Hauling Silage with?

[Black and Good]

Does anyone have experience with hauling silage in this type of trailer? Cause of the drought conditions here and cost of what hay can be found, I'm going to buy/haul silage as I need it and feed in conjunction with hay. Before I purchase this trailer, is there anything that should stop me? Also any opinions on Big Tex? Thanks B&G

 

[ez14.]

Are you hauling chopped feed that your going to pile and ferment. Or feed that's already been fermented?

 

[Black and Good]

Are you hauling chopped feed that your going to pile and ferment. Or feed that's already been fermented?

I'll be getting it from a buddy down the road as I need it, as he pulls it outta the sock. B&G

 

[skyhightree1]

Does anyone have experience with hauling silage in this type of trailer? Cause of the drought conditions here and cost of what hay can be found, I'm going to buy/haul silage as I need it and feed in conjunction with hay. Before I purchase this trailer, is there anything that should stop me? Also any opinions on Big Tex? Thanks B&G

B&G I raise my own silage and that trailer is not ideal unless you are going to put sides on it and or buy a trailer with taller sides. I have big tex dump trailer and its been good few things they cheaped out on but overall I like it.

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[jltrent]

If you are just going to feed with it, load with a loader this one would be lots better, especially the feeding part.

 

[skyhightree1]

If you are just going to feed with it, load with a loader this one would be lots better, especially the feeding part.

If I had your wallet id get one

 

[Black and Good]

Does anyone have experience with hauling silage in this type of trailer? Cause of the drought conditions here and cost of what hay can be found, I'm going to buy/haul silage as I need it and feed in conjunction with hay. Before I purchase this trailer, is there anything that should stop me? Also any opinions on Big Tex? Thanks B&G

B&G I raise my own silage and that trailer is not ideal unless you are going to put sides on it and or buy a trailer with taller sides. I have big tex dump trailer and its been good few things they cheaped out on but overall I like it.

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=113043&hilit=new+toy

Sky, couldn't open your pics. Where I'm getting it is only 5miles away so, I thought i would just haul in small loads as to not have to worry about mold etc. I thought I'd just haul like 4 to 5 ton at a time. But I thought I'd put maybe 1' side boards on it. Then scoop it up and feed it in bale rings and tractor tires. B&G

 

[Black and Good]

If you are just going to feed with it, load with a loader this one would be lots better, especially the feeding part.

If I had your wallet id get one

Me too! LOL

 

[ez14.]

How many head will you be feeding like this?

 

[Black and Good]

How many head will you be feeding like this?

50 to 60. B&G

 

[sstterry]

If you are not wanting to use the dump bed for something different, you would probably be able to find a used forage wagon for less cost, if that is a factor. I still have a Swartz Forage wagon we used over 40 years ago and it still works fine. They don't make them like that anymore.

 

[skyhightree1]

Does anyone have experience with hauling silage in this type of trailer? Cause of the drought conditions here and cost of what hay can be found, I'm going to buy/haul silage as I need it and feed in conjunction with hay. Before I purchase this trailer, is there anything that should stop me? Also any opinions on Big Tex? Thanks B&G

B&G I raise my own silage and that trailer is not ideal unless you are going to put sides on it and or buy a trailer with taller sides. I have big tex dump trailer and its been good few things they cheaped out on but overall I like it.

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=113043&hilit=new+toy

Sky, couldn't open your pics. Where I'm getting it is only 5miles away so, I thought i would just haul in small loads as to not have to worry about mold etc. I thought I'd just haul like 4 to 5 ton at a time. But I thought I'd put maybe 1' side boards on it. Then scoop it up and feed it in bale rings and tractor tires. B&G

Here you go

 

[Black and Good]

Thanks Sky, my thoughts were, with me doing excavating work full time and I sub all my dump trucks, I thought this option would allow me to haul silage as well as use this trailer for other things. B&G

 

[ez14.]

How many head will you be feeding like this?

50 to 60. B&G

I can't tell exactly how big the trailer is but if you can fit 5 tons in there you should be just fine. That should last you maybe 3 days

 

[Black and Good]

How many head will you be feeding like this?

50 to 60. B&G

I can't tell exactly how big the trailer is but if you can fit 5 tons in there you should be just fine. That should last you maybe 3 days

Thanks for the help. It is a 7'x 16' Trailer. B&G

 

[skyhightree1]

Thanks Sky, my thoughts were, with me doing excavating work full time and I sub all my dump trucks, I thought this option would allow me to haul silage as well as use this trailer for other things. B&G

Yea, Makes sense however i would look heavily at 4 foot sides so you can haul a bunch or atleast 3 foot mine are welded on but of course you can make yours wood so you can take it off my trailer is used just for brewers grain and bread.

 

[ez14.]

Thanks Sky, my thoughts were, with me doing excavating work full time and I sub all my dump trucks, I thought this option would allow me to haul silage as well as use this trailer for other things. B&G

Yea, Makes sense however i would look heavily at 4 foot sides so you can haul a bunch or atleast 3 foot mine are welded on but of course you can make yours wood so you can take it off my trailer is used just for brewers grain and bread.

it's not going to keep very well so depending on the weather he's not going to want to haul more than 3 days worth

 

[True Grit Farms]

That's a nice trailer with good running gear. You don't want one like in Sky's picture, 5 lug running gear won't hold up to tonnage. The small axles and bearings can't withstand 4 or 5 tons of product much less stop it.

 

[skyhightree1]

Thanks Sky, my thoughts were, with me doing excavating work full time and I sub all my dump trucks, I thought this option would allow me to haul silage as well as use this trailer for other things. B&G

Yea, Makes sense however i would look heavily at 4 foot sides so you can haul a bunch or atleast 3 foot mine are welded on but of course you can make yours wood so you can take it off my trailer is used just for brewers grain and bread.

it's not going to keep very well so depending on the weather he's not going to want to haul more than 3 days worth

Too many variables to say that

 

[skyhightree1]

That's a nice trailer with good running gear. You don't want one like in Sky's picture, 5 lug running gear won't hold up to tonnage. The small axles and bearings can't withstand 4 or 5 tons of product much less stop it.

Mine is for loading up and taking to farms as its much easier to dump small quantities in a pasture with that than with a quad axle dump truck and not to rut it up too bad when its wet or get stuck. and is only got a payload of 5500lbs so no he wouldn't want my trailer but i was showing the sides i have not what to buy