Panik
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Dump Trailer – Talk me out of it, or not…
I think need a bigger trailer. I have 2 trailers, a 16’ stock trailer and a 10’ x 5’ wide light duty trailer single axle.
What I do with what I currently have:
Buy bulk mulch and only make one trip
I suspect it’s that way nearly everywhere and people just have a false sense of saving money by doing it themselves. Locally I can get a 22 ton load hauled for $100 haul bill. Trying to haul it 4-5 tons at a time is laughable. You’re only $20-25 per trip at that point and having to buy fuel out of that. I can haul 10 tons or a little better on my truck but I still won’t do it for $50.
This doesn't answer the question about dump trailers, but on the idea of doing things cheaper and easier......make friends with one of your local tree services if you are using large amounts of mulch for personal reasons and don't need the pretty colors that are commercially offered.
I inherited way more mulching responsibilities that I could ever want/afford when we purchased our current home in 2012. As long as I'm not real picky about timing the local tree services will generally swing by my house when they are on the way back to the shop a drop a relatively clean load of the day's mulch for me. Saves them on dump fees and saves me a whole bunch of headache and cost. The hidden benefit is that I am able to put down thick enough layers of mulch that it lasts for a couple of years. Any log sections hidden in the mulch get split and used for my shop stove.