Runnin' Loads

[Ductape]

Decided that it's past time to put a few bucks into my 2004 Bri-Mar 7K dump trailer. This is one of the best single investments I've ever made. This year I installed new 3K springs, new equalizers, bushings, u bolts, and shackles. I also put the wheels and tires on it that came on my 2015 camper, since those were replaced with some new Goodyears last year. I was still running the original Goodyear Marathons on the dump that were pretty dry rotted. Hopefully within the next year I will have the money to replace the original 3500 lb axles with either 5200 or 6000 lb axles for the bigger bearings and brakes. I already have the 6 lug wheels and u bolts set aside for that swap.

 

[SS396driver]

Decided that it's past time to put a few bucks into my 2004 Bri-Mar 7K dump trailer. This is one of the best single investments I've ever made. This year I installed new 3K springs, new equalizers, bushings, u bolts, and shackles. I also put the wheels and tires on it that came on my 2015 camper, since those were replaced with some new Goodyears last year. I was still running the original Goodyear Marathons on the dump that were pretty dry rotted. Hopefully within the next year I will have the money to replace the original 3500 lb axles with either 5200 or 6000 lb axles for the bigger bearings and brakes. I already have the 6 lug wheels and u bolts set aside for that swap.

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I love my dump trailer . I got the 10k trailer so it has the 6 lug 10 ply tires with the larger axles bearings and brakes. On of my better investments

 

[Ductape]

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I love my dump trailer . I got the 10k trailer so it has the 6 lug 10 ply tires with the larger axles bearings and brakes. On of my better investments

I bought mine in 06 when it was a year and a half old. Landscaper was closing his doors. Cheap enough I couldn't not buy it. Years ago I had a conversation with Bri-Mar, and they told me the only difference between mine and their 10K was the springs / axles.... structurally the same (at least back then). Somehow I took some of the camber out of the rear axle, and it could use brakes. Just makes sense to me to just swap in the bigger axles. I just can't justify the cost of replacing it with a new one.

 

[SS396driver]

I hear ya. If taken care of they should last a long time. This summer I'm going to blast it and repaint . Starting to get some rust not much . I bought mine new in 2013

 

[MechanicMatt]

Y’all sure do know how to make us “landscape” trailer boys jealous

 

[SS396driver]

Y’all sure do know how to make us “landscape” trailer boys jealous View attachment 793890View attachment 793891

It's all good I still use the TSC aluminum landscape trailer from time to time . Much easier to navigate in the woods

 

[MechanicMatt]

https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/tro/d/warwick-landscape-trailer/7053054629.html

Makes me daydream. I’ve run that single axle home from Wurtsboro looking like it has two flats. This bad boy has twice the tire....

 

[MechanicMatt]

Just one load today, spent more time splitting than hauling. Putting the log length round in the bed was “interesting “

 

[SS396driver]

Just one load today, spent more time splitting than hauling. Putting the log length round in the bed was “interesting “

Looking good.

 

[idm1996]

Got 14 ATV trailer loads out of the woods today. Mostly Ash and maple. Split some of the bigger stuff in place to make it easier to handle.

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[svk]

Ran 4 full sleigh loads into the yard today. Had to make a couple stops to fill the last load.

 

[Cowboy254]

I'm runnin' a load down to my parents in Melbourne early tomorrow morning. Peppermint (e.radiata) in the trailer and silver wattle (acacia mearnsii) in the back of the ute.





Peppermint is good stuff, wattle falls into the "it all burns" category. But it's all very dry and ready to burn this winter.

 

[mijdirtyjeep]

was up at the Woodyard finally getting back into splitting.



Had the kids VW Jetta, so I thought what the heck, might as well bring some wood home!



On the way home the brakes sounded like crap, so we are putting these on today.

 

[lefturnfreek]

Looking awesome guys !!

Keep on .... Runnin’ Load’s !!

 

[lefturnfreek]

I giggled the other day when I came across this ....




I can see me grabbing the wrong bottle off the shelf, wondering why my saw cooked it’s self and is blowing bubbles out the exhaust .... then having shower #2 with a gallon of solvent .....

Keep on .... Runnin’ Load’s !!

 

[SS396driver]

I giggled the other day when I came across this ....


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I can see me grabbing the wrong bottle off the shelf, wondering why my saw cooked it’s self and is blowing bubbles out the exhaust .... then having shower #2 with a gallon of solvent .....

Keep on .... Runnin’ Load’s !!

Good God man that is so wrong.

 

[SS396driver]

Today's run ash ,elm and the rest of the apple tree that's for my smoker

 

[jjcard41]

This was my biggest score here. Some high west winds came and uprooted several large white oak trees. The drive was a little longer than I would like to make for firewood, but the guy said I could leave my splitter and my trailer however long I wanted. Think I got 4-5 loads like the one pictured. Good workout for sure!

 

[OM617YOTA]

I'll join in. Here's a load from earlier this year, just getting out of the muck. Truck has an inline 5 Mercedes diesel swapped in, hence the ugly elephant seal nose on the front. Going to redo that in the next couple years, get rid of the overhang and underhang and make it look more intentional rather than something that escaped from the scrap yard. Trailer is custom built, same width and track as the truck, same size wheels and tires.


Last year, this wood is what's in the woodstove even as I type this:

 

[OM617YOTA]

Found another one from this year.