maple flats
04-14-2015, 07:45 PM
I've been looking at and planning to get a 6 or 7 ton gooseneck trailer to haul more sap (also to haul my tractor and 8000# excavator). A few weeks ago I got a call from my brother, he wanted to know if I was interested in going halves on one he had a lead on, 7 ton, for $2000. The deck was solid, PT plank and the tires were not new, but were very servicable. I jumped at the chance, thus I now am half owner of the trailer.
Before next season, I need to find a better box for my '01 F250 Diesel. The frame is still good, but the previous owner had a rubber mat and a plastic shell insert in it, thus the box is very rusted. There is a guy not far away who converts pick ups to wreckers or service trucks, he comes up with new and late model take offs and he is going to call when he gets one. He says any box from '98-'15 will fit (as long as it is a 6.5' box). As long as it isa solid, I don't care if the body lines don't line up (sorry you purists). I already own the rails, a 5th wheel and a gooseneck plate with a SS 25,000# ball just waiting for when I get a replacement box.
I figure with the trailer I'll be able to haul 4 food grade 275 gal totes rather than the two I can now haul, this will be a huge improvement, and my Diesel is well up to the task. The way I load the totes, I fill them to the neck, 100% full. As such I get 280 gal in one times 4 will be 1120 gal total in each trip. Will be a big timesaver, and as long as my truck trailer combo stays under 26,000# I'm all set.
Look out RO, here comes a nice load of sap!
Before next season, I need to find a better box for my '01 F250 Diesel. The frame is still good, but the previous owner had a rubber mat and a plastic shell insert in it, thus the box is very rusted. There is a guy not far away who converts pick ups to wreckers or service trucks, he comes up with new and late model take offs and he is going to call when he gets one. He says any box from '98-'15 will fit (as long as it is a 6.5' box). As long as it isa solid, I don't care if the body lines don't line up (sorry you purists). I already own the rails, a 5th wheel and a gooseneck plate with a SS 25,000# ball just waiting for when I get a replacement box.
I figure with the trailer I'll be able to haul 4 food grade 275 gal totes rather than the two I can now haul, this will be a huge improvement, and my Diesel is well up to the task. The way I load the totes, I fill them to the neck, 100% full. As such I get 280 gal in one times 4 will be 1120 gal total in each trip. Will be a big timesaver, and as long as my truck trailer combo stays under 26,000# I'm all set.
Look out RO, here comes a nice load of sap!