Dump Trailers

[Dmace]

Around here you can get a 70's era GM or Ford dump truck for $2000 or so. They haul 7 to 8 tons and plates are $125 per year along with insurance for maybe $250 on a farm policy.

Chris

Yeah, we tried that ONCE! The cost just to keep that old truck on the road made it not worth the hassle, not including the 3-5 mpg when it was running...
Tires alone were over $200 each, brakes for one axle cost more than an entire 1 ton trucks brakes plus took three times as long. Registration was only a little more but insurance was double.
It was fun driving a big truck but not nearly as comfortable.

 

[Dmace]

Anyway, my half ton F150 towing capacity is 8300lbs.
Knock off say 2600 for the trailer. That leaves just under 3 tons I can tow. That's using a local trailer example of 10K GVWR and the trailer weighs 2600lbs or so the trailer sales guy seemed to think.

My 6x10 10k dump trailer weighs 1870lbs empty so it can vary.

 

[hydro2]

I would probably agree if I was looking at an F350 but I'm not.
Anyway, my half ton F150 towing capacity is 8300lbs.
Knock off say 2600 for the trailer. That leaves just under 3 tons I can tow. That's using a local trailer example of 10K GVWR and the trailer weighs 2600lbs or so the trailer sales guy seemed to think.
Dump truck I'm looking at will haul 6-7 tons. So twice the trips.

Hydro2: What brand? Was this dirt/gravel or mulch? If I do buy a dump trailer
I want something that will dump a full load.

I have a Moritz. That was with about four and a half ton of gravel. There is over four ton of coal when the picture was taken. It never struggles. I had a five ton dump prior to the trailer and it was much better to back around. If the ground is wet the trailer tends to sink and wants to jackknife. The problem with the dump is it cost me about $1000 a year between insurance and registration. The dump trailer costs me $40.

 

[hydro2]

 

[caver]

Thanks hydro2, trailer looks good. You burn coal for heat?
I did somewhat when I lived in Scotland for a couple years.

 

[hydro2]

Thanks hydro2, trailer looks good. You burn coal for heat?
I did somewhat when I lived in Scotland for a couple years.

I have an outside woodburner I use wood and coal both. I heat two houses with it. It is a fulltime job. Thanks for the compliment on the trailer. I like it but it does have its place.

 

[bdeboer]

I have a BriMar 10k no problem dumping with a full load of stone maybe plus a little.

 

[Diamondpilot]

My uncle has a 14,000# dump trailer made by Bri Mar. Its a bumper pull and it will dump 5 tons no problem. Trailer weighs 4,200# empty so 5 tons is max load.

Only complaint is the powder coat.

Chris

 

[techwrtr2]

Powder coat on Bri-Mar's seems to be a general weakness. Ours is peeling badly. Trailer works beautifully otherwise though.

 

[PAfarmer]

What is the side height on the trailer and what type of tie-down setup do you run for your equipment? Also, is it a Gooseneck?

The PJ lowpro has a 24" deck height. This also gives you a 14 degree load ramp which is extremely nice for loading/unloading Compact equipment. I installed a few extra (came with four) I installed two additional D-Rings on mine. Mine is NOT Goose neck. Bumper tow. The low height is much safer than the original design. When loaded a dump trailer can become one of the worst things ever at speed. I learned this the hard way after 3 plus decades of hauling equipment. Get the low models. They started making these LOW models because of all of the accidents people were having on the original designs.