Anyone have any opinions on these dump boxes that go on a 3pt hitch. They look pretty handy and would eliminate my need for a trailer with more tires and storage issues. I think i like the idea of being able to raise and lower the box for loading. Just never really seen one in use so I'm wondering if I'm missing something. I always like to get opinions before buying these days. Too many good ways to share information like this forum.
The one I'm thinking of is like the one mkmartin.ca sells.
Thanks
This is off topic but your post reminded me - way back as our first house we bought an old 1850's farm house and gutted it. The chimney was soft brick with no liner and you could see thru it in some places. The studs were black with soot. Don't know how the place didn't burn down. So I took the chimney down. I bought an old trailer and parked it below then started picking bricks off and dropping them into the trailer, first from the roof then from the up stairs window. When the trailer looked about full I went down to get rid of the load. The only trouble was that my trailer had two flat tires and a broken axle and a nice big load of bricks :laughing:
We have one, it works well, downsides are:
1. Its a pain to hoop up, it sits so low to the ground that it is a pain to hook to the 3 point
2. Has to be loaded by hand
On the positive side:
1. It can go very low to the ground
2. You can put a lot in it
3. Its easy to dump
Ours has a wedge shaped piece of metal to keep it from dumping, we had to add a lightweight bungee cord to it as otherwise when we were on bumpy ground it would unlatch and dump.
It currently has a Mercruiser 470 engine in it (waiting for someone to buy it or me to scrap it).
Aaron Z
That's true. To set off a bucket I'm using a ballast adapted from unknown tractor at the front. Total weight of ballast is 250 kg (550 lbs). Empty bucket weights 210 kg (462 lbs).But the most important consideration is that you need to have adequate FRONT counterbalance weight such as a loader on your tractor. Without front weight on the tractor, the front wheels may not have enough downforce to be able to steer.