Good honest review, Chris. One thing I'd like to add for anyone complimenting a purchase. A friend of mine bought a dump trailer and I asked him why a 12' as opposed to a 14'er. He said It's easier to maneuver the shorter trailer in confined ares. Same load capacity, just load it higher. Hope this tid bit may be of help to someone.
Nice trailer... I own a Sure Trac 14ft dump trailer with a front telescopic hoist. I’ve hauled 5 ton of gravel on it without any problems. I really like it!
Chris nice trailer, that's one that all of us would like to own. You mentioned there is a wireless remote available. I have a tilt car trailer that is 17 feet long with a 9,000 lbs winch that came with a 12 foot cord to operate the in and out of the cable. I buy small tractors and most of the time they do not run. Having a winch with over 100 ft of cable is great but if I need to steer the tractor while loading it only works if the tractor is only 12 feet from the winch. A friend told me he bought a remote from the dealer where he bought his dump trailer for $75.00. I did a little research and found the same remote on ebay for less than $12.00 including shipping. It came with two remotes, one large one, one small one for a key ring, and a small box that wires in to your electric solenoid on the lift. I can operate my winch up to ninety feet away from the winch. Not saying you would ever want to be that far from your trailer but some times an extra ten feet is a big help. The remotes work with winches and electric/hydraulic pumps as well. The prices have gone up a little since I bought mine but they are still priced under $20.00. I searched ebay for "winch remote". My 12 foot cord is sill useable but the remote is the real ticket. Thanks for your time. Robin in WV Ve a
My GF asked why I needed a dump trailer...I stated a few reasons, etc. etc. and she gave me the look of, "you are full of *hit". She now loves it, offering it up as a solution to pretty much everything and she realizes how much time it saves us. Nice video sir!!!
🤣 I hear ya. They are good trailer's. My dad has a 8ftx14ft deck over. I was dumping a load of firewood at my place and my yard sloped down. Back left door was hitting the ground and I had to pull ahead to get the load out, so after I put the box down and went to close doors and the left one was bent up with a 5 in gap 😱. Took about 2hrs to straighten it out🤦♂️.
Chris I've got a Load Trail identical to yours! I bought mine in January of this year and I can say that it's a great trailer. The weld you pointed out is the same on mine, they didnt fill it in . The plug in charger is nice, mines wired so the truck charges it too but it wont keep up with it if you're using it a lot. Overall I think they a great trailer and there made here in the USA.
The plug in charger works when you leave the lights on. Hauled 8 loads of 5 tons of rocks in the same day. Trailer never fails. Have the 12 ft, 14000lb. Load Trail. 4 yrs old. Never failed me yet.
Looks like a nice trailer. I've had my eye on the Sure-Trac deckover dump trailer with fold-down sides. It'd be nice to be able to unload stuff with forks too.
I bought a 7x14 load trail dump trailer back in December. Love it so far. Mine is the same model also with the max step. I have some rough cut oak I'm getting ready to make side boards for it.
My old dump trailer had the barn doors, my current ones have tailgates like a pickup truck. 10x better than the barn doors for deliveries. Width is never an issue
Hehehe I completely understand your complaints. I myself am alittle OCD and I hold myself and my work to a high standard. That goes for welding, machining, wiring, hanging Xmas lights and ornaments on the tree...a small part of me thinks if I wasn’t so OCD I would have less customers and more time to do my own stuff but I just can’t do subpar work. I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night😆 one more thing...it’s no secret I buy imported products, HF is a store I frequent. And when I see crappy welding/machining work on their products I can deal with it. In fact I sometimes expect it knowing full well I will be reworking it right out of the crate. But when I see this kind of work on US or Canadian or EU work you better believe they’ll be getting some feedback from me. Hence something I just purchased that is wood related. I plan on making a vid in the near future about it. It has a wired and wireless controller.
This reminds me of how I paid off my first car. Splitting and then stacking wood in a pick up truck for a neighbor at 10 dollars per cord.. (1988) I was in much better shape then =)~
Chris, I recently purchased the 12 foot version of this same trailer. I was tempted to get the 14, but the 12 is working out nicely. Once my Wolfe Ridge 28 Pro arrives, I’ll get the dump loaded in no time. (Now I gotta go check out that weld!)
I have a 16ft tandem Load Trail utility trailer to pull my Kubota BX23S. Love it. Would like to have a dump trailer along with one of your splitters but not in the budget right now. Enjoy your videos Chris! Keep’ em coming!
I have a Load Trail dump trailer myself the only problem I found with it after owning it for 7 years is the paint comes off in sheets I would never recommend buying a powder coated trailer this is the second thing I own that's been powder coated comes off and sheets other than that it's a good trailer
Great video Chris, I have a CJ I went for the CJ dump trailer because of the dual lifting cylinders, and that’s all my dealer carries. Everyone that I talked to and videos before getting one said that the scissor lift don’t have enough oomph to lift it on very heavy loads.
The only time I have heard of folks having problems with scissor hoists are the guys who are overloading the trailers. Like putting 5-6 yards of gravel in them type of thing. Never going to do that with firewood unless you extend the sides up 3 more feet and stack wood in.
I have the 16 foot version of your trailer. Been happy with it. I don't have D-rings with the metal tab on the back doors. Mine utilizes a chain with a caribener so the doors stay tight to the trailer when dumping. I have the wireless remote control for dumping, makes it nice and fast when delivering the wood. Only thing I don't like is there are only 2 spots to put the ramps on the back of the trailer to load equipment.
I bought a 30' flat deck load trsil Goose neck and the only thing I can complain bout is there terrible paint job. After buying it new in 2014 there is soo much rust and the paints peeling everywhere.......
