Not really a combine questions but harvest related.

dmiller

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Anyone use a gooseneck trailer for hauling grain?
Currently use a C65 grain truck. I'm in need of expanding to a second truck. Saw a gooseneck grain trailer on craigslist and began to think that it might be as good or better of an option for me than a second old farm truck.
 
Whatcha going to pull it with? As heavy as grain is I'm not sure that I would want to handle it with anything less than a medium duty chassis (grain truck). How close are you to the elevator? Are gravity wagons an option? With a tractor or behind your 65 you could increase your haul. It would all depend on how it hitches. My grain truck has too much overhang to keep anything hitched and raise the box.
 
Yes you can.Just be mindful of the trucks and trailer's capacitys.Dont overload(EASY to do!)Your pickup/trailer will carry less than a standard 2 ton truck.If you have a small place,small # of acres,a gooseneck on pickup makes (economic) sence ,especially if you have the pickup to handle it.
 
I'll repeat what you're already hearing. A friend who hauls a tractor or two to pulls, found a cheap single axle road tractor to replace the pickup which was under the goose neck hitch.
I had decided for the cost, I wouldn't buy, or build, another dump truck, but go with a single axle tractor and single axle hopper trailer. But at this point, I think buying any more road/grain vehicles is for someone else.
 
Pickup is a F250 Powerstroke (95).
Mainly I'd be hauling from the field to the homestorage. I hire a semi to haul it to town when I sell. The field, well its whatever I can rent. Hard to find ground to get started around here. Currently it is 50 acres that's 22 miles from the house.
Not happy with the idea of a trailer for many reasons, but also not happy with the hassel and cost of maintenance on another old farm truck.
 
Gooseneck grain trailers were a very quick flash in the pan around here in the 80s. Haven"t seen them since, and for very good reason. Too many bushels behind a too-small prime mover. (prime stopper?) Maybe look for a single axle tractor and a 28 foot grain trailer? Number of mid-size operators use them, or tandem/triple axle road tractors with 22 foot boxes.
 
As stated, getting a road tractor isn't that pricey. I haul grain with an old Pepsi truck - an '87 Ford L8000 with the 3208 Cat in it and a single axle grain trailer. It wasn't expensive to get the tractor and used Dakota hopper bottoms are reasonable. That engine is a gutless wonder but it's been very reliable. I've since added a Freightliner and tandem axle Dakota and rarely use the straight truck. It does come in handy for the last load from rented ground and things like that. It gets used a lot if a semi is down but that is about it.

You don't have much ground. If it were me I would probably trade up to a bigger truck. Grain trucks keep their value like crazy. That means you will pay $10,000 for a nice bigger one, but your C65 would bring $6500 here if it is a nice one. Straight trucks are like gold where I'm at. You can't find a 30 year old beater that runs for under $3500.
 
I know what you are talking about. Grain trucks in good shape with 18 foot or larger boxes are in the 5-7K range around here, and hard to find at that. 2 ton trucks from the early 70's and older are in the 2-4K range (if in good shape).

Upgrading to an older semi with a smaller trailer would cost me around 10-15K. Most of the guys I know that have done this end up having problems because the equip. in that range is so worn out.

I'll have nearly that into my trucking if I get a decent 2nd truck though.....(one semi would be more convenient from a road time and driver perspective.) Still need a farm truck for hay and misc. though....

Isn't trying to figure out what makes sense and cents fun?!?!
 
I've been hauling my grain with an 18" gooseneck. 300-350 bu. at a time. Got a F-350 power stroke that pulls it, but it grunts a bit. It's about 16 miles to the elevator this wouldn't be too bad except for sitting in a line of semi's to unload. The bad thing is fuel to pull that heavy load and sitting. A heavy corn crop will take more time to move than time in the combine. I sort of wish I'd got something bigger, but along with bigger trucks comes bigger license fees and insurance and bigger repair bills.
 
Been running a 16'one since 1974(400+ Bu.).Soft ground is your worse enemy(starting the load).It has so many more odd uses then a big truck and you can do it in comfort and only cost $50-$75 a year to own-maintain.Been in 10-15 states with it. To each his own and what makes you happy,I know of 8-10 others around.
 
got 85 GMC 7000 18' BED HAULS 500 BU, 98 ONE TON CHEVY 454 AUTO PULLS 18' GOOSE NECK HAULS 500 BU NO PROBLEM WITH EATHER TRUCK
 

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