dump trailer pricing
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Yes Inspector and Don......it's elect. over hyd. The unit is in a copartment on the tongue. The battery,motor,pump, and hyd. tank. It has a push button on a 10 ft cord so you are away from the trailer when it dumps. I added a flow control valve in line to slow the dump down speed. My is gravity down and was too fast for me.
George
George
Junkman
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The battery is also for the electric brakes in the event of a break away condition.....
I just bought the dump trailer pictured in the atttachment on EBay for $1,800. Better yet, it's located about 60 miles from my property, so I can easily pick it up.
It's 6' x 12', rated at 12,000# GVW, has self contained electro-hydraulic dump, brakes work, tires are OK. The floor of the bed is rusted at one end but I can weld in a patch.
I can pull it with my tractor on site, and I can pull it with my Dakota when loaded up to about 2,500# (5,000# total), which means I can use it to haul stuff to the landfill or transport my tractor, but I won't be able to use it to haul full loads of shell rock or fill until I get a bigger truck. Off to look at trucks.
It's 6' x 12', rated at 12,000# GVW, has self contained electro-hydraulic dump, brakes work, tires are OK. The floor of the bed is rusted at one end but I can weld in a patch.
I can pull it with my tractor on site, and I can pull it with my Dakota when loaded up to about 2,500# (5,000# total), which means I can use it to haul stuff to the landfill or transport my tractor, but I won't be able to use it to haul full loads of shell rock or fill until I get a bigger truck. Off to look at trucks.
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I don't know Don......
You think that nice <font color="blue"> BLUE </font> tractor is going to like being in that big <font color="green"> GREEN </font> trailer?? /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
You might want to paint that trailer to keep peace in the family! /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
You think that nice <font color="blue"> BLUE </font> tractor is going to like being in that big <font color="green"> GREEN </font> trailer?? /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
You might want to paint that trailer to keep peace in the family! /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Phred
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Don,
Good deal. A new one, is at least 4-5K.
I have used a similar U-Dump and liked it, except the bifold rear gate.
Be careful with that trailer when its full and that TC18. My TN70 slows down a bit going up a steep hill with a full dump trailer in tow and its alot heavier.
Fred
Good deal. A new one, is at least 4-5K.
I have used a similar U-Dump and liked it, except the bifold rear gate.
Be careful with that trailer when its full and that TC18. My TN70 slows down a bit going up a steep hill with a full dump trailer in tow and its alot heavier.
Fred
mahlers
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Another good inexpensive dump trailer is the one you can get at Northern Tool for $995 plus about $170 for the hydraulic cylinder you choose. It's only a two-ton dump, and only rated for slow speed, but around the property they are great. They hook into the tractor's aux hydraulics so you don't pay for the onboard electric pump. Here's a link in case you haven't seen them yet:
Dump Trailer
I don't work for them, I just like their stuff...
Dump Trailer
I don't work for them, I just like their stuff...
Slamfire
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Hey thats pretty good 6 payments of $160, and zero interest.
dmartin88
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This looks like an interesting alternative but my knowledge of hydraulics is nil. Could you mount a control valve on the trailer as well as the cylynder and use the same hydraulic lines that power the backhoe on my BX22? Will do some research but this looks like it might be a good way to get a dump trailer without breaking the bank.
<font color="blue"> Be careful with that trailer when its full and that TC18. My TN70 slows down a bit going up a steep hill with a full dump trailer in tow and its alot heavier.
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Thanks - but, no hills! The greatest elevation change on my property is the 30" high grading for our house after the pond was built. I am concerned with the TC18 having the "oomph" to pull it when it gets nearly full -- we loaded my 16' x 6' flat trailer with dirt-laden roots and brush earlier this year, and the TC18 wouldn't pull it when it was heaped full. But, I suspect we had more weight than this trailer is rated for, and the flat trailer was not balanced for that type of work. Guess I'll find out...if I have to take half loads, I'm still better off than I am when trying to carry stuff bucket by bucket. Not sure what my 4' FEL bucket holds, but it's got to be 1/3 yard or less.
