HDRider
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Does anyone here have one? Downsides? Gooseneck or Bumper Pull? Brand
TrailerTrader
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How much cottonseed will that one hold?I bought a 16' tiger with 7000 pound axles a couple of years ago. Tiger is not considered a high end trailer but it's been pretty good. It probably gets pulled 3 days a week minimum.
It will dump 13000 pounds of rock .
Son haul skid steer and materials in it mostly, also gets used to haul rock , firewood, corn, cottonseed , deliver square bales, and haul scrap metal to the scrap yard. One of those things once you have one you won't be able to live without it. As with any trailer spend the dollars to get good 14 ply tires. View attachment 1415
Varies quite a bit since it packs down so much.How much cottonseed will that one hold?
I borrow my buddy's dump trailer to haul cotton seed. His is 16 ft and he has added wood to make the walls taller. I normally haul 4-5 tons.How much cottonseed will that one hold?
Can you explain that a little better? What different types of lift cylinders are there? Which are best?I agree on the gooseneck. Check on some of the different types of lifts cylinders too since speed and power differ with the type of hydraulics.
I assume all of those are ran off a battery?From what I've seen there are three types. There is a scissor lift type that uses a short cylinder and the scissor function to lift. This is from what I've been told to be slow and weak. The second type is the one in fences post with dual cylinders. The dual cylinders is the standard and works pretty good. The last is the telescopic type you most commonly see on dump trucks. I have another friend who just bought a dump trailer with this telescopic cylinder and he said it's faster and doesn't struggle as bad as the dual cylinder type. They do mostly tree work with the trailers with the occasional hauling dirt, concrete, and old bricks with them. Hope this helps you a little more.
I don't want to start a major debate but give my comments after working for a dump body manufacturer for several years. We always encouraged customers to use telescopic hoists as they have less moving parts, lower mounting height and typically lift almost twice the load of an underbody (scissor) hoist. But they are more expensive. Hoist speed is determined by several factors but typically the telescopic hoists are slower as they take more oil to fill the larger cylinder. If you're planning on using the trailer daily and hauling rock and dirt, I would recommend the telescopic hoist. If it's occasional use and hauling lighter materials, the scissor hoist should be fine. Dump angle is engineered and can vary by manufacturer regardless of hoist. Most are probably around 50 degreesI have a scissor lift and I wouldn't call it slow or weak by any means. Has no problem lifting well more than the 14klbs the trailer is rated for and does it as quickly as most other types. Scissor lifts often times have a steeper dump angle, and usually have the pivots right at the back so the tail of the trailer doesn't get close to the ground at full dump.
After owning a twin cyl and now a scissor there is no way I'd go back to the twin.
I don't want to start a major debate but give my comments after working for a dump body manufacturer for several years. We always encouraged customers to use telescopic hoists as they have less moving parts, lower mounting height and typically lift almost twice the load of an underbody (scissor) hoist. But they are more expensive. Hoist speed is determined by several factors but typically the telescopic hoists are slower as they take more oil to fill the larger cylinder. If you're planning on using the trailer daily and hauling rock and dirt, I would recommend the telescopic hoist. If it's occasional use and hauling lighter materials, the scissor hoist should be fine. Dump angle is engineered and can vary by manufacturer regardless of hoist. Most are probably around 50 degrees