Posted by JDseller on July 18, 2011 at 21:20:40 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: 750bu wagons posted by iowafarmer20 on July 18, 2011 at 18:10:56:
The local friendly DOT officer has been stopping the larger gravity wagons and grain carts for the last two years. You have to obey the weight laws just like any one else. You can see the damage by the grain carts all over the county. Many roads with the shoulders broken off of them by guys running loaded grain carts on the road and having to get over to let traffic go by.
He ticketed one farmer for crossing the road between two of his own fields. The farmer"s wagons and tractor weight over 80,000 lbs.( Close to 135,000 lbs) He got ticketed for gross weight and axle weight. Cost him right at $3500 for the ticket.
I usually would think that that was crazy but this farmer had ruts cut across the road Where he was spinning to pull two 750 bushel wagons up and over the road. He asked for that ticket by destroying the road.
I find it real funny how the "smart" big farmers are hauling grain. They take a $150,000 tractor with duals all way around. Then put one or two 750 bushel wagons that cost $20,000 each. So lets say two wagons plus the tractor.: 2 x $20,000= $40,000+$150,000= $ 190,000. So that is a big cost to just haul grain. You buy a few year old Semi for $25-35k and a new hopper trailer for under $35,000. So for $70,000 you can move the grain twice as fast at a much lower cost. Talked to a fellow the other day that has MX305 CIH tractor. He just had to replace all of the tires at 1200 hours of use. The cost??? $15,000 it is dualed front and back. He said that they wore the tires out hauling grain. They just bought two semi/trailer rigs.
Here in Iowa you can still haul your own grain without a CDL if you don"t cross state lines. IF you run farm tags the license in not that bad either. Then you can have a safe way to move grain.
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