Your towing rigs and trailers

[duramaxsky]

Why wouldn’t you get a bed designed to actually do that? View attachment 670591View attachment 670592

Because I don't need one like that. Plus if one of the guys I drove real dump trucks with saw me in that I would never hear the end of it after they stopped laughing.

 

[4570Man]

Because I don't need one like that. Plus if one of the guys I drove real dump trucks with saw me in that I would never hear the end of it after they stopped laughing.

That truck earns enough in 3 days work to pay for itself. I bet the shiny 250k trucks don’t do that. But even a flatbed on the 2500 would be leaps and bounds better for hauling logs. And a single axle trucks purpose really isn’t hauling dirt or gravel. Tri axels can do the job better. But they’re good equipment movers and good for hauling stuff tri axel truck drivers aren’t going to do.

 

[4570Man]

Lack of adequate need to justify special-purpose equipment cost?

I wouldn’t call a one ton dump special purpose equipment. It’s far better for pretty much any truck stuff vs a pickup. Even a light job like this tile removal I did today was only 560 pounds but who wants shovel it off and sweep the bed vs dump it off? Pryor to that I took a ton of sand to a block job.

 

[BigBlue1]

I wouldn稚 call a one ton dump special purpose equipment. It痴 far better for pretty much any truck stuff vs a pickup. Even a light job like this tile removal I did today was only 560 pounds but who wants shovel it off and sweep the bed vs dump it off? Pryor to that I took a ton of sand to a block job. View attachment 670663

Sounds like you use yours regularly, probably for your work. That's great. Most folks who don't need one for their job probably wouldn't use one more than a couple times a year. To me, that makes something a specialty tool. I'm not opposed to owning specialty stuff but with purchase cost, annual maint & licensing and storage requirements having a dump truck isn't for most folks. You enjoy yours and get use out of it and that's great. Duramaxsky makes due with his pickup and trailer. That's great. Everybody does what works for them. You asked the question and I gave an answer that is probably pretty applicable for many people.

 

[4570Man]

Sounds like you use yours regularly, probably for your work. That's great. Most folks who don't need one for their job probably wouldn't use one more than a couple times a year. To me, that makes something a specialty tool. I'm not opposed to owning specialty stuff but with purchase cost, annual maint & licensing and storage requirements having a dump truck isn't for most folks. You enjoy yours and get use out of it and that's great. Duramaxsky makes due with his pickup and trailer. That's great. Everybody does what works for them. You asked the question and I gave an answer that is probably pretty applicable for many people.

There’s lots of people that have trucks that’s not their primary means of transportation. If you have enough use to own a truck at all you’d use a dump bed more than a few times a year.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Found out how much of a pain a 7ft bush hog is to move without a deck over trailer lol.

 

[duramaxsky]

Found out how much of a pain a 7ft bush hog is to move without a deck over trailer lol.

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I don't use my deck over trailer much. But when I need it it's the best way to go. The fenders are in the way for side loading on my tilt deck. But a mower isn't that heavy I would just put it up front.

 

[4570Man]

When I bought my 14k trailer I wanted one with drive over fenders just so it would be more durable for stuff like that but I couldn’t find one. It’s turned out that with the 20’ trailer vs my 16” that the fenders getting in the way isn’t nearly as much of a problem as it previously was. I agree with just setting that on the front.

 

[ArlyA]

Here is a few photos of our little setup. Yes its a working trailer.

 

[JESSE1]

Hauled my '56 White to an antique tractor/truck show in Jefferson, Texas last Saturday.

 

[TheFarmerInAdell]

I had a 1 ton dump truck. It was convenient for a lot of stuff, but it was still limited on weight capacity. I also used it as a plow truck and it wasn't the best for that (visibility sucked and DRW didn't grip as well as SRW). And it just wasn't convenient to drive in general. It just wasn't ideal for my uses. I have switched to a SRW 1 ton with gooseneck. I have a 14k dump trailer and a 20k deck-over. These suit my purposes much better. The standard bed is okay, but I plan on replacing it with a flatbed as soon as I can afford the materials and time to build it. A flatbed will just work better for what I'm using the truck for. I'll build some stake pocket sides for the flat bed for when I need sides, and a removable rack for when I need to haul long items.

