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Post by bill9068 on Mar 4, 2020 18:33:16 GMT -5
Anyone own one? Pros and cons? I’m looking hard at a 12x7 12k.
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Post by firstwd on Mar 4, 2020 18:56:29 GMT -5
I bought one over the summer and so far have been happy with the purchase. I got it mainly for wood, but ended up moving a couple loads of dirt and 6 or 7 loads of rock before the first stick of wood got in it.
The most important thing to remember is make sure you have enough truck to pull it and more than enough truck to stop it. Trailer brake controls are essential.
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Post by esshup on Mar 4, 2020 19:16:19 GMT -5
Wire the battery on it so it is charged by the truck's charging system too. You could also wire the battery up with a charger like they use on boats, just plug it in, vs. trying to put a charger outside to charge the battery. If you are doing a lot of dumps in a day, having it wired to the truck ensures that you don't run out of battery juice. Maybe Deadeer will chime in, a buddy of his has one. I rented one last Fall, it worked really well, but I could see where someone didn't pay attention to the doors and forgot to latch one before they started "up" with it and it bent the door. I believe there are 1 ram models and 2 ram models. The one that I rented had surge brakes, I would have preferred it to be wired to an electric brake controller in the truck. Don't forget about a spare tire AND a jack strong enough to pick it up with a full load to change a flat. A ramp that goes under the 2nd axle won't be tall enough once it's loaded, I found that out with my fish hauling trailer, I have a ramp AND 2 bottle jacks in the truck. One more thing, have a plate to put under the jack. I know a fish hauler that couldn't pick up the trailer with a bottle jack when it was loaded because the bottle jack would sink in the blacktop..........
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Post by bill9068 on Mar 4, 2020 19:39:14 GMT -5
The one I’m looking at is a KAUFMAN brand. Single cylinder scissor lift. Brakes on both axles. My truck can pull 10200 pds and I have added airbags when I had a travel trailer, should be ok on the truck as long as I don’t overload. I do have a brake controller in my truck.
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Post by duff on Mar 4, 2020 20:03:12 GMT -5
I have one. Handier than a shirt pocket.
Make sure they load heavier on toung vs tail. I had an unbalanced load of gravel go into wobbles. I carry a shovel anymore.
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Post by steiny on Mar 5, 2020 10:22:40 GMT -5
Well, they're not a dump truck. Can't spread and tailgate gravel good with them, and much tougher to maneuver, but they are darned handy for firewood, loads of gravel, loads of mulch, junk and debris, etc. Really need a 3/4 ton truck if you're going to haul very heavy loads to handle one of these things, they are a bit much for a 1/2 ton.
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Post by treetop on Mar 5, 2020 17:14:07 GMT -5
I have one use it a lot
Good points on here trailer brakes a must Going to get my trailer wired to charge off truck may not be needed in your case but dumping heavy loads 4 or 5 times in a row kills a battery fast Myself I’d get two rams don’t know for a fact but guys I talked with said on heavy dumps it will be more stabilized sounds right anyway
3/4 ton truck makers a huge difference I have a 1/2 and 3/4 it throws the 1/2 all over when loaded heavy
As said spreading is hard to do or at least I have a hard time at it anyway I’ve also found it’s best to have a 8x8 or something like that under the jack when you unhook it loaded heavy a lot of times your truck won’t go back under it if it sinks in the mud I use my trailer on Construction jobs so again that may not be a issue
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Post by treetop on Mar 5, 2020 17:18:00 GMT -5
I have one. Handier than a shirt pocket. Make sure they load heavier on toung vs tail. I had an unbalanced load of gravel go into wobbles. I carry a shovel anymore. Have ever noticed how you tell them two ton and you get six I swear the guys at stone street gravel make bets to see if you can make it out of the pit with out taking your transmission out
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Post by esshup on Mar 5, 2020 20:10:02 GMT -5
I have one. Handier than a shirt pocket. Make sure they load heavier on tongue vs tail. I had an unbalanced load of gravel go into wobbles. I carry a shovel anymore. Have ever noticed how you tell them two ton and you get six I swear the guys at stone street gravel make bets to see if you can make it out of the pit with out taking your transmission out Not here, but in Ca. I took the car trailer in (I made sides for it) to get 2 tons of washed plaster sand. The guy with the articulated loader "oopsied" and the WHOLE HEAPING BUCKET went in the trailer. 2 axles, I had 60 PSI in the tires and they looked like half aired up radials. I forgot what I weighed going in - I was pulling it with a 3/4 ton 6.2L diesel Suburban. I do remember that I grossed a little under 19,000# going out, and they said that they'd only charge me for 4,000#. (I sure wasn't going to shovel it out there in the gravel pit). Lucky for me I only had to go 2 miles to get home. The concrete driveway had about 1/2 height curb, and backing it in the driveway required foot to the floor and a couple feet run to get it up and over the curb. I was HEAVY!!!!!!!!!
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