1stDeuce
Gold Member
As my wife and I begin the journey of building our home, I've become aware that owning some sort of dump truck would be very useful. We have a long driveway to put in, and a decent amount of dirt to move around...
I first considered turning my 3/4 ton flatbed into a dump bed, but it would be maxed out with 1 yard of gravel.
I found a few 5 yard single axle trucks that we can afford, but they're either really old (Ie, a project) or they're ~34k GVWR trucks, which will only haul 3 yards of material if I register them under 26k to avoid needing a CDL, DOT inspections, etc.
I was quoted $850-1000 for the first year registration, and $650/yr after that for 34k GVW. I assume 26k would be half that or less. ??
I am considering getting the 34k GVW rated truck, but registering at 26k, which would allow me about 3 yards of material in most of the dumps I've looked at. (Intl 4900's and C60 GMC's)
I think I can then get an overweight permit for the days I'd like to haul full loads. (Not a lot of days, really... perhaps 5 a year. It appears that permits are only $20 in Colorado, but they're "one trip" permits, which I'm not sure would cover a day of back and forth... I suppose worst case is that if I get stopped, that was my last trip for the day.
Does this even make sense?
I should mention that I'll hopefully be plowing the sub with whatever truck I end up with, so aside from the occasional trip to the local quarry (3 miles on public road) it'll just be on my property, or plowing our private roads. If I do get that contract, I would still prefer to register it under CDL requirements, just for ease of doing things, and expense.
If you've done something similar, tell me what I'm missing, or what your experiences are.
I'm not looking for opinions, as I have plenty of my own... Just experiences if you please.
Thanks!
Chris
I first considered turning my 3/4 ton flatbed into a dump bed, but it would be maxed out with 1 yard of gravel.
I found a few 5 yard single axle trucks that we can afford, but they're either really old (Ie, a project) or they're ~34k GVWR trucks, which will only haul 3 yards of material if I register them under 26k to avoid needing a CDL, DOT inspections, etc.
I was quoted $850-1000 for the first year registration, and $650/yr after that for 34k GVW. I assume 26k would be half that or less. ??
I am considering getting the 34k GVW rated truck, but registering at 26k, which would allow me about 3 yards of material in most of the dumps I've looked at. (Intl 4900's and C60 GMC's)
I think I can then get an overweight permit for the days I'd like to haul full loads. (Not a lot of days, really... perhaps 5 a year. It appears that permits are only $20 in Colorado, but they're "one trip" permits, which I'm not sure would cover a day of back and forth... I suppose worst case is that if I get stopped, that was my last trip for the day.
Does this even make sense?
I should mention that I'll hopefully be plowing the sub with whatever truck I end up with, so aside from the occasional trip to the local quarry (3 miles on public road) it'll just be on my property, or plowing our private roads. If I do get that contract, I would still prefer to register it under CDL requirements, just for ease of doing things, and expense.
If you've done something similar, tell me what I'm missing, or what your experiences are.
I'm not looking for opinions, as I have plenty of my own... Just experiences if you please.
Thanks!
Chris
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