Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

Hwypilot I for 1 would be interested in pics of them trailer welds if you can put them on here.

 

This was the side that was rusted/broken out and floating - note the fill plate below the beam that he had to place and weld in to take up the gap (no use stressing it back down to where it was before). The other side was seam welded around the beam and gusseted below the end bracket.

The front beam directly behind the rear hopper (shown) was the location of the issues on the older trailers, according to the Wilson dealer I was talking to. They'd replaced the beams completely in the past, costing between $2k-3k depending on the extent of the damage from flexing. They usually crack and/or break out on the back side of the frame rail of the trailer, then the flexing causes damage to the inward bracing.

The fix was to brace up the areas with gussets of 1/4" steel plate, and seam weld the contact and stress points on the subframe unit. I'd have all of them done if it were mine (and I could afford it), but this repair work fixes the main problem area and made the trailer roadworthy again.

 

Well, I had a strap on them. They were nice enough to wriggle loose in the middle of the interstate. So that was a fun day.

 

Rates and movement haven't been too good the past few days. It may be the holiday weekend or the end of the month - who knows. I finally settled for a load of cotton seed at a decent rate (thanks to the large trailer), and had to washout and d/h 225 miles to get it (1k mile run).

With the repair bills I just paid, trailer payment due on the 7th, and plates due by the end of next month, I definitely need to keep moving. I'm sure I might as well add property tax to the list while I'm at it. Anyone happen to know what needs to be done for the 2290? I can't even figure out what it's for..... just had to have it filed (and paid) to register my truck.

 

2290 is $550 to the IRS, Heavy Vehicle Use Tax. Unless you're on a different schedule than us or something, ours isn't usually due till August. Did you have half year plates or something? You would have had to pay it before they gave you plates last year?

 

Hwy,i think they will send you the 2290 form in the mail around the 1st of july,$550,at least thats how they do it here in ky.