Originally Posted by Big John

Anyone haul rocks in your hoppers? I loaded at a rock quarry in Oklahoma a week ago and three hoppers loaded behind me with 2" rock which I think will do some damage. One was a guy from Kansas with a pretty new Timpte and the other two belong to an outfit that wrote the book on hauling cheap and heavy. All the loads were going to Wichita. I just think it wouldn't be good on a hopper and what about warranty on a newer trailer.

I only hauled rock one time back in 1991 with a new Jet steel hopper but I was just a driver. It was winter time and I hauled it 100 miles and it froze by the time I got to where I was delivering it. We could not get the doors open. The next day after we got it unloaded and repaired on of the doors I told the boss I would quit before I ever hauled rock in a hopper again.

I've known some guys who haul rock in hoppers. It was hard on doors and the flooring. I don't haul rock in mine...I think it is just too hard on the trailer. I'm pretty sure it would void a warranty on any trailer.

Big John do you have one of those slick liners in your dump? I never had one when I dumped but would make sense to me.

Originally Posted by coreya701

Any of you guys ever haul wet gluten?? not really sure how to haul it, if ill need an end dump or what. Were looking at feeding it to our cattle so im tryin to get an idea before i leave iraq in a couple months!

I would think end dump or a live bottom trailer. If it is anything like wet DDG that would be what I would use.

Originally Posted by farmermatt

Lime or chat (pea gravel) doesnt seem like it would be too bad anything bigger than that seems pretty risky to me

I would agree with that.

Originally Posted by cowdoc

I've been hauling rocks out of 2 pits for 2 weeks. I've seen no hoppers yet.

You must have smart hopper drivers there.

[quote=wheathauler;1020390]I would think end dump or a live bottom trailer. If it is anything like wet DDG that would be what I would use.


I have heard live but never been around wet so wasnt sure of the consistency and wasnt sure how it sit in the trailer. would be nice to have a live floor and haul seed corn and silage, make a little extra coin!

Ive seen a couple guys haul road stone in hoppers..... bad idea, beats the heck outta the floor and messes up the rivets.

Id think the poly liners for the end dump would help a ton hauling lime. ive seen the guys fighting it that delivered to our farm. kinda felt sorry for them....

Originally Posted by wheathauler

Big John do you have one of those slick liners in your dump? I never had one when I dumped but would make sense to me.

No, we haul alot of scrap steel, aluminum and stainless so I don't think that would be good on one.

Yes, I believe it would be very hard on one. Never thought about hauling that in a diump. That is one nice thing about a dump...can haul about anything. How long is your dump?

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Originally Posted by wheathauler

I would think end dump or a live bottom trailer. If it is anything like wet DDG that would be what I would use.


I have heard live but never been around wet so wasnt sure of the consistency and wasnt sure how it sit in the trailer. would be nice to have a live floor and haul seed corn and silage, make a little extra coin!

Ive seen a couple guys haul road stone in hoppers..... bad idea, beats the heck outta the floor and messes up the rivets.

Id think the poly liners for the end dump would help a ton hauling lime. ive seen the guys fighting it that delivered to our farm. kinda felt sorry for them....

The only problem about live bottoms is their weight. They are a fairly heavy trailer.

Originally Posted by wheathauler

Yes, I believe it would be very hard on one. Never thought about hauling that in a diump. That is one nice thing about a dump...can haul about anything. How long is your dump?

40'

I have hauled everything from scrap, sand, rock, old bread, tile, corn, pellets, baseball infield dirt, clay, melted aluminum that are the shapes of hockey pucks, etc... I can haul alot of different things and unload faster, I like it.