texasjohn
Super Member
I have a neighbor who purchased an old dump truck, the kind with a single rear axle, dual wheels. It's the small dump bed, maybe 8 feet long. He has removed the dump bed so he can use the truck itself for other things.
This isn't the truck/bed, but lets you know the size of the equipment I'm discussing.
So, the old dump bed is available for $800. It includes the hydraulic cylinder and frame for attaching to running gear. The metal sides and dump gate are in reasonable shape. The hydraulic sump is part of the bed but the hydraulic pump is NOT part of the dump bed.
Assume that I could solve the need for a hydraulic pump... either with an electrical pump or using my tractor hydraulics or separate PTO hydraulic pump. Actually, I'm favoring not using the tractor hydraulic system... am concerned about mixing who knows what grime from the old hydraulic system into the trasmission and brakes of my tractor.
The question is, would it be realistic to try to locate an old gooseneck flatbed trailer, maybe 20 feet long, dual axle, either single or dual wheels to mount the dump bed on. I'm talking about a flatbed that is on top of the tires so that the bed is off the ground 2 feet or more so the dump could be effective in dropping its load.
I have access to an almost unlimited amount of free dirt/gravel within 1 mile of my place... all I have to do is to move it. A dump trailer pulled by my pickup and loaded with my FEL would work for this. This would require almost no travel on a county road, so I'd rish an unlicenced trailer for this since most transport would be on private land.
I also have a rock quarry within 5 miles where I can get road base and crushed rock. As you know, purchased road base/crushed rock isn't too expensive, it's the transportation that is. I'd need to have a licensed rig for this. Net is, with a dump rig I could/would do quite a bit of road repair/improvement but without one it will remain limited to critical repairs
I need to fill in quite a few places that are eroding my ranch roads, and reroute the water flow, which I can do with my tractor if I have the dirt/gravel mix to work with.
Any comments on advisability of trying to marry an old dump bed to a trailer... or should I give up on that idea and look for other dump vehicle/trailer options? I haven't dickered any on price yet.... but I kinda figure that a maximum total cost of $2000 is my limit for a cobbled together operating rig. I'd like to get by for less.
This is one available turn key dump trailer for $5700. That's too much for me.
This isn't the truck/bed, but lets you know the size of the equipment I'm discussing.
So, the old dump bed is available for $800. It includes the hydraulic cylinder and frame for attaching to running gear. The metal sides and dump gate are in reasonable shape. The hydraulic sump is part of the bed but the hydraulic pump is NOT part of the dump bed.
Assume that I could solve the need for a hydraulic pump... either with an electrical pump or using my tractor hydraulics or separate PTO hydraulic pump. Actually, I'm favoring not using the tractor hydraulic system... am concerned about mixing who knows what grime from the old hydraulic system into the trasmission and brakes of my tractor.
The question is, would it be realistic to try to locate an old gooseneck flatbed trailer, maybe 20 feet long, dual axle, either single or dual wheels to mount the dump bed on. I'm talking about a flatbed that is on top of the tires so that the bed is off the ground 2 feet or more so the dump could be effective in dropping its load.
I have access to an almost unlimited amount of free dirt/gravel within 1 mile of my place... all I have to do is to move it. A dump trailer pulled by my pickup and loaded with my FEL would work for this. This would require almost no travel on a county road, so I'd rish an unlicenced trailer for this since most transport would be on private land.
I also have a rock quarry within 5 miles where I can get road base and crushed rock. As you know, purchased road base/crushed rock isn't too expensive, it's the transportation that is. I'd need to have a licensed rig for this. Net is, with a dump rig I could/would do quite a bit of road repair/improvement but without one it will remain limited to critical repairs
I need to fill in quite a few places that are eroding my ranch roads, and reroute the water flow, which I can do with my tractor if I have the dirt/gravel mix to work with.
Any comments on advisability of trying to marry an old dump bed to a trailer... or should I give up on that idea and look for other dump vehicle/trailer options? I haven't dickered any on price yet.... but I kinda figure that a maximum total cost of $2000 is my limit for a cobbled together operating rig. I'd like to get by for less.
This is one available turn key dump trailer for $5700. That's too much for me.
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