12k-$15k and Ins. is around $1k per year. So we did the math and went the trailer route instead. You can always get the dump trailer and the dump box as the dump box only cost around $1300. I do not want to discourage you from the dump truck as it is easier to back into tight places and you can haul more compared to the box mounted dump box, but price was a deciding factor with us and I just wanted to let you know other options as it can save you a bundle so you have more to spend on your tractor.