1 ton dump truck

[LBrown59]

I'd bet for 95% of TBN members, a pickup and a dump trailer is the most practical solution.
2*That way they can have a practical & attractive means of transportation for them or their family & friends with comfortable ammneities and get their weekend/ranch chores done, too.
3*Pickups with a converted dump box cannot be used for heavy dumping. 4*The steel in a pickup bed cannot tolerate having rocks or firewood dumped in it without extreme damage to the bed and the wheel wells. Also, the tailgate will not withstand dump truck type work.
4*The steel in a pickup bed cannot tolerate having rocks or firewood dumped in it without extreme damage to the bed and the wheel wells. Also, the tailgate will not withstand dump truck type work.

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2*I don't see why a dump pick up would be any less comfortable than a pick up that dumps.

3*By this do this do you mean hauling and stopping the load or is it strictly a type of bed matter?
I would think a 1 ton is a 1 ton and the bed didn't have anything to do with anything as far as being able to handle the load when it comes to hauling towing and stopping a load.
I don't think I said I wanted one for heavy dumping either.
4*That's no different than a 1/2 3/4 or 1 ton pick up that doesn't dump so why shovel stuff off a truck if you don't have to ?
Somehow I just can't see why it would be better to have a non dumping pick up and shovel a ton or 2 of gravel off it than it would be to have a dump pick up bed that you can just dump the ton or 2 of gravel off of.
I had more than enough of shoveling gravel off a pick up back when I had a new 3/4 Ford pick up back in 1971.
I don't think that if would have had a pick up dump bed on it would have torn up the bed or tail gate anymore than I did on that truck.

 

[Diamondpilot]

A 1 ton is not a 1 ton. The last time I looked Ford offered 9 different spring packages in the 1 ton class. Not sure about GM or Dodge but I am sure they have options also. Its the same thing for the 1/2 tons and 3/4 tons from Ford so I am sure GM and Dodge do the same.

End result is you could have 3 trucks sitting on the dealers lot that look just alike and are all in the 1 ton class but truck A could haul twice as much as truck B or C.

Do your research when you buy a truck. If you want a nice daily driver with the ability to do some light hauling every once and a great while get a low GVWR package. If you are doing serious towing or hauling on regular basis get a heavy GVWR package and deal with the rougher ride quality.


Chris

 

[farmboy12]

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1*I don't see why a dump pick up would be any less comfortable than a pick up that dumps.

2*By this do this do you mean hauling and stopping the load or is it strictly a type of bed matter?
I would think a 1 ton is a 1 ton and the bed didn't have anything to do with anything as far as being able to handle the load when it comes to hauling towing and stopping a load.
I don't think I said I wanted one for heavy dumping either.

3*That's no different than a 1/2 3/4 or 1 ton pick up that doesn't dump so why shovel stuff off a truck if you don't have to ?

4*Somehow I just can't see why it would be better to have a non dumping pick up and shovel a ton or 2 of gravel off it than it would be to have a dump pick up bed that you can just dump the ton or 2 of gravel off of.
I had more than enough of shoveling gravel off a pick up back when I had a new 3/4 Ford pick up back in 1971.
I don't think that if would have had a pick up dump bed on it would have torn up the bed or tail gate anymore than I did on that truck.

OK, your going to hear about the same stuff over and over again, but here's what we're saying-

1*- Not as much being comfortable, although the ride would probably be different with the extra weight of the bed, but Builder mentioned attractiveness. I don't think the wife would want to ride around in a dump truck that is obviously a dump truck. Especially doing something like getting groceries.

2*- The weight of a bed would be different. When you get a dump bed, it's usually thick steel. Heavy. And a converted p/u most likely can't dump a fully loaded to the max load pickup. A dumping pickup would probably cost the same as say, a 6x10 dump, that can haul and dump more.

3*- The price probably comes into issue again here. If you had a dump pickup, and a tilt trailer, those two would probably cost the same as a dump trailer the same size as the tilt. It can also dump loads many times heavier than the pickup.

4*- A converted bed most likely has a dump capacity of only about a ton. Much more would require a bigger hoist, that couldn't be hidden under a pickup bed.


Kyle

 

[Builder]

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3*By this do this do you mean hauling and stopping the load or is it strictly a type of bed matter?
I would think a 1 ton is a 1 ton and the bed didn't have anything to do with anything as far as being able to handle the load when it comes to hauling towing and stopping a load.
I don't think I said I wanted one for heavy dumping either.

Well, to be honest, it isn't about you, it's about the OP. The OP may actually want to be able to dump gravel, firewood, broken concrete, etc. Those materials would definately damage a sheetmetal pickup bed that dumps. I think the majority of TBN members want to be able to haul these types of materials. If you do that in a dumping pickup bed, you must handload that type of material off and on it since dumping in it with a loader would cause damage. I would also guess that once a sheetmetal bed full of gravel or firewood, etc. is tilted, it could damage the sheetmetal tailgate.

4*That's no different than a 1/2 3/4 or 1 ton pick up that doesn't dump so why shovel stuff off a truck if you don't have to ?

That's exactly why I suggest a dumptrailer over a dedicated dumptruck (dump trailer has less cost), dumping pickup (dump trailer is better against damage to bed and can carry more weight), or tilt trailer (not as versatile as a dump trailer).

Somehow I just can't see why it would be better to have a non dumping pick up and shovel a ton or 2 of gravel off it than it would be to have a dump pick up bed that you can just dump the ton or 2 of gravel off of.

Again, that's why I suggest a dumptrailer over a sheetmetal dumping pickup bed. If the OP or any other TBN member has the need to load rough material, like firewood, broken concrete, stone, etc. it would damage a sheetmetal pickup bed.

I've explained my case, I'm out of this one. The O/P probably got more than he asked for.

 

[2manyrocks]

If the risk is misrepresented to the insurance company, then they may have a basis to void the policy if there is a loss.

Now, is this a truck or a trailer?

 

[farmboy12]

The insurance company would have a hard time believing-"Well, it uh, the trailer is, uh, the truck." That wouldn't go to well. Although everybody knows this, if they ask you for a specific one, you'd have to say trailer. It's probably cheaper to insure anyway.


Kyle

 

[gemini5362]

"You oughta see how expensive it is to put tires on this puppy. : "

Hmm, I would say about double or so the 1200 bucks it cost me the last time I bought a set which are due for a replacement. What size are you running on the front?

1200 a set. I wont even begin to bore you with what a set of tires cost for my porsche.


But at least they are good for about 15,000 or so miles

 

[QRTRHRS]

1200 a set. I wont even begin to bore you with what a set of tires cost for my porsche.


But at least they are good for about 15,000 or so miles

Ouch! But then it is for a Porsche.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Fronts are Goodyear 385/65R-22.5 They're about $1,400 per pair mounted.
Rears are Goodyear 12R-22.5 They're about $425 each.

It would cost about $3,500 to replace all 6 tires.

385/65R-22.5! I can see by the picture that they are big but did not pick up that they were that big. Are those super singles then?

 

[Builder]

385/65R-22.5! I can see by the picture that they are big but did not pick up that they were that big. Are those super singles then?

Yup!