Gas verses Diesel

sick trailer royce, i feel like that loaded with oak would be over weight though. what is the gvw of it, self contained hydro, powered by a lil honda, i do like it. i purchased a bri mar dump trailer 2' solid sides, 2' metal mess sides, roll tarp, led lights 12k gvw $7,600 it is very helpful, i rent it out as a dumpster to preferred customers to keep them happy.
 
trailer is 18,500. It would be loaded pretty good all full up with oak. My solution to that is two trips. Most often we only do a few removals and only have a few logs. On really big jobs I have two options. Fill trailer, and the load the rest in the back of the 550. (Once the chips have been dumped on course) Or make two trips the next day. My Dad is retired and this would give him something to do, truck some logs for me. I am just in the search for something to pull it with. That is in the price range of 20-25K, and not going to be in the shop all the time. I also like the idea of adding a box to the back of whatever pulls this trailer. I can then use the loader on the trailer to remove the box should I want to load wood, mulch or anything else into it. It also gives me another chip truck for back-up too.
 
i wouldn't suggest a gasser to tow this trailer, get a old classic dt466e simple, not gonna get you there fast but will be reliable and parts are cheaper then all the other brands.
 
dt466 gvw is too high. I have to keep the combination weight between the truck and trailer below 26,000. I just found this . However, not sure if it will be reliable enough. I just don't want to buy a piece of junk. http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/cto/5088194744.html

I towed that trailer full of logs with a 3/4 ton p/u up a few big hills at 40 MPH. It would easily get up to 50-60mph on the flats. It actually tows really well. The 3/4 ton was a gas 6.0. It was just a little squatted for my liking. I think a dually will help with that.
I like the idea of an older truck because less issues with computer crap. The craigslist one is a 6.5 liter diesel, that cold work. Also, I am not driving to Alaska everyday. I work about a 30 mile radius. With lots of drop spots for the logs. Everyone around here in Vt and NH wants wood. After last years winter this stuff is gold right now. Even spruce, hemlock and pine.
 
RIVIEZZO TREE EXPERTS said:
royce I'm looking for the same set up chevy 3500 dump gasser. 6.0 are great motors, very reliable. great for towing grinder, clean ups, loading up with top soil towing trailer for planting jobs. great for a back up truck, obv diesel has more torque but the price of diesel being more then gas your not making out. so you have to justify a diesel by what the torque the ease of pulling things or the repair bills and pries of parts. that truck all deliver a cord or 2 of firewood no prob, and haul 12 yards of chips fine. if its a worry then load that truck with chips and tow chipper with chase truck. i would recommend adding helpers to keep the sway down from the weight. if your worrie about being over weight your in the wrong business
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You can deliver 2 cords of firewood with a one ton dump? :popcorn:
 
ROYCE said:
dt466 gvw is too high. I have to keep the combination weight between the truck and trailer below 26,000. I just found this . However, not sure if it will be reliable enough. I just don't want to buy a piece of junk. http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/cto/5088194744.html

I towed that trailer full of logs with a 3/4 ton p/u up a few big hills at 40 MPH. It would easily get up to 50-60mph on the flats. It actually tows really well. The 3/4 ton was a gas 6.0. It was just a little squatted for my liking. I think a dually will help with that.
I like the idea of an older truck because less issues with computer crap. The craigslist one is a 6.5 liter diesel, that cold work. Also, I am not driving to Alaska everyday. I work about a 30 mile radius. With lots of drop spots for the logs. Everyone around here in Vt and NH wants wood. After last years winter this stuff is gold right now. Even spruce, hemlock and pine.
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Wait til you get ash borer...nobody wants your wood...you get next to nuthin selling it.
 
royce STAY AWAY from that truck. i used to own a 6.5 diesel, and i did everything to it, it never had enough power, but was good for chase truck to pick up parts and get lunch.

yes treevet local landscaper got a 3500 gasser with a 11' 5' high sides and he get 2 full cords in it. me personally i want a 3500 gasser to deliver cords of firewood tow the rg70 and do little planting jobs.

the ash borer is everywhere already, it is what it is, i sell almost 200 cords a year. I've never seen a bug or its larva in any of my seasoned firewood and when its in the fireplace i don't think there gonna spread then.

royce i got a 04 4500 cab and chassis 6.6 duramax allison auto hot shift pto for sale?
 
