In.the.Piñons
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- Tractor
- 21' Kubota M5-111
I should be picking up a new (to me) pickup truck in a few days. It's 22 F-350 XLT 6.2L V8 with 10 spd auto, crew cab with a 8ft bed. Tow rating is 14,800lbs bumper and 15,400bls (IIRC) for a goose-neck.
Now I'm looking at dump trailers to haul gravel, dirt, trash, wood etc. I'm at elevation so will be hauling from 4.5Kft ASL to about 6.5K ASL. Steep grades, but low speed limit on the climb. 25-35mph depending on route.
I owned diesels in the past and know how well they perform at elevation, but this time round I'm happy to settle for something that "gets the job done good enough". I've got about 140 yards of road base and gravel I want to haul up, but after that it will be about (guessing) 5-20 loads a year. It's not a daily driver, so it's not really going to get a lot of use. Maybe 5K miles a year and hauling stuff around the ranch (lots of short trips).
Anyway, back to the trailer. Are there any down sides to getting a 7x14ft trailer with 4ft sides? My tractor's loader will clear it no problems, but they are a little heavier vs the 2ft sides, which takes away from the load capacity a bit. I imagine most equipment (tractors/skid steers/loaders etc) could clear the 4ft walls OK?
Obviously, when hauling dirt/gravel etc weight will be the limiting factor, but it would be nice to have the high sides when hauling wood or taking a load to the dump. Also I'd imagine I could overload it a little bit when just transporting dirt/wood/gravel from one end of the ranch to the other (few miles) at 10mph.
When shopping trailers today, there was a nice 7x14 trailer with 4ft walls, but it had a GVWR of 15,200lbs. The guy told me he couldn't sell it to me due to my trucks weight ratings (14,800lbs, so over by 400lbs) ... because of their insurance. Is this common? I mean, just because the trailer can handle a little more weight, does not mean you have to use every bit of it's GVWR!
Any other thoughts on dump trailers? Worth it to get 7 gauge steel over 10?
Now I'm looking at dump trailers to haul gravel, dirt, trash, wood etc. I'm at elevation so will be hauling from 4.5Kft ASL to about 6.5K ASL. Steep grades, but low speed limit on the climb. 25-35mph depending on route.
I owned diesels in the past and know how well they perform at elevation, but this time round I'm happy to settle for something that "gets the job done good enough". I've got about 140 yards of road base and gravel I want to haul up, but after that it will be about (guessing) 5-20 loads a year. It's not a daily driver, so it's not really going to get a lot of use. Maybe 5K miles a year and hauling stuff around the ranch (lots of short trips).
Anyway, back to the trailer. Are there any down sides to getting a 7x14ft trailer with 4ft sides? My tractor's loader will clear it no problems, but they are a little heavier vs the 2ft sides, which takes away from the load capacity a bit. I imagine most equipment (tractors/skid steers/loaders etc) could clear the 4ft walls OK?
Obviously, when hauling dirt/gravel etc weight will be the limiting factor, but it would be nice to have the high sides when hauling wood or taking a load to the dump. Also I'd imagine I could overload it a little bit when just transporting dirt/wood/gravel from one end of the ranch to the other (few miles) at 10mph.
When shopping trailers today, there was a nice 7x14 trailer with 4ft walls, but it had a GVWR of 15,200lbs. The guy told me he couldn't sell it to me due to my trucks weight ratings (14,800lbs, so over by 400lbs) ... because of their insurance. Is this common? I mean, just because the trailer can handle a little more weight, does not mean you have to use every bit of it's GVWR!
Any other thoughts on dump trailers? Worth it to get 7 gauge steel over 10?