Farm and Logging Hauler's Journal

Well I'm up for the waste/fertilizer hauling gig. The full-time driver quit, and I'm the only one that knows it all. Heres a question for the chip haulers, when on the tipper are you in the truck? Dont really see a point in a tipper if most of the trailers are walking floors. Been trying to get into chips but want to see how this goes, if it goes good, Ill stick with it for a while.

 

You cant stay in the truck any more. 15 years ago maybe, not now. The dumper is better because you dont need the expense and weight of the mechanics of the live floor. Less crap to maintain and more payload.

 

I reckon I will throw my 2 cents in, had a sweet end dump gig hauling scrap steel in state (arkansas) but market fell off and the other two guys trucking is all they know got younguns at home plus my wagon was rented so I backed out to give a little more income for them. I have been an equipment mechanic for years always something broke seems like customer checkbook lately. Anyway i was thinking about pullin a hopper with harvest coming up the only wagon I own is an old merrit pott kinda promised to stay around home but cant part with it either so any thoughts advise or laughs are apprieciated. there are a few log trucks around I wouldn't be against a bunk trailer not sure about a pole.

 

I'm hauling a load of grain handling equipment to SD tomorrow. I just got a text from one of our farmers that said he has corn to haul this week for him. We have to drive across a hay field to get to the bin and they baled it today.

 

That would be much apprieciated, I may look into the log hauling I wonder what a fixer upper bunk trailer would go for? Also if you happen to see a tall sided aluminum hopper in your area at decent price even a fixer upper let me know please they are hard to find here in rice country

 

We were looking at trading 3 hoppers but the used price is kind of soft up here right now.

 

Yeah they are non existent hear lots of steel trailers. I found one 2000 timpte with 78 inch sides air ride but they said it had damaged title not sure if it turned over and repaired or what, but bout where the dolly legs are its got a spot from top to bottom like it hit a pole I think they just put new metal over damage and the damage is pulling the new material I'm not sure does have scales but they pretty firm at 13500 seems pretty stout. Also I have been thinking about hay hauling if there was any of that to do this year just dont have any contacts in the biz but I do know lots of folks with good mixed grass hay probably 200 bale or so