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.