Re: Moving grain, gravity boxes? which ones?

Posted by paul on August 31, 2015 at 10:21:34 from (76.77.197.114):

In Reply to: Re: Moving grain, gravity boxes? which ones? posted by picassomcp on August 31, 2015 at 08:53:13:

For the distance, you could find a 250-300bu grain truck for $2000. If 26,000 gross weight you don't need the dot inspections, farm plates and insurance are pretty cheap. You will get a lot more done with this $2000 truck than gravity wagons.

I'm in southern MN, have an elevator less than one mile I use gravity wagons to, and an elevator 5 miles away I got real real tired hauling gravity wagons to, I got a $2000 truck.

I have a number of 200-250bu gravity wagons, as they age they start breaking down. The implement tires don't hold up so well. Tho new tires will give you 5+ years of good service. I kept hitting debris on the roads making thrm flat.....

I got a pair of Minnesota 250bu wagons, they would have been nice but as I knew when I got them, wet corn or any oats doesn't slide out of them, too shallow of an angle, real pain in the rear, hardly used then the past 2 years.

I got a $5000 good 325 wagon a year ago (holds 350 good corn...) on cement truck tires, wow nice rig, very happy with it, durable dependable. Crops slide out do no shoveling.

I'm really happy with the big nice wagon and the 1970s truck, between the two I have $7000 invested and have some speed, some durability, can use only one if one breaks down, it keeps my crop moving. Last year the close elevator had higher prices, I moved 90% of my crop with the one big gravity wagon! one person show here.

I should sell off many of the little gravity wagons, don't need them not the best. Need to keep two for ear corn I guess.

Pick what you want from my message, it is where you will want to be someday, speed of a dependable truck or value of a well built bigger gravity wagon on cement truck tires. Or both. But I understand you got to start somewhere.

You will -hate- driving 20 mile round trip with an older small gravity wagon or two. It grinds on a person. A pickup with a 250-300 or a grain truck will be better.

I'd strongly look for a $2000 Chevy or Ford grain truck, and a cheaper but serviceable gravity wagon. Wouldn't bust the bank, and gives you hauling options. You will find how miserable that distance is with a gravity box but at least you can haul with a pickup or tractor.

50 acres time 40 bu is 2000 bu. 5 trips with the tractor and two wagons, is 100 miles. That is more wear on your tractor tires than you think..... With corn, 150 bu times 50 is 7500 bu, or 19 trips, that's not quite 400 miles, that is 20-30 hours of driving time....... You won't be happy with the tractor and 2 small wagons when you get to corn....

Paul

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• Re: Moving grain, gravity boxes? which ones? davpal 22:18:16 08/31/15 (0)

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