As for color, I already posted in another thread about color that I really don't care what it looks like - but if it has to be repainted, it will probbly be black, which is one of the cheapest colors to buy (red is one of the most expensive, and blue is up there, too). Unless the automotive paint supply store has some mis-mixed color at a bargain, then that's what color it will be.
From the pictures, it looks like this trailer has only a single swing-open tailgate, which is not the most desirable, but beggars can't be choosers. I'll be happy if it is a bi-fold. Probably picking it up Sunday or Monday...
As for the smaller ones, I really want this one to haul some shell rock for my road. It appears it will carry as much as a small dump truck (at least 5 yards, limited by the weight, probably more like 4 yards in the real world). The pit where fill and shell rock is dug is less than 3 miles from my house, with only 1/4 mile of it on an highway -- the pit is at the end of the next road parallel to mine. I need at least 300 yards; looks like I'll be making that trip 75 to 100 times! But, the savings as compared to paying a commercial hauling company to deliver the shell rock will pay for the trailer before the road is complete, and after that, it's essentially free, or saving even more money!
Also, I don't have auxilliary hydraulics (yet).
I've got some demolition to do as part of the remodeling of my commercial property prior to selling it, and hauling off the debris will likely be my first use of it. Later, when my barn is built and I get back into fabrication work on a smaller scael, I'll use it as my dumpster for fabrication scrap.
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Thanks - but, no hills! The greatest elevation change on my property is the 30" high grading for our house after the pond was built. I am concerned with the TC18 having the "oomph" to pull it when it gets nearly full -- we loaded my 16' x 6' flat trailer with dirt-laden roots and brush earlier this year, and the TC18 wouldn't pull it when it was heaped full. But, I suspect we had more weight than this trailer is rated for, and the flat trailer was not balanced for that type of work. Guess I'll find out...if I have to take half loads, I'm still better off than I am when trying to carry stuff bucket by bucket. Not sure what my 4' FEL bucket holds, but it's got to be 1/3 yard or less.
As for color, I already posted in another thread about color that I really don't care what it looks like - but if it has to be repainted, it will probbly be black, which is one of the cheapest colors to buy (red is one of the most expensive, and blue is up there, too). Unless the automotive paint supply store has some mis-mixed color at a bargain, then that's what color it will be.
From the pictures, it looks like this trailer has only a single swing-open tailgate, which is not the most desirable, but beggars can't be choosers. I'll be happy if it is a bi-fold. Probably picking it up Sunday or Monday...
As for the smaller ones, I really want this one to haul some shell rock for my road. It appears it will carry as much as a small dump truck (at least 5 yards, limited by the weight, probably more like 4 yards in the real world). The pit where fill and shell rock is dug is less than 3 miles from my house, with only 1/4 mile of it on an highway -- the pit is at the end of the next road parallel to mine. I need at least 300 yards; looks like I'll be making that trip 75 to 100 times! But, the savings as compared to paying a commercial hauling company to deliver the shell rock will pay for the trailer before the road is complete, and after that, it's essentially free, or saving even more money!
Also, I don't have auxilliary hydraulics (yet).
I've got some demolition to do as part of the remodeling of my commercial property prior to selling it, and hauling off the debris will likely be my first use of it. Later, when my barn is built and I get back into fabrication work on a smaller scael, I'll use it as my dumpster for fabrication scrap.
Phred
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Don,
Your probably better off anyway with half loads. I learned quickly that just because you can fill it does not mean you can dump it.
Fill it to the top with clay or gravel and you will likely by uloading it with a shovel until the load gets down to a size that the dump cylinder can handle.
Fred
Your probably better off anyway with half loads. I learned quickly that just because you can fill it does not mean you can dump it.
Fill it to the top with clay or gravel and you will likely by uloading it with a shovel until the load gets down to a size that the dump cylinder can handle.
Fred
