Thinking about selling dump truck and buying dump trailer

[Hay Dude]

Im going to hazard a guess that your insurance is the single biggest difference. You already have the ram insured, and, at least here, you may not need an additional policy for the trailer; vs the insurance on the dump truck. Tags are tags, but if offered, a permanent trailer tags is like 5 years worth of cost, for a life time tag.

nah, it’s registration.
Registration on a PA trailer is like 50 bucks. My dump truck is like $1,300 plus fuel sticker and paperwork.

Insurance is like $650/yr on dump truck and literally $0 on the trailer-as you said, insured by the towing vehicle (Ram)

A new dump trailer would presumably be very cheap to maintain for 1st 5+ years. Dump truck more expensive to maintain than trailer.

Another nice thing is I was planning on buying a used trailer for the dump truck to haul excavator. A dump trailer could probably haul my excavator, saving me the need for an equipment trailer.

 

[QRTRHRS]

You may want to run your plan by your insurance company.

 

[Hay Dude]

You may want to run your plan by your insurance company.

why

 

[WM75Guy]

I would stick with your dump truck. The largest Big Tex GN dump only has a payload capacity of 23.7 cu. yds and 16,930 lbs. Pricey at $24,595 without a tarp. And with a scissor lift instead of a hydraulic ram. I made that mistake with my first dump trailer, swapped it out for a hydraulic ram trailer after having to shovel dirt out of the front to get it to lift.

 

[Hay Dude]

I would stick with your dump truck. The largest Big Tex GN dump only has a payload capacity of 23.7 cu. yds and 16,930 lbs. Pricey at $24,595 without a tarp. And with a scissor lift instead of a hydraulic ram. I made that mistake with my first dump trailer, swapped it out for a hydraulic ram trailer after having to shovel dirt out of the front to get it to lift.

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I’m pretty much done with the nationally advertised “super trucker” cheapy trailers like that. That’s a light debris trailer.

If I were to find a trailer that suited my needs, it would have a telescoping hoist, not scissor.

I do think the biggest drawback of a dump trailer is the electric hoist compared to the dump trucks rock solis PTO hydraulic hoist.

I’d like to see what Diamond currently offers.

 

[hodge]

Different sizes and applications, but we sold a dump truck and bought a dump trailer, and eventually sold the trailer and bought another truck. Maneuverability was the reason, as well as dump ability- dump trailers can pretty easily reach their limit where the electric over hydraulic won't lift the load. We're back to a PTO driven dump truck, and won't make the same mistake again.

 

[Hay Dude]

Different sizes and applications, but we sold a dump truck and bought a dump trailer, and eventually sold the trailer and bought another truck. Maneuverability was the reason, as well as dump ability- dump trailers can pretty easily reach their limit where the electric over hydraulic won't lift the load. We're back to a PTO driven dump truck, and won't make the same mistake again.

That’s a valuable insight.

 

[ConawayFarms]

I get what you mean about missing 4WD. Hard to beat that maneuverability, especially in wet fields or tight job sites.

 

[QRTRHRS]

why

I had an insurance company tell me that while the tow vehicle policy does cover a trailer, there is a limit as to the size and application. Just saying that a phone call may be prudent.

I would also suggest that the weight rating that you are suggesting gets into some serious thoughts as to braking.

 

[Hay Dude]

I get what you mean about missing 4WD. Hard to beat that maneuverability, especially in wet fields or tight job sites.

Nothing like a 6 wheel dump truck with 4WD to get you where you need to go.