Dump trailer.

[pfi572]

I am going to purchase a triple axle bumper pull dump trailer and wondering a couple things?
- scissor lift vs single ram ?
- brand ?
- galvanized verse steel?
- wide body or standard?
- plus what options are worth paying more for ? Hydraulic front jack seems a good idea . Lol
I know goose neck would be better but not for me .

Thanks in advance

 

[09 arctic cat m8]

I don't think you can go wrong with a double a or trailtech trailer

 

[Trashy]

Son of a Bit.......... LOL.
I'm thinking of a dump trailer too, but just a tandem. I guess I need to start my own thread

 

[pfi572]

Son of a Bit.......... LOL.
I'm thinking of a dump trailer too, but just a tandem. I guess I need to start my own thread

Haha
All the same stuff bud , just extra axle.
Was going to go tandem also but for the little extra $ I am going triple.
Just more interested in lift and quality. I am not going to cheap out.

 

[Trashy]

I like reading on the PJ Trailer site, very descriptive and Canadian made
Factory Outlet Trailer has good pricing and very descriptive too
Airdrie Trailers, not very descriptive. But a nice looking trailer, with good included options that the others don't have.

I am going to start asking people that are pulling them and see what their opinions are of their trailers.

And that's where I'm at

 

[Cyle]

One thing i'd consider is if you're going a over wheels deal, get dual 10k's, or look into super single 10's. 7k axles are light duty that won't stand up for chit if you load them anywhere near 7k, while 10k's will last forever, even if overloaded. 10k's are heavier and more money, but will pay for themselves as everything lasts so much longer and the comfort is well worth it. You couldn't pay me to buy a trailer with 7k's. 10k's will last 2-3 times as long for brakes, tires everything.

 

[Tchetek]

I’m not in landscaping and have pretty much stopped hauling water myself, but I have used mine a lot.

I have a tandem with 5400 lbs rated axels. 12x7 ish with 2 foot walls. Load trail.

Pulls great as long as it doesn’t get loaded back Heavy. Haul a skid steer, 950 gallon water tank, or has had as much as 7 tonne of gravel in it. Single ram hoist has lifted everything with no issue but kinda slow.

Got mine used and it was only about 3 years old and was starting to rust pretty good. Then went full rust fast. I had it blasted and painted at a place that does oil Riggs and it
still looks a lot better shape than when I bought it. If galvanized was an affordable option I would go that way. Maybe rock guard or a better coating on the outside.


I’ve had thoughts about selling it and getting an 8 1/2 x 14 with fold down sides, so I would have the option to side load pallets or stuff. And could use more space when hauling equipment. But it would probably look empty or be overloaded when hauling gravel or dirt.

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[S.W.A.T.]

Have a 7x14 big tex bumper pull. It's actually too big of a trailer for a 1ton. Should have went goose neck style. No complaints about the trailer at all and I feel like I got it for a good price.

Pros: 7x14 is a big box and can pack a lot of stuff. Good solid ramps. Double acting doors so can rather open both or use the whole back end similar to a gravel truck. Even has chains if you wanted to do some spreading. Heavy duty floor mounts for strapping things down and a roll up tarp. Lift I think is 12 or 15000lbs.

Cons: 7x14 is a big box and I often get a little eager to fill it up. Trailer weight empty is around 4500lbs so you can imagine the actual capacity of the trailer isn't being utilized for legal loads. Although I have gotten pretty good at doing my own drive line repairs. If both doors a open they must be pinned be for dumping or the twist up rather quick and the system isn't that great. Cord to run the hydraulics is too short to make it to the cab but the kids have fun running it from the box of the truck.

Good unit all around but should probably be pulled with a 3 ton truck instead of a 1 ton

 

[Merc63]

I am going to purchase a triple axle bumper pull dump trailer and wondering a couple things?
- scissor lift vs single ram ?
- brand ?
- galvanized verse steel?
- wide body or standard?
- plus what options are worth paying more for ? Hydraulic front jack seems a good idea . Lol
I know goose neck would be better but not for me .

Thanks in advance

scissor lifts faster but not as much power as single ram. Load trail makes a good dump trailer, 4cs trailers sells them.

Most are painted steel. You won't need over sized with bumper pull, you won't be able to load it up enough with a bumper pull, it will be way too heavy. I would seriously consider a gooseneck in a triaxle, they pull perfect. Bumper pull can't handle the weight. I have a triaxle gooseneck, I can haul 9 yards of soil easy in it.

