Anyone own a small dump truck for farm use?

Hogleg · Aug 26, 2012

I need a occasional vehicle for hauling use around the farm and sometimes running to town. I have 2 daily drivers and my third vehicle that I just sold (friend made me an offer I could not refuse) only logged around 2000 miles last year.

I was thinking that a small 1 ton or 2 ton dump truck or flat bed with a hoist would be quite handy around here, and the older ones are not that expensive. Seems like I could find a used gas one in the 1500-2500 range in good working order.

Anyone have a small dump truck? Is it still useful to have around or a pain in the b**t and sorry you bought it?

Just wondering.

John

Anonymous-0 · Aug 26, 2012

Need one of the trucks like around here... Container trucks is about the right translation... That container can be a flatbed or a dump box. Just back up to whatever one you use and a hook arm goes back, snags it, and pulls/anchors it in place... Slicker'n snot

Bob Bancroft · Aug 26, 2012

I had a 1966 Dodge D-600 with 8 foot long, low sided dirt box. It would haul and dump anything you could put on it. Problem was the hyd. clutch and brakes were always seeping dry while setting most of the time.
I recently replaced it with a 1979 IH S series. Gas engine, with mechanical clutch, and air brakes. NO more brake fluid to leak out!!
There trucks take up no more room than a pickup truck, but as I said, will haul and dump anything.

Case Nutty 1660 · Aug 26, 2012

I bought this IH a few years ago always wanted to have one around and I love it, works great to move material with and I perfer it over the dump trailer I have access to, I already have two single axle grain trucks, a C60 chevy with roll back bed with hyd winch and grain sides for it also and am very glad to have them all cnt

Handyman · Aug 26, 2012

I have a Bri-Mar dump trailer that I use a lot, can haul about 7000 lbs or 5yards of material without sideboards on it. its a 10,000lb trailer measuring 6x 12ft bought it new for $6000

Erik Ks farmer · Aug 26, 2012

78 F 350 with a 10 foot bed with hoist, very handy.

old · Aug 26, 2012

I have a 1965 Ford 1 ton with factory dump bed, stake side type. Would be a good truck if I could even find brake parts and king pins. Has less then 81,000 on it. Big thing is if you get a true dump truck insurance is high but it you get a stake bed type with dump insurance it a good bit cheaper

GeneMO · Aug 26, 2012

No, I just use my old IH 1600 with a 14' grain bed. Not real good on the wooden floor, but I keep it shedded and if I am going to haul quite a bit at at time I have some sheet metal I screw down on it. I also keep the floor oiled good with linseed oil.

It is still in good shape after almost 44 years.

Gene

JDseller · Aug 26, 2012

The main problem with old cheap dump trucks is the cost of license and insurance compare with the use. Plus when hey set a lot they usually have issues that mean you work on them a lot compared to the usage.

Lots of guy around here just take the cab and engine off of them. The make a hitch and pull them with a farm tractor. There are a lot of rock quarries around us here. I can get gravel from three different ones within a four mile drive.

DH in Carolina · Aug 26, 2012

Bought this truck in 2000. 12 ft steel dump bed with ramps and tiedowns, and removale sides. Was old Lowes truck. Only problem is low clearance. Isuzu NPR 4 cylinder diesel.

Phlash in OK · Aug 26, 2012

Have 52 1&1/2 Ton with short wheelbase. Very handy
for firewood, gravel, manure, etc, tag & insurance
are not bad here in OK if you use for your own use.

RBnSC · Aug 26, 2012

We have a 92 ford F700 diesel 16 flatbed dump Brakes are terrible. We bought it from a lumber yard we were working at. Transmission bolts worked loose when they put the drive shaft in out of phase.
Trans had spun around in the truck. Messed up bell housing and gearshift and rapped up a lot of the wiring underneath. Sold the 78 F600 we had bought, fixed, and painted this truck and had money left over.
Ron

RMinVa · Aug 26, 2012

I just sold a 1981 IH 3208 cat with 14 ft. dump.
Used it for about 14 years. Used it less the last 5
years. I sold it and bought a 12ft. Brimar dump
trailer. I can haul about the same weight without an
extra engine to service and more expensive tires to
buy.

Not many dump trailers in my area so I didn't know
if I'd like it but so far I'm pleased.

wijim · Aug 26, 2012

I have a 92 chev 3500hd I bought 5 or so years ago with a newer crysteel hoist and a 10ft bed.I use it for all kinds of hauling, but sits most of the time. I wont part with it till I Win the lottery and buy a new one. Jim

Fritz Maurer · Aug 26, 2012

You guys with insurance concerns need to check Nationwide's commercial policy. While not intending to plug for them, there are good insurance deals out there, Thus: Progressive wants 3000.00/year for one '79 Ford LNT 9000. Nationwide wants 1800.00/year for the LNT, '88 I.H. Eagle, '68 Chevy C-30, and '95 F-350.

ss55 · Aug 26, 2012

Phlash,
Nice looking old Chevy!

tg in VA · Aug 26, 2012

I bought a 6" x 12" Kaufman dump trailer new for $3500 and change. It is used daily to haul manure, works great, no problems. I normally just pull it with my MF165 BUT when ever I need to deliver a load of "aged" stable litter, I just put a "Farm Use" tag on it and pull it with my F250. The truck insurance covers the trailer.

One other positive is that I don"t have another engine to maintain.

tg in VA · Aug 26, 2012

I bought a 6" x 12" Kaufman dump trailer new for $3500 and change. It is used daily to haul manure, works great, no problems. I normally just pull it with my MF165 BUT when ever I need to deliver a load of "aged" stable litter, I just put a "Farm Use" tag on it and pull it with my F250. The truck insurance covers the trailer.

One other positive is that I don"t have another engine to maintain.

Anonymous-0 · Aug 26, 2012

Tom, you are on your way to the dark side.

Case Nutty 1660 · Aug 26, 2012

LOL thanks Tom

Wesley Stephens · Aug 26, 2012

An old gas 2 ton dump is very handy. We have a 67 Ford 600 with a 14' flatbed dump. Farm Bureau liability insurance is no more than for a pickup and farm tags in NC are 200-300 dollars a year depending on how much you put, i.e. 20,000 vs. 26,000. I always opt for the higher limits of coverage, and Farm Bureau has good rates for farm trucks. We bought the truck for less than junk price, tuned it up, and completely went through the brakes. They weren't in good shape and we wound up redoing them so we would know they were safe. Marginal truck brakes are a scary thing. You can easily find a good similar truck for 1,500 to 2,000 dollars.

Rick Kr · Aug 26, 2012

1986 Chevy 3500, stake rack dump, with a steel floor. I have solid sides I put on when moving dirt. 48K miles. Nice thing is its an automatic with the engine driven pump. Flip a switch and away you go. No batteries to run down if you're dumping a lot, and almost anyone can drive it being an automatic.

You can find them all over Michigan under $3500.

Thought about a dump trailer, but wasnt sure the angle was high enough to get wet dirt to slide out.

Rick

Case Nutty 1660 · Aug 26, 2012

my trucks run under 5000 miles a year and my insurance runs 47.00 per truck for six months, plates run 75.00-125.00 per year depending on the age of the truck

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