Combines Grain hauling

I saw a Parker gooseneck trailer at a sale here about 5 years ago. It had two axles with dual wheels, good for 18k lbs, I think. However, this one had a center bottom dump. I remember seeing ads for a rear dump, too, but can't remember the company.

Actaully i just saw a unit like you are referring to in a farm publication last week....I'll see if I can find the ad and get ya some details.

Try: DandK Trailer Manufacturing,102 East Cedar,Box 158,Coleridge Nebraska 68727 ph402-283-4849 email dktrailers@nntc.net website http:__dktrailers.usersource.com The article im looking as says the units are available in sizes 150bu-450bu , tarps,augers,hitch type and tire configs optional. Start out at $4975 US

My thoughts on this remind me that a 3_4 ton diesel with options I want, would cost 30-34 grand plus trailer. A good tractor and hopper would certainly cost less,handle the job better,and last a lot longer. Unless you have more money than you need.

Actually, something like that would work well for me. Already have the pickup truck. I have a customer who need 3 tons of ear corn delivered every 10 days, but does not have storage for anything more than that. Have other customers who buy 150 bu. of oats every month, but have no room for more than that. Tractor trailer would not be much use for me. That, and in a state like I live in, it costs much more to keep that truck on the road than in some places in the midwest, because of high insurance rates, higher taxes, higher licensing fees, etc. Plus, many municipalities are cranky about big trucks rumbling through their neighborhoods to make deliveries now. Then there's the CDl and air brake. Not worth it for the type of hauling I do. Now if I had 30,000 bu. of beans to move, that'd be different. Of course, I could use a mason-dump type truck for what I do, BUT, the older it is, the less likely it will pass DMV emissions tests, and if it doesn't, I can only license it Farm Use, which limits it to use near the farm.

thanks for the help Thud, could not call up the address.

have seen the unit you are talking about was or is made by parker and called a "grasshopper" don't know if they are still made but everything made has a place, the one's I have seen over the years have had a problem with cracking up because of the higher speeds and the bouncing but like I said everyones needs are different that's why different setups are made. good luck.

Hmmmm guess i should have tried to look up the website before i submitted the web adress. The ad i saw was in a recent issue of "farm show"( a 'made it myself' farm invention publication).Other then that that's all the info i could find, hope it helps.

www.dktrailers.com is the address, sure appreciate the help.

You don't need to let the air out of the suspension ever. Just pull her in and dump it off. I've run air ride semi's for years.