We have a Big Tex dealer here local thats who wanted $5400 so Im going to see what Kauffmans quoat is and go from there and in the mean time ill be looking for a good used trailer.
A D4 is nearly 11,000 lbs at operating weight isn't it? A 14K GVW trailer is going to be maxed out after you add the trailer empty weight, spare tire, and chains.
the D4 is an older one weighs in at 8400 lbs have had it on a fendered trailer before just fits , Ill mostly be hauling the GL3830 doing weed abatement just wanted the heavyer trailer just in case
Our Kauffman weighs in at 5700 pounds, I believe. So, a 11,000 pound dozer is not going to work.
The truck is nice but the barn is very niceEric, the trailer is 7' wide in the box (102" overall width) so there is plenty of width. The bucket hangs over the tailgate as that is how the best balance comes out with the weight of my filled tires and counterweight. The counterweight sits right up against the front of the box, and there is almost enough room to have the bucket inside the trailer, but not quite. Anyway, the tractor is nice and secure and if was not for general safety and the law, I doubt that it would go anywhere if it were not secured.
It is one of those lower height type dumps that have the D rings in each corner of the box, and that is how I secure the tractor.
At the time I bought the dump, I also had a 20' equipment trailer, so I opted for the shorter dump trailer, shoulda woulda coulda have opted for the two foot longer dump trailer!
I sold the equipment trailer as I normally need to haul dirt or stuff and dump it. With the equipment trailer it was just a dead head trip to get the machine out there and then return for the dump trailer. The L seres is still not tall enough to load my little 5 yard dump so I do find myself using the pickup dump and dump trailer normally, with the larger dump truck to just move loads from the quarry.
Here is a pic of my other tow vehicle, the bigger dump truck, which despite irs age gets a fair amount of short trip use, at least until recently. That is about a 14k load of gravel in the box, and yes, even it at its age is a automatic, and that was the way it came from the factory (six speed Allison MT40)
David
Eric, have you seen the movie Real Steel? It has a sweet old IH box truck in it.
Eric , Kaufamnn did get back with me they quoated me $3800 for the base unit 12000 lb trailer + $600 for delivery and then + any opitions I would need. I think in the end I would be paying the same if I went to a local dealer. Kaufmann does build a fine trailer. We have been camping for a week just got back so Ill be on the hunt for a trailer again this week. Ill send pics as soon as I pic something up ......Dan
Havnt bought yet but soon I tend not to impulse buy . I do have a line on a couple trailers when I buy ill post picks, been to busy working with my mule for a Idaho elk hunt this fall.
