gordon21
Veteran Member
I used to pick up 2000# of Florida style pea rock with a small utility treailer all the time. The 4x8 trailer had 3' high removeable sides and I put 10-12 garbage cans in the trailer. When the rock was dumped into my trailer by the yard man, it filled all those trashcans and less than 15% went between them. Upon arriving home, I was able to wrestle them to the rear of the trailer and drop them to the ground. I then used a handtruck to move the trashcans which each weighed less than 200#. This was before I bought a tractor. I would be very leary of lifting the tongue more than 6" above its normal position. That sounds like a recipe for a bent tongue and ruined trailer. Round up whatever "containers" will fit on your trailer and use the FEL to remove them. A cheap pre-made container is a produce display pallet from a grocery store. It is a wood pallet with heavy duty 3' high cardboard sides. Pallets are plentiful and free all around here. Drive behind a shopping center and there are hundreds of pallets for free.