I am currently on my second dumping trailer which is a Moritz 7'x14' 14,000 lb (www.moritzint.com) and they are located in Ohio with dealers in USA and Canadian locations.
I am located in Canada about an hour north of Toronto and my first dumper was a JDJ manufactured up here. I got a lot of work out of it but our winter climate and salt took their toll on it. The JDJ was manufactured completely with hollow tubing which not only corroded from the outside but also from the inside. I would avoid any trailer which is manufactured completely out of closed box tubing for this reason as after six years there was a lot of rot in my JDJ. The entire box of the Moritz is constructed with C-channel steel so their are no hidden spots for corrosion to begin. I also take the Moritz in with my truck when I get my annual rust proofing sprayed on and do the trailer too.
The other problem with the JDJ was the suspension wearing out. I do a lot of small excavation jobs in the summer months and haul a lot of heavy loads to and from my job sites. This really isn't a JDJ problem but any trailer that has springs and shackles for suspension is going to wear out. In my case, it became an annual spring event to replace bolts, shackles and sometimes even do some welding on suspension components to replace worn out items. It was a few hundred dollars more to upgrade to the TorFlex axles on my Moritz and in two years I have not had to touch the suspension.
I looked at the photos of the Hawke and I notice that the cord and controller for their dump trailer appear to be in a little open holder on the front of the trailer. This is definitely not something I would want in our climate with the salt spray in the winter time. I prefer a larger front toolbox that contains the battery, dump hydraulics and controls that keeps them out of the weather.
The only problem I have had with the 7'x14' is making sure I don't overload it and do not put too much heavy material in the front as that makes it harder to dump. I once had to remove a couple of buckets of material from the front when I overloaded mine but now I count the number of buckets I put in to ensure I do not exceed capacity. My B26 fits in the 7'x14' nicely but I still have the hoe hanging over the tongue and the back doors won't close tight but I just bungee them together.
I am located in Canada about an hour north of Toronto and my first dumper was a JDJ manufactured up here. I got a lot of work out of it but our winter climate and salt took their toll on it. The JDJ was manufactured completely with hollow tubing which not only corroded from the outside but also from the inside. I would avoid any trailer which is manufactured completely out of closed box tubing for this reason as after six years there was a lot of rot in my JDJ. The entire box of the Moritz is constructed with C-channel steel so their are no hidden spots for corrosion to begin. I also take the Moritz in with my truck when I get my annual rust proofing sprayed on and do the trailer too.
The other problem with the JDJ was the suspension wearing out. I do a lot of small excavation jobs in the summer months and haul a lot of heavy loads to and from my job sites. This really isn't a JDJ problem but any trailer that has springs and shackles for suspension is going to wear out. In my case, it became an annual spring event to replace bolts, shackles and sometimes even do some welding on suspension components to replace worn out items. It was a few hundred dollars more to upgrade to the TorFlex axles on my Moritz and in two years I have not had to touch the suspension.
I looked at the photos of the Hawke and I notice that the cord and controller for their dump trailer appear to be in a little open holder on the front of the trailer. This is definitely not something I would want in our climate with the salt spray in the winter time. I prefer a larger front toolbox that contains the battery, dump hydraulics and controls that keeps them out of the weather.
The only problem I have had with the 7'x14' is making sure I don't overload it and do not put too much heavy material in the front as that makes it harder to dump. I once had to remove a couple of buckets of material from the front when I overloaded mine but now I count the number of buckets I put in to ensure I do not exceed capacity. My B26 fits in the 7'x14' nicely but I still have the hoe hanging over the tongue and the back doors won't close tight but I just bungee them together.
Matt
