I'm thinking about buying a dump trailer. I see a lot of pics on here that show loads of wood in them. Is there a brand that's superior or a brand that I need to stay away from? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
CAM Superline seems to be well built. I see a lot of them come into my transfer station. I will tell you paint or undercoat is cheap, easy and fast to apply once a year to rust spots. I see some rusted completely out at 6-7 years
My friend has one I used to borrow and it was rotted so bad that it convinced me not to buy one. I'm not sure of the brand but I have seen some completely galvanized dump trailers around that look pretty slick.
Oh, and I'm not sure if there was something up with is but it would not lift with a good load in it. I had to use the bucket on my tractor to get it started. It had a telescopic cylinder-my load trail has a scissor lift in it and it will dump everything, no matter how much weight is in it.
When shopping for a dump trailer I noticed that while the load trail was a bit more expensive it came with things standard that was an option on other trailers, like a tarp. Around here a tarp isn't really optional. Driving around without your load tarped is a sure way to get a ticket. The other thing I liked about the load trail is the bed of the trailer was welded down the center but then it was once piece of metal all the way up to the top. Less seams = less rot. I'm not positive but the load trail and suretrac was so similar I think they are sister companies or are otherwise somehow related.
The problem with a lot of these trailers as far as coatings go and how they tend to bubble and rust out after a few years is that they just powdercoat (or at least a baked on enamel) a lot of them at the factory in the quickest way possible, practically zero surface prep and then you get that result after some years of normal use. A few dings here or there turn into bubbles under the powder and then comes the rust. Same thing with snowplows and a lot of other equipment that's coated just to look pretty out the door but not meant to actually hold up for years. I get asked to quote blasting/repainting these all the time at our shop and I just avoid them and send the customer elsewhere. However, if you stay on top of it, maybe keep them relatively clean and touch up areas that start to look sketchy, they should hold up a lot longer. I would be especially meticulous if you look for a used one.