 

[4570Man]

I had a 1 ton dump truck. It was convenient for a lot of stuff, but it was still limited on weight capacity. I also used it as a plow truck and it wasn't the best for that (visibility sucked and DRW didn't grip as well as SRW). And it just wasn't convenient to drive in general. It just wasn't ideal for my uses. I have switched to a SRW 1 ton with gooseneck. I have a 14k dump trailer and a 20k deck-over. These suit my purposes much better. The standard bed is okay, but I plan on replacing it with a flatbed as soon as I can afford the materials and time to build it. A flatbed will just work better for what I'm using the truck for. I'll build some stake pocket sides for the flat bed for when I need sides, and a removable rack for when I need to haul long items.

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I agree the 1 tons are a little light on payload. Dump bodies should be a 450 class minimum. My 6500 truck has sure spared my ton truck a lot of abuse.

 

[2017JD1025r]

Hauled my '56 White to an antique tractor/truck show in Jefferson, Texas last Saturday.

I love everything in that picture. Truck. Trailer. Tow rig.

 

[duramaxsky]

Hauled my '56 White to an antique tractor/truck show in Jefferson, Texas last Saturday.

That White is gorgeous.

 

[JESSE1]

At the show. '56 White WC22PLT, White 250A six cylinder flathead engine, 5 speed Clark OD trans, Eaton 2 speed electric shift rear axle.

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

I had a question about a trailer. Kinda in the market for a trailer (sometime 2021) and have used lots of different trailers from tandem deck overs to utility carts. Never used a gooseneck.

Needs pulling 9500lbs plus the trailer.

The trailer that’s got my attention is the drive over fender trailer because one tractor I have is over 90” wide on the rear.

Most the tractors I have can fit inside 82”. I have a Mahindra 5555 with a 7ft bush hog so the total rig is over 25ft. I was thinking the mega style ramps so I could let stuff hang off the rear a little if it’s too long to fit on the trailer or I’d be buying a 30ft trailer lol. Sure-Trac (I’m sure others also) has what they call a universal ramp which isn’t as long as the mega ramps.

So I was thinking 14k, 22ft drive over fenders (102” wide) with the shorter mega ramps and 2ft dove tail. Thoughts? Seems this trailer would not only be cheaper than a standard deck over, lower loading height would be a plus and it’s 1000lbs plus lighter than deck overs I have seen. That 22ft trailer would be around 3500lbs. Lighter trailer is easier on the truck.

I don’t really want to go goose neck because I wanted a more universal trailer that’s capable of hauling my biggest tractors the few times a year I take them to shows or pulls. The rest of the time a standard equipment trailer works just fine.

Thoughts? Good idea or waste of money? Feedback if you have a similar trailer I’m describing.

 

[terryknight]

I had a question about a trailer. Kinda in the market for a trailer (sometime 2021) and have used lots of different trailers from tandem deck overs to utility carts. Never used a gooseneck.

Needs pulling 9500lbs plus the trailer.

The trailer that’s got my attention is the drive over fender trailer because one tractor I have is over 90” wide on the rear. View attachment 672383

Most the tractors I have can fit inside 82”. I have a Mahindra 5555 with a 7ft bush hog so the total rig is over 25ft. I was thinking the mega style ramps so I could let stuff hang off the rear a little if it’s too long to fit on the trailer or I’d be buying a 30ft trailer lol. Sure-Trac (I’m sure others also) has what they call a universal ramp which isn’t as long as the mega ramps. View attachment 672384

So I was thinking 14k, 22ft drive over fenders (102” wide) with the shorter mega ramps and 2ft dove tail. Thoughts? Seems this trailer would not only be cheaper than a standard deck over, lower loading height would be a plus and it’s 1000lbs plus lighter than deck overs I have seen. That 22ft trailer would be around 3500lbs. Lighter trailer is easier on the truck.

