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My dump trailer is a 6' x 10' now with 4' sides. It actually measures 8 2/3 cubic feet when level to the top and I load it with a bump in the middle to get 9 yards in it and cover with a tarp.
Mine was made in Indiania under the broad name of Forest River. They are a biggy trailer manufactuer and make everything but under different brand names from little utility trailers to travel trailers and everything between. www.forestriver.com gets you to the homepage.
I'll try to get some pictures of mine in the next few days and post them.
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drbandson: Yep and we can't imagine getting $5 a yard either. Keep in mind these are contracts that have as many as 5 levels of subs subbing the work out. I have loade dumpsters and dump trucks for as little as $2 a yard. We came down here for what we were told was $40 a yard. Dreaming. Many guys have gone home broke, or worse are owed so much money that we will never see (like myself about $3000) that we can't even afford to go home. There is a lot work to do and you'll see guys who spent (or borrowed) their life savings that are selling their equipment on the side of the road.
My dump trailer was made by JDJ. 12,000 GVW rated. It's 6'x10' with 24" sides. I have ramps for it that I made out of a new mobile home trailer tongue I-beam. They're reinforced with 1/2" bar stock to create a truss. Super strong yet relatively light weight. The I-beam shape creates a natural tire guide.
My buddy used it down here in Miss. picking up debris to move his machine from site to site---and pulled 2000 miles with the machine in it. He has steel tracks on his skid steer. Metal against metal the skid steer wouldn't climb the ramps with the dump box in the full-down position. But I raised the front about 18" and it walked right up with little slippage (raising it changed the approach and break-over angle just enough).
There was a post about three-axle trailers. From what the Michigan and Alabama DOT (and Motor Carrier Enforcement) has told me, by law (if even appears that you make ANY money with it) and you have a 3-axle trailer you have to have a CDL. This applies to "landscapers and even weekend warriors race car guys who make even a dollar in winnings---it's then considered 'commercial'" (this was part of conversation I had last Thanksgiving with a nice Alabama DOT officer who issued me tickets for a broken taillite, no medical card, no DOT numbers, no log book, no truck inspection, and no trailer inspection----all with me driving my 2500 Dodge Ram pulling my two-axle equipment trailer with my NH TC33D, an auger for the bobcat, and a walkbehind concrete saw. He was going to detain me for at least 8 hours on the side of the road until I told him I was cleaning up the hurricane---then he said he would let me proceed under the "FEMA Exemption" law---but I had 14 days to comply/fix everything). I'm getting to the point where I hate driving anymore!
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Folks, I'm looking for a new general purpose dump trailer for my farm. I've read the postings about geting a trailer that sits low with wide tracks. But I don't want to be continually scraping the bottom going across ditches and ruts. I don't like the trailer with beds above the wheels for the reasons cited. I'll use it for grain, gravel, and anything else. I already have a good dove tail to haul my backhoe around. Any ideals on dumps about 12-14' with reasonable clearance? Thanks, Dave/
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Since all trailers are not created equally, or even marketed and sold equally, my suggestion is visit a few local dealers and size up what they have---unless you have unlimited time and resources travelling the nation for a trailer.
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