Cost of dump trailers

[rutwad]

Thanks for the replies. I am still looking. I will let you know what I find and see if the brand is any good or not.

 

[Builder]

Hey bud,

I sent you a PM with the details on that trailer. Good luck.

 

[wkpoor]

I bought a Moritz last year.6x10. Quite pricey but I feel I got what I paid for. Has scissors lift instead of straight push cylinders. Has never failed to easily lift the load. I stayed with the 6x10 cause I knew with the larger one I would just weight out all the time instead of bulk out. And the smaller size would be handier for deliveries in tight spots. Event the 6x10 cannot hold a full load of stone/sand or dirt without going way over gross. It does handle with ease though even overloaded. Empty it weights 3300lbs and is rated for 9990lbs. Mostly full loaded it will push 12K without half trying. Like someone else said unless you go gooseneck or just haul mulch I don't see what a bumper pull 7x14 is good for.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Like someone else said unless you go gooseneck or just haul mulch I don't see what a bumper pull 7x14 is good for.

Not sure what you mean by that? I sold a 14' Bri Mar BP to a guy and have borrowed it on occasion. It weighs roughly 4,000# empty and I have routinely put 5 tons in it, by the way it has 2 7K axles so the payload is 5 tons. 5 tons in it fills the bed nicely. I have hauled 5 tons of coal over 120 miles with it and it did great at highway speed behind my F-350 diesel.

Chris

 

[wkpoor]

I'm pretty sure coal doesn't weigh anywhere near what sand/gravel or dirt does. I realize the 7x14's have 2 7k axles but your still in the same boat. The volume of the box is more than it can hold in heavy dense material. For firewood or coal yes and even mulch or for yard materials. Bri-mar makes a good trailer but I would put them a notch below Moritz IMO. Do they use the scissors lift. I've only been told this, never seen it first hand, that without a scissors some dumps have trouble lifting heavy loads.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I'm pretty sure coal doesn't weigh anywhere near what sand/gravel or dirt does. I realize the 7x14's have 2 7k axles but your still in the same boat. The volume of the box is more than it can hold in heavy dense material. For firewood or coal yes and even mulch or for yard materials. Bri-mar makes a good trailer but I would put them a notch below Moritz IMO. Do they use the scissors lift. I've only been told this, never seen it first hand, that without a scissors some dumps have trouble lifting heavy loads.

No, I agree it could get overloaded but when I have used it its never had a problem lifting anything I have put in it. I loaded it with sand on a few occasions and no issues dumping. Not familiar with Moritz but the dual cylinders, no scissor, had no problem at all.

Chris

 

[QRTRHRS]

I'm pretty sure coal doesn't weigh anywhere near what sand/gravel or dirt does. I realize the 7x14's have 2 7k axles but your still in the same boat. The volume of the box is more than it can hold in heavy dense material. For firewood or coal yes and even mulch or for yard materials. Bri-mar makes a good trailer but I would put them a notch below Moritz IMO. Do they use the scissors lift. I've only been told this, never seen it first hand, that without a scissors some dumps have trouble lifting heavy loads.

My Brimar is a tandem dually and while there are some things that I do not care for, the lifting capability is not one of them. I have done some on site work where I could dump material that was so heavy that I had to put my dually in low range to get started. I don't know if this is relative to the smaller models or not. Do your homework no matter the brand.

The volume of the box as well as the GVWR, etc. should be sized to fit your general needs. Unless you have a totally dedicated trailer, one size does not fit all. When I take my trailer to the stone quarry, I have plenty of leftover space. When I go for a load of sawdust, I don't even know the trailer has a load in it.

And by the way, if the coal has a lot of "dirt" in it, it will easily "weigh heavy".

 

[rutwad]

A railcar of coal weighs in around 100 tons.

I found a new 6x10 with 5200# axles for $3600. Carry-on I think.

 

[Groo]

well, look at the price of a pickup dumper insert, then add in a frame under it. you also want something bigger. the high prices dont come as much of a shock. but keep an eye out. the trailer builders are hurting for bizness just like everyone else. I know I got a pretty good deal on my enclosed trailer recently.

 

[Builder]

The prices I'm seeing out there are SICK. I have never seen a better time to buy or build.

If you're even thinking about buying, now's the time to do it.