Because the average guy can't comprehend that just because the trailer has a "400 bushel capacity", that doesn't mean you can actually put 400 bushels of whatever you want in it.
There's a big difference between 400 bushels of dry corn and 400 bushels of soybeans or wheat that got harvested at high moisture. 400 bu of corn might weigh 22,500 pounds. 400 bu of wheat that was harvested at high moisture could well weigh a full ton more. And of course the problem gets worse as you move to a bigger trailer.
And then the average guy looks at what he's got to haul and says, oh hell there's only 1 strip left in this field. I don't want to haul back and dump, then come all the way back for that last damn round. It'll fit! So he augers on an extra 50 bushels. Just this once, mind you! Of course, it's wet as hell...
Then on top of that, the average guy thinks a pickup is a pickup when comes to towing. Got the ol' Farmer's Friend F150? No problem, that'll pull 500 bushels of wet corn plus the 50 extra that was left in the bin and would have caused a second trip.
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