RIVIEZZO TREE EXPERTS said:
the ash borer is everywhere already, it is what it is, i sell almost 200 cords a year. I've never seen a bug or its larva in any of my seasoned firewood and when its in the fireplace i don't think there gonna spread then.

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What I'm saying is there is so much firewood for sale around here because we are in advanced stages of EAB that wood is selling so cheap it becomes barely worth selling. Supply and demand. We get $350 a cord and you are gonna tell me you get 4 0r 5 hundred a cord but don't bother.
 
Royce x2 on staying away from the 6.5 diesels. They were horrible motors, low on power and lots of issues. Notorious for cracked heads. A 6.0 gas will have just as much power.
 
No treevet, congrats on getting 350 a cord that's sick. I'm getting 200 a cord, old customers, cops, firemen, armed forces get it for 170. I want to move product so I keep the price same all yr.
I don't want to have left over.

Royce shoot me a text or call bout truck It wasnt letting me upload pics last night
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nice trucks, with low miles. 1st thing injectors on that LB7 motor are a notorious problem. you have a factory warranty from GM 100k so your in clear on both. after that if need be its roughly a 5-6k job. i own/owned 3 duramax's. the yellow one in picture is an 03 and has had injectors done 3 times 180k on it right now, the 04 cab and chassis I'm selling has 180k on it had injectors done once at 80k a 04 pick up had to of been a lemon it was in dealer more then on the road. the power these trucks have will blow any 550 out, the frame rails are bigger, the rear ends are bigger the visibility from cab is amazing and not to forget the turning radius is the best but fuel system is not the best. both trucks would pull that trailer fine i would suggest added 2 or 3 leafs in back and 1 in front to limit the sway from weight.
 
you get the big chipper, you need a bigger truck and chip box...you get a crane, you need a bigger log truck....etc. You have to think ahead sometimes, way ahead.
 
I am not against a CDL, I have one. I have a real hard time getting employees that have one. Right now I am trying to get myself off the crew. If I buy a log truck and it needs to be CDL, then I need to hire a driver or I need to pick up all the logs. That would be one more thing on my list, which is already too long as it is.
Also, my company model is not to have a log truck. I live in an area where there are tons of drivers around who can pick your logs up for you. They are just un-reliable. Having the trailer helps me out on almost all the jobs I do. I am not a crane company. I use my climbing skills and my bucket to remove trees. Most often it is only one or two in very tricky location and I have the trailer to haul those one or two logs away. It also can be hauled by any of my employees. That is a plus for me. If however, I do that two day crane removal job I just call one of the un-reliable truck drivers to get my logs. Dealing with them a few times a year is better than trying to get them to pick up a few logs almost every other day.
I just sold a job a few towns over from me. One large pine removal 30"stem, approx 80 feet tall and three hemlock trees just about as big. This will be done in one day with three guys, bucket truck, 20 yard chip truck, mini loader, and the log trailer. While I was leaving the job I was thinking about how that is a lot of wood to have to haul back to our shop. It will take about two trips. I happened to see a gentleman with an outdoor furnace and stopped to ask if he wanted some wood. He said no, but had a friend who would take it who lives across town. That across town friend is about 4 miles from the job. I will be able to truck the logs over to him and not have to haul them back to the shop. In my area, this happens all the time. You have to be creative and clever but with a little planning it works out really good.
 
Royce,,,I am not clear on why when I know you have a Dingo you need that trailer with the loader? Seems to me if you had a nice 14' dump trailer you'd direct load onto it with the Dingo and you save time and also get the advantage of being to dump the load and wave bye bye when you'd be picking and placing with your loader/trailer.
 
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