Don't come toooo far east, you will run smack into reality again,Are you kidding me!?!? Out here you couldn't touch anything like that for twice the money! Man, I gotta make some shopping trips back east…..
Don't come toooo far east, you will run smack into reality again,Are you kidding me!?!? Out here you couldn't touch anything like that for twice the money! Man, I gotta make some shopping trips back east…..
No kidding. I've been sniffing around them too. Out here most are from about $6k up to $9k or so.Are you kidding me!?!? Out here you couldn't touch anything like that for twice the money! Man, I gotta make some shopping trips back east…..
We must be looking at the same ones!Out here most are from about $6k up to $9k or so.
If one comes up a good price, we'll probably be racing each other to get it. May the best man win...We must be looking at the same ones!![]()
OK, I been watching this one for some time and have decided to post. I am not posting to try to steer you to any particular truck or equipment. I wish to discuss legal aspects of running any commercial vehicle whether it requires a CDL or not. I do not know how law enforcement treats these where you are located. I suggest that you find out. A commercial vehicle requires a fire extinguisher, and triangles in the vehicle. A post trip inspection report is required. Proper ID and display of DOT number is required. An annual vehicle inspection may be required. Minnesota enforces these laws. A health card may be required. Drug and alcohol testing is required for commercial vehicle operation. I am trying to say to learn what you need before you buy anything. I have seen this type of thing before and most find out the hard way that no CDL required is just part of it. Good luck with whatever you do here.
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No kidding. I've been sniffing around them too. Out here most are from about $6k up to $9k or so.
Hey guys. In this price range you can buy a dump truck and skip the trailer. If the trailer best suits then I understand. If the dump truck would work better, as it does for me, then keep looking in your price range especially if a few are in it together.My two neighbors/buddies up north where the cabin is (Blue Ridge area) also want a dump trailer, and have both suggested all three of us go in together on one & share it…… not sure how that would work….. sounds like all kinds of problems waiting to happen.
In most cases any truck used in a business has to have commercial insurance on the truck and trailer if pulling one, but often times it does not have to be registered as a commercial vehicle "for hire" When I say "for hire" I mean any truck that is being used to earn money for a profit such as hauling loads of freight and being compensated for it. In most situations a pick up truck with a commercial auto insurance policy is just used to haul the equipment around for a business owner and is not classified "for hire"In Minnesota the rules apply to all commercial vehicles. A commercial vehicle is one that is used in commerce. Commerce is defined a money changing hands. As I read and reread the original post I understood the truck will be used to haul for a business and plow snow as a business. As stated the rules are applied to all commercial vehicles in MN. I do not know what or how his local state enforces. My intention is to make him aware that certain rules may apply that are not being discussed. Every business needs to learn the rules and abide by them. The officers on the road will educate as needed but it can be a hard lesson. I wish him luck in whatever endeavor he wishes to try.
Kurtee
Actually I got the trailer for less than $700 if you want the truth! The guy sold it to me for the price he had into the metal sides that you see in the picture. I got the whole deal for $660...then bought 4 brand new 8 ply Carlisle trailer tires for it, replaced the hub seals and cleaned up the brakes, bought paint and painted it, built a tailgate for it, put some tie down anchors in the bed, put some new lights on, re-wired the pump switch, and got a free newer Mercedes diesel battery which a customer had wanted replaced but was still perfectly good.Are you kidding me!?!? Out here you couldn't touch anything like that for twice the money! Man, I gotta make some shopping trips back east…..
See is the the other key problem I don't like about a dump trailer. Hardly any of them are built to the right height or bed lenght to raise the bed up in the air and get the entire load to completly dump out without burrying the end of the bed in the dirt. You shouldn't have to drive a tractor up it to unload it all the way. And who has time to shovel by hand?!
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Never had that problem with my dump trailers but there a little bigger . 16' and a 20'I'm in no way trying to nitpick or being an asshole here but the above photo Billdog350 is more then likely putting more weight onto the hydraulic cylinder then its probably capable of supporting, thus running the risk of breaking the trailer alto crap. Potential for the cylinder to fail and come crashing down with his tractor like that resulting in injury.
Also his landscape rake is maxed out and stuck on the ground with his tractor at that angle running the risk of breaking the rake or trashing the 3pth hitch. But these are the things people have to do with a dump trailer to get it all out. NO THANK YOU.