If you are looking to buy a dumper now prepair to wait. 8 to 10 week wait list everywhere. All that free govt. Money has everything bought up. Wait 6 months and the money runs out and people find out these trailers require work to be worthwhile. 2nd hand savings.
Being picky about quality is not a bad thing. I am curious to see how your load trail holds up. Paint quality has been repetitively sub-par out of the pj/load trail company in my experience. Best in the business I've found to be B-B trailers... pretty big $ however. As always, great content Chris.. keep up the good work
Paint quality is always an issue. I try not to run it in the salt and slush. I do have access to a good powder coat shop when it needs to get redone, correctly...
I had a pj which is identical to a load trail. Basically the same trailer made by brothers. Only complaint I had was the paint is horrible and starts peeling and rusting. I bought a new midsota for about 1600 more and far better quality and I got the hydraulic jack on it and the floor is 7 gauge instead of 10 plus a better paint job. So basically with the jack and better paint and heavier floor it would be very close in price if you were to upgrade the load trail with these features.
Good evening. Down the road, you can go to a upfitter shop,think of a shop that does dump trucks for state/county/municipal, they might be able to hook you up with a motorized tarp. 2nd option,go to a tarp shop get side extension's with a slip rail,that way no snags while mechanically retracting your tarp. Your extension's would be able to reduce the ballooned effect going down the road, slip rail would aid in keeping tarp from snagging, as itd raise the tarp 1-2" above said load. Again down the road. Million ways to skin a problem with a solution. I hear ya on the weld. Made me spit Pepsi out my nose,truth. Yeah it burned. Be safe everybody.
Nice trailer Chris but you are correct when u spend that kind of money you expect quality and I agree on the weld in beginning it become a issue down the road nver know
i bought a 2020 big tex, 7x14 and 14k....what i hate and cant stand right now is how they skimped out on a shelf under the body to keep tarps, shovels, etc....and the stupid placement of the tandem axels is all the way back...the hell i want 8 feet of weight on my ball hitch, these makers are stupid lately
*Nice Trailer! I beam frame is the only way to go. That dump angle is very nice for dirt. I hope my moritz goes that high havent tried yet. I like the built in battery charger mine doesnt have it. Take care #WorldsOkayestFarmer
Nice all around trailer.Like the ramps for maximum versatility.What i don't like,and will never buy again,is PAINTED trailers.I'm on the verge of buying a new dumper,it will be galvanize.Too many paint jobs in my life.I'll pay the extra for long term.
At least that trailer dumps. Some of them have dirt etc in them still because of the dump angle now they need some without that scissor lift. They work ok but are not as strong as the others.
I thought the same with my loadtrail. But i gues thats the difference between an unskilled welder making $15 hr vs a skilled $60+ hour worker. I guess they figure they are going to get the crap beat out of the anyways, so why have nice welds.
How do you like it now after running it a few months? I’ve got a nice 6x10 cam super line advantage. I like how it tows pretty good, it’s a nice height to load and unload by hand if I have to. I do wish the belly pan was welded more to the cross bracing because man it’s loud when I’m dumping or tossing in wood. It dump angle is pretty good too, I haven’t had a steep driveway yet. I do wish it had the scissor lift like yours but it’s only a 10k trailer. I will be adding sides and a tarp kit soon. I’ll have to keep this in brand in mind if and when I upgrade mine down the road.
I've got a PJ 12' dump, it looks almost identical to your Load Trail. It's a great trailer. On your Load Trail, the "MaxStep" there on the front corner, is that standard equipment or is that an aftermarket add-on? I sure could use a step like that on my PJ.
I’m surprised you don’t make your own dump trailer, and title it as a home built trailer. You could record a built series making your own dump trailer.
I try to to run it in salt and slush, I bought this back in Nov. 2020 and haven't run it a whole lot. We have a different trailer with max ramps for skidsteer, works much better!
Both sides. There was a couple other welds I wasn't fond of either, but most of it is cosmetic. That notch on the top side of the tongue is under a compression load, so it is a little less critical
My God Chris, you use that small of wood in your wood burner. Just busting your b. I have a Central Boiler as well. Also a PJ 16 Gooseneck. Don't have a one of your spliters yet. Who knows though. You do make a excellent product though.
There are trailers out there of better quality but you have to pay for them, just like finding a quality wood splitter that the average person could never comprehend the price of.
Your In Wisconsin of course you have old style there lol. Now I want one 🍺🍺. Yeah I think 14 foot is to big for my dodge Dakota. P.S. get a rake and clean up that mess 🥸 okay so no need to clean that up lol. 👍🍺
My pj trailer has a similar problem with the door design. When you open the doors to the trailer it makes the trailer 3 ft wider. I dont care why they do that, but they need to make sure the doors open all the way to the fenders. How many customers only use their trailers in a open field. Very stupid design, the builders of these trailers must not use them.
maybe someday. For now we will stick to splitters!! I actually welded a trailer hitch to the back of my last dump trailer and just tow the splitter behind... Just be careful when backing up!! LOL
@@WolfeRidgeSplitters I was thinking more of a ramp... to pull the splitter into the trailer... with tie downs in the trailer to secure the splitter....along with the hitch attachment for after the split...lol
If you watched the end of the video you would have heard me say that I recommended this trailer even with the couple of things I called them out on. Something that most folks don't know about me... I used to build big heavy haul lowboy trailers. Those little flaws become huge problems when you have 70 ton on the deck
Im curious also what happened? I have 2014 16 ft gooseneck that I have beat on from day one. It has held up very well. It has a few things i would have done better, but overall a great trailer.