You dont need hydraulic jacks, unless you plan on detaching it loaded 5x a day.

Most bumper pull hitches are max 17,000 lbs or so on a dually, the triaxle trailer probably weighs 6500lbs, not much weigh left for cargo.

 

[Ronaha]

Good ole trailer saying is look at the size you need, and buy the next one bigger lol

 

[pfi572]

Good ole trailer saying is look at the size you need, and buy the next one bigger lol

Same goes for shop or garage ? Build twice the size and still to small . Lol

 

[Ronaha]

I was looking for a car hauler 16 foot 7000lb.....all of a sudden I'm bringing home a heavy duty 14,000lb 20 footer and man I couldn't be happier!

 

[Merc63]

16ft triaxle dump is a heavy trailer to haul around if you aren't using the capacity.... tires taking a beating on a tri too.

 

[ducati]

I have a 7x14 Southland that I picked up from Trailers 24/7 outside Cochrane. Been a great trailer for me, haul garbage from the acreage as well as loads of recycled asphalt very regularly which are about 5T per load and the trailer handles it great. Pulling it with a dually, a single wheel would cut it for a little lighter loads for sure. My only complaint is that the battery needs external charging every now and then and the tool box is not big enough to solid mount a charger that I could just plug in, but that’s splitting hairs.

 

[Merc63]

If you run a thick battery cable from the truck batteries to the trailer with a plug, you'll never worry about killing the battery on the trailer.

 

[Tchetek]

I have a 7x14 Southland that I picked up from Trailers 24/7 outside Cochrane. Been a great trailer for me, haul garbage from the acreage as well as loads of recycled asphalt very regularly which are about 5T per load and the trailer handles it great. Pulling it with a dually, a single wheel would cut it for a little lighter loads for sure. My only complaint is that the battery needs external charging every now and then and the tool box is not big enough to solid mount a charger that I could just plug in, but that’s splitting hairs.

Your truck will charge it while running. I put a battery isolator and a 20 amp circuit breaker in the 12 volt power supply. Mine originally had just a fuse there, but it would blow some times when the hoist was used. The circuit breaker and isolator just insures you don’t blow a fuse in the truck. It will trip out while dumping then reset and charge as you drive. I never use an external charger anymore.

If that’s still not enough just use a smaller battery tender charger while it’s parked. . They as small and would likely fit.

 

[Tchetek]

If you run a thick battery cable from the truck batteries to the trailer with a plug, you'll never worry about killing the battery on the trailer.

That’s a long way, big wire, and an extra connection, to pull current for the dumping load of the hoist. The existing 12 volt pin in your rv connector is likely fused at 30 amps that’s enough to charge. Just protect that circuit properly so you don’t blow fuses in your truck, possibly a isolator if the power stays live with the truck turned off, so a dead trailer battery doesn’t kill the truck battery if it’s not running.

 

[Merc63]

That’s a long way, big wire, and an extra connection, to pull current for the dumping load of the hoist. The existing 12 volt pin in your rv connector is likely fused at 30 amps that’s enough to charge. Just protect that circuit properly so you don’t blow fuses in your truck, possibly a isolator if the power stays live with the truck turned off, so a dead trailer battery doesn’t kill the truck battery if it’s not running.

Doesnt work good enough to keep a charge if you're using the trailer constantly all day for hauling like we did. 3-4 back to back dumps and its dead and under powered. Never had a problem in years with my route and always full lifting power. Not sure how the trailer battery would just die, its being charged from the alternator in the truck everytime it runs. Obviously don't run your trailer with the truck off.

 

[Tchetek]

Doesnt work good enough to keep a charge if you're using the trailer constantly all day for hauling like we did. 3-4 back to back dumps and its dead and under powered. Never had a problem in years with my route and always full lifting power. Not sure how the trailer battery would just die, its being charged from the alternator in the truck everytime it runs. Obviously don't run your trailer with the truck off.

Mine does. I can dump all day long. Maybe I have a better battery? I know before I switched from a fuse to a circuit breaker in my charging circuit, the fuse would blow and then stop charging all together. The breaker might trip but it auto resets. All good if your system works for you!

 

[Merc63]

Hauling and dumping 9 yards of soil in quick succession, that fuse would blow or if we used a larger fuse the wire would melt, or the battery would go down that it wouldn't have enough to lift or go very slow. I'm talking 5-10 loads in a couple hours, takes lots of power.