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Looking to buy a smaller dump trailer just to haul a little dirt , gravel , stone , fire wood , and anything else that pops up .Just looking for advice on what to look for or stay away from. Are two lift cylinders better than one ? Thanks for your comments . Dave
 
I have a single axle 2000 lb Hawke. I've been happy but committed 1 error. I took the new trailer to get bed liner put in since I'd seen so many rusting around the bed seams. Years on, I've had no rust but the liner seriously degrades dumping fine material such as sand: too much friction Gravel and firewood dump well.
 
I'm happy with my 2 cylinder 10k dump trailer.
I wouldn't want anything
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Larger or smaller. Perfect for my truck.
I may have loaded it to it's limit with this load of dirt.
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I like the comb tailgate. I've used the trailer so much. I had to replace the tires.


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I found a dealer in Elkhart, In.
George

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I have a 14x7 14000 gvw double cylinder 8 lug tires I try to stay around 5 ton net weight a loader operator once put 6.75 ton on it at a stone quarry I was worried on the way home I might be shoveling some off to get it to dump but it didn't even phase it now the Chevy 3/4 ton gasser didn't like it at all I was impressed it dumped it with ease.i have no experience with single cylinder trailers. RICK
 
I have a 10,000 lb Hawke single cylinder works for what I need it for.If I need to haul a large load of something I hire a tandem dump truck.If you want to dump things in a compact pile you need a trailer that sits high.
 

If you do want to put a liner in it you could get the poly liner that they put in dump truck bodies. Awhile back I noticed that the body of a truck that I drive now and then had worn right through where the side meets the bottom near the back. It was 14 years old at the time.
 
Something that I didn't see mentioned - if you are going to be hauling material from a local quarry, they might have a minimum charge per load. Our local quarry minimum charge is $25. If gravel is selling for $8 per ton you need to be able to haul a little over three tons to keep from getting bit by the minimum. I know that it's not a big deal, but folks own a trailer for convenience and to save trucking costs. Any additional cost makes the need to own a trailer go down.

Your comment "smaller dump trailer" caught my eye. I know a guy who has a dump trailer that probably won't hold two tons. It's as handy as the pocket on a shirt, but he pays more for a ton of gravel than I do because of the quarry minimum fee.
 
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