Dump trailers

Gorman

Gorman

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Rhode Island
Who uses them? I'm looking to get one to load wood and tow my grinder and loader around. I'm looking at ez dumper but I don't know how the brands stack up. I'm looking at getting one that won't rust away within 10 years. Any input?
 
I have a Bri-Mar and have been very happy with it. The rusting out thing is all in the way you treat it. If you have time to keep it clean, don't leave stuff in it and don't bang it up too much loading and unloading it they will last a long time. The one mistake I made was I bought the trailer to fit the tractor and wish I had gone a bit bigger for more space. But live and learn.
 
Dump trailers are a great tool to have. I use an H&H brand 14'.

Things to look at would be:
  • cross member spacing under the floor
  • scissor lift v straight pistons
  • gauge of metal used on the floor and walls
  • size of jack
  • quality of construction
If you want to keep a rust free dump trailer for 10 years, good luck. You'd best pony up some dinero and upgrade to a galvanized steel coating.
 
AmericanArborist said:
Dump trailers are a great tool to have. I use an H&H brand 14'.

Things to look at would be:
  • cross member spacing under the floor
  • scissor lift v straight pistons
  • gauge of metal used on the floor and walls
  • size of jack
  • quality of construction
If you want to keep a rust free dump trailer for 10 years, good luck. You'd best pony up some dinero and upgrade to a galvanized steel coating.
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I have zero problemos with paying for a quality product. I stopped by my welder a shop years ago and he had a dump trailer four years old totally rusted out to the point where they couldn't stick a bead on it.

We don't have h&h over here that I know of.
 
We use a PJ 16' dump trailer, and would buy another trailer from them. They build a very nice trailer, and don't cut corners. No matter what, you will get surface rust if it lives outside. If you keep the salt off of it, the trailer should last you a long time.
 
Gorman said:
Loaded them with the pallet forks?
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Nope. With the bmg grapple. I've only had to use the forks maybe 2 times, and only because the wood was too wide to grab. Grapple is better because you can load from over side and set it down gently instead of plopping it in with forks.
Here is the big log on the bottom right from the previous post.


This is my old dump trailer (same model). You can fit all this stuff in a 14 '.

Or leave the grinder at home and fill up the front of the trailer with logs and not even have to come back for the mini.
 
Trailer can be kept from rusting easily order the trailer and don't let them paint it, take it some where and get it sand blasted primed and painted, the reason trailers don't hold up is they just try and paint over mill scale and the oil from the mill, paint doesn't stick to oil. Also a few times a year all my trucks and trailer get a nice coating of used motor oil and diesel fuel and it keeps moisture off the underside of trucks and trailers, also get all trucks under coated, have a 1997 f350 with 356k and lived in Ohio since new plowed for first ten years of its life and its still solid and primarily rust free:)
 
Ever consider a grapple trailer. One of the best items in my kit. Hard to swallow the cost if your buying new, but after owning a used one id do what I have to do to get one.

Sold my dumper to get it and have only wished I had the dumper to haul dirt.
 
Just curious; how big is your grapple trailer? I'm guessing it saves a lot of time chipping. That would be nice if your dump sites are close.
 
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