Belly Dumps

[arch_stanton]

(01-02-2019 )Claw Wrote:  

(01-02-2019 )arch_stanton Wrote:  claw
if your hauling fill dirt and not crossing a scale it won't matter unless the commercial guy sets up scales around the job site, around hear they don't, they usually do the inspections when they are empty.
In San Diego Burns and Sons has been running 3 Axel tractors pulling double bottoms for decades. They use there end dump tractors to do both jobs and I have seen a few of there sub haulers do it also.

That's good to know. What would be the difference if was I hauling base also?

Truck is going to way about 2000 lbs more but it is easier to find a heavy duty 3 Axel than heavy duty 2 Axel , if your going to build a new 2 Axel bottom dump they usually use a 23,000 rear end or the back Axel of a 46,000 tandem and you will want a locker that you would find in a heavy haul truck, but now I'm steering you toward an expensive,heavy, tough truck but I have found better to buy overkill than try to replace all the weak links later you will never have the time, and with this kind of truck haul anything.