$100 PER LOAD SELLING FREE DIRT | CHEAP DUMP TRUCK SIDE HUSTLE (1988 Ford F700) 

Sorry!! More to come when I get some better GoPro mounts

Hey, thanks for your comment. You really got to have a positive mindset to run a business. $100 was net on this load (I charged $150). The material came from my house, and was hauled only 18 miles. This truck averages 10mpg on a bad day. I’ve seen 12 out of it which is pretty sad given it’s age the newer ones are worse. Of course this video is a little dated, fuel wasn’t that high at the time. I’m now charging about $180 for the SA truck and $350 for the TA truck. I don’t deliver outside of about 35mi, I stay super local. This truck pays for every piece of equipment on the farm so it definitely drives value. Regarding taxes - everything with taxes is planning, with the right assets at the right time the write offs are pretty beneficial. When you own your own business and equipment, there are lots of tax incentives to take advantage of.

I’ve pretty much already picked through this truck too. It’s got a rebuilt rear end, transmission, and a used 80k motor. All new tires and brakes all the way around. I don’t expect anymore major repair bills for quite a long time. But you’re not wrong - I’ve got 15k total into this truck. But remember, fill dirt isn’t the only thing a haul. My screened topsoil is a more commoditized product and the loads sell for a lot more. As is true also for my compost. To me, fill dirt is just a waste product. I also pickup a lot of landscape gravel and specialized gravel hauls where there are restricted heights or bridges where big trucks cannot get for final delivery. This truck paid for my tractor.

Hey, sorry I missed this. I pay about $1200/year for full coverage. I also have a liability policy as well that’s additional to the truck but it gets included in with my skid loader/excavator insurance.

No it’s under 26,000 lbs so it does not require a CDL. DOT gets involved over 10,000 lbs so there are some DOT regulations on this such as a physical (sometimes required) and having to have a fire extinguisher and some other things onboard. But in terms of an actual license, this truck is right in the sweet spot of being under 26,000.

@@RockyBottomAcres YES the 26000 pound rule. Plus the AIR brake thing, if a person gets into it more in depth. The DOT officer Look at the Trucks, that's were guys get in to trouble. If the Dump looks clean, has the safety stuff, your OK. Like how you compare costs. Heard a lot of comments about people rather using a dump trainer. A Dump truck can back into spots to dump so much better, especially on ruff grind at dump sites. Small footprints to back into.

@@rp1645 you can have air brakes without a cdl if your truck is under 26k gvw. I thought if you had air brakes you needed a cdl too, but i looked it up and you dont

I’m located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Yes, many of my deliveries nothing bigger than a tandem would fit. This is a pretty common occurrence.

And thanks for the sub!

I'm apparently a little less than 6hrs away in Eastern KY. I bought a 1970 F600 Dump Truck and have been working it as a side job also.

@@TheFSeries I’ve got two a 73 f750 parts truck and a 79 f700 that’s running. I had it plated as a farm truck. However, I’m also now considering doing side work with it. Any tips? I’m in in central Indiana.

10’ on this truck. 13’ on the Kenworth

Good idea, DOT approved too! :) windex going in the truck now.

Last night, I finally fixed my washer pump wiring! :)

Those are Blackhawk open shoulders. Blackhawk is really nice tires but I’ve changed to a closed shoulder now

Thanks for the comment. I did fix the washer :) I drive this truck in high, my gear ratio in high will run that truck with 8t without even requiring low. Even first in high only goes a few mph so I tailgate with that. Since the truck is legal around 6, really no reason for me to use low unless I’m in soft ground then I do use it.

These are 6yd loads in this. I’d love to get $60/yd for it but it’s fill dirt. Rocky clay dirt. I get $350 for a tandem load. I do, however, get $300 for top soil loads and $550 for tandem top soil loads. But the dirt is this video is just fill.

5-6 ton typically. I’ve accidentally had 8 on it and it does okay. I try to stick to no more than 6.5

@@RockyBottomAcres ok thanks bc I have an old 700 does and was trying to understand the ratings on the place on the driver side but nothing about dump rating. Just the axel ratings

This video was from summer of of 2021. After what I charged the customer, $100 was my net not my gross. That’s after fuel was paid for. And this truck typically gets 8-10 mpg loaded. The fuel burn for the distance was 4-5 gallons at most round trip. It would still be profitable at todays fuel prices. That truck nets over $100/hr.