I don’t really want to go goose neck because I wanted a more universal trailer that’s capable of hauling my biggest tractors the few times a year I take them to shows or pulls. The rest of the time a standard equipment trailer works just fine.

Thoughts? Good idea or waste of money? Feedback if you have a similar trailer I’m describing.

canyou get the mega ramps with the drive over fender? I called two ish years ago and spoke to someone who said that you could get the drive over fenders with regular stand up ramps or the standard 82" between fenders and mega ramps. if you can that's awesome and i will be looking into doing the same thing. also do you have enough space under the bushhog to flip the ramps over and lay them flat?

 

[DavesTractor]

I had a question about a trailer. Kinda in the market for a trailer (sometime 2021) and have used lots of different trailers from tandem deck overs to utility carts. Never used a gooseneck.

Needs pulling 9500lbs plus the trailer.

The trailer that痴 got my attention is the drive over fender trailer because one tractor I have is over 90 wide on the rear. View attachment 672383

Most the tractors I have can fit inside 82? I have a Mahindra 5555 with a 7ft bush hog so the total rig is over 25ft. I was thinking the mega style ramps so I could let stuff hang off the rear a little if it痴 too long to fit on the trailer or I壇 be buying a 30ft trailer lol. Sure-Trac (I知 sure others also) has what they call a universal ramp which isn稚 as long as the mega ramps. View attachment 672384

So I was thinking 14k, 22ft drive over fenders (102 wide) with the shorter mega ramps and 2ft dove tail. Thoughts? Seems this trailer would not only be cheaper than a standard deck over, lower loading height would be a plus and it痴 1000lbs plus lighter than deck overs I have seen. That 22ft trailer would be around 3500lbs. Lighter trailer is easier on the truck.

I don稚 really want to go goose neck because I wanted a more universal trailer that痴 capable of hauling my biggest tractors the few times a year I take them to shows or pulls. The rest of the time a standard equipment trailer works just fine.

Thoughts? Good idea or waste of money? Feedback if you have a similar trailer I知 describing.

Consider that you probably do not want to haul a tractor with the weight on the fenders even if they are adequate for driving over when loading. Often the problem with your proposed solution is that you can't get the tractor in the correct spot for weight balance without having a tire up on a fender. Your situation might allow it, but do be aware of that potential complication. Our non-deck over delivery trailers (we have deck over as well) all have drive over fenders as they are really tough which is a bonus when or if you bump them loading and on the rare occasion when we plan poorly and send the wrong trailer we have at least a chance of still loading up a wide rolling load.

 

[4570Man]

I would get the regular ramps so you can let the tail wheel stick between them. Here’s a load that I couldn’t have done with mega ramps. My backhoe sticks off to. I used to have a GN trailer with mega ramps. They were great for loading a skid steer which you can’t see backing off but for a tractor I don’t see the benefits outweighing the downsides. ( more cost, more weight, and much heavier to fold up and more restrictive on length.)

 

[BrokeFarmerJohn]

Consider that you probably do not want to haul a tractor with the weight on the fenders even if they are adequate for driving over when loading. Often the problem with your proposed solution is that you can't get the tractor in the correct spot for weight balance without having a tire up on a fender. Your situation might allow it, but do be aware of that potential complication. Our non-deck over delivery trailers (we have deck over as well) all have drive over fenders as they are really tough which is a bonus when or if you bump them loading and on the rare occasion when we plan poorly and send the wrong trailer we have at least a chance of still loading up a wide rolling load.

I didn’t plan to haul with weight on the fender. I figure if I back the Massey 98 up on the trailer I can better balance the load. The rest of the tractors fit in between fenders. Well my Bush Hog won’t it’s 7ft wide.