Dump trailer questions

[Bmyers]

Seems like a pretty decent score! My 2 cents:
You already got feedback on the bed liner for the bottom. My neighbor hauls firewood and he got the sides done. For rust prevention. Thinking of doing mine, but dirt may still stick in the front corners. On the fence for it. I have found that spraying used cooking oil on the bed made wet dirt slide out like it was in ice.
I would pull all the hubs and clean/ inspect the bearings and brakes. If the PO used it hard and didn't take care of them, the bearings might be galling.
Also, bend all the hoses with your hands. Make sure they aren't dry and cracked. Block the bed when checking the ones underneath just in case you break one.

They actually did check the hoses and the two lift cylinders. After looking underneath is why we decided to go ahead an buy it. The underneath looks in good shape, hoses, cylinders, and the frame. While it is was at the auction lot my nephew and dad crawled all around underneath it. The only thing they weren't able to do was pull the wheels and check things out there. Yet, thankfully, my nephew and my dad are extremely good with working on stuff, unlike myself which is extremely good at breaking stuff.

So, even though the bed looks rough, the core pieces look good. Initially when I saw it, I was like are you sure. Then when you get past the superficial stuff, you find that structurally it appears in good shape and looks like that previous owner kept up with the core items and used the trailer hard. I think that is why we got such a decent buy on it because it looks like a pig, but I think it will clean up well and more importantly, it is going to work and meet our needs. Don't plan on entering it into any beauty contest.

We had planned on pulling wheels this weekend, but the weather has different plans, so it will wait.

 

[McMXi]

They actually did check the hoses and the two lift cylinders. After looking underneath is why we decided to go ahead an buy it. The underneath looks in good shape, hoses, cylinders, and the frame. While it is was at the auction lot my nephew and dad crawled all around underneath it. The only thing they weren't able to do was pull the wheels and check things out there. Yet, thankfully, my nephew and my dad are extremely good with working on stuff, unlike myself which is extremely good at breaking stuff.

So, even though the bed looks rough, the core pieces look good. Initially when I saw it, I was like are you sure. Then when you get past the superficial stuff, you find that structurally it appears in good shape and looks like that previous owner kept up with the core items and used the trailer hard. I think that is why we got such a decent buy on it because it looks like a pig, but I think it will clean up well and more importantly, it is going to work and meet our needs. Don't plan on entering it into any beauty contest.

We had planned on pulling wheels this weekend, but the weather has different plans, so it will wait.

My 16ft PJ was in great shape for four years until a friend borrowed it to pick up giant boulders. He needed the boulders for his boat ramp which I use in the summer months. That complicates things, plus he's a friend and a good guy so I had to bite my tongue which I hate doing, both literally and figuratively.

PJ offers a deck upgrade option of 7-gauge steel but mine came with 10-gauge so it's not impervious to being dented when large rocks are dropped into it from a ridiculous height. I can't say that a 7-gauge deck would have held up to the abuse either.

He bought his own dump trailer a month after borrowing mine which pissed me off to be honest. Most of my frustration was that he didn't make the effort to protect the bed even though he wasn't the one dropping in the boulders from three stories up!! He flies a $50 million plane for an individual who is about to replace it with a new and more expensive model, so I thought he'd know better. In the end I asked him for $1,000 to help pay for steel that I need to buy to replace the floor. I should have asked him for $5,000 and would have if he weren't a good friend.