Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

Man, I need to reconsider what I was offered for my '011 highside Timpte I guess. I'm considering going to a 48' spread and was offered $34,500 in trade. I gave $42,500 a year ago. I know they kill you on a one year trade, but $20k for a 11 year old trailer versus $34.5k for a one year old superlight.......????? I'm keeping what I've got!

 

Do any of these higher sided hoppers have air dumps that allow you to get the same height as a 66" trailer? I would like the extra room for flexability but if I can't load at some locations I'm in trouble.

 

On my trailer, dumping the air gains you about 4 inches.

 

Did it have the rack and pinion and gear box style traps? For strictly grain, I'd look for the roller traps, much easier to open and relatively low maintenance. Springfield Tractor Trailer had a ton of hoppers parked by I-55 when I went by yesterday. I suppose a few of them were new, but I bet most are used. Might check there if you haven't already.

 

BigBadBill,iv'e got 72'' sides and it works ok for most grain carts in my area,but it's not gona be very good for the lighter stuff like midds.I mostly haul b-meal,ddg,gluten feed and soy-hulls when i'm not hauling grain. I can get 26.5-27 tons on unless i'm hauling ddg from a couple of ethanol plants,then i can only get 24-24.5 tons on,and thats only if i walk it in. Most of the high-sided hoppers have the air-dumps nowadays,but you will have to be a good ''pile guesser'' if you load with your bags dumped.

 

Keep looking, they are a lot of highsided trailers around and not a lot of short sided ones. I gave $23,500 for a 42x96x66 Timpte back in February at Wilson in Dodge City that was ready to roll. I also had a friend that picked up a new 2011 Timpte with the slopped ends for $29,000. A guy bought it new for $36,000 and pulled it for 10k miles and got out of the business and that is what he owed on it. Their are some good deals out there. I think I could pull my trailer for a year and get my money back out of it or close to it.

Their was a local hauler here that traded in a '97 Merritt hopper for a new Wilson and they gave him $17,000 trade in. That is what he paid for the trailer three years earlier.

 

It was the belt not the gear drives.
Most of those on I-55 are not for sale. Not sure if they are storage or rentals. Arrow in Springfield has a couple that look promising.

 

Ive got a 76'' sided trailer, have loadede out of the field under grain carts and combines and never had a problem. I dont think you would have any problems especially with a 72'' sides.

 

I have a cornhusker trailer with super singles and front lift axle, vibrators, commodity traps ill sell ya. Id take 31,000 for it. lightweight only weighs 7800 lbs.

 

Custom harvesters went home for a few days since the wheat isn't ready in Kansas. A rare thing.