Thinking about getting a dump trailer, anyone have one and what is your opinion of it?

I was looking at something like this


Its about $4k, just don't know if I should go for the tandem axle one? It only gives me about 1800lbs more payload (gvwr) actually, from 5200lbs to 7000lbs for an additional $1500 dollars. Worth it?

 

More details please. What are you hauling, how far, home use only, how often will you use it?

 

I am thinking just the once or twice a year bark runs... But you never know what else it can haul.

 

if your main use for it would be bark runs....it would be far more economical to have it delivered.

 

If you want a toy, get mulch delivered and get the following (used to keep price down) and then dump mulch all over the place ha

 

one thing that is usually unthought of, but always a given..... "Hey, can I borrow your trailer?" by everyone


followed by...."sorry dude, I hit a curb and blew a tire/misjudged how wide it was and smashed it into a wall/house/other vehicle"

 

for 2 times a year would it not make more sense to rent one from u-haul for like $20.

 

If you are only using it twice then why would you purchase something for $4k?!

 

This.

If you're only using it 1-2 times a year you're better off getting delivery or just renting a U-haul trailer or something. If you really feel you need a trailer, just get a standard landscape type trailer (5x8, 6x10, etc) for $500-$700 or so. Spending $4k on a dump trailer is insane. How much is delivery around you? I would imagine you could get a lot of deliveries for $4k.

We are getting a landscape trailer shortly, and already picked up a used ATV and cheap tow behind dump cart, and we're all in for under $2,700. So not only will we have a trailer to pick items up with, but with the ATV and pull/dump cart we have an easy and effecient way to distribute whatever we pick up around the yard...

 

I should have stated I wanted one versus needing one. I could even rent it out during the year.