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Accepting ideas for accessorizing this dump trailer.

Floridianson

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Trailer brakes are overrated. Paint it throw some NDTS on it and hammer down. Last time I pulled a decent load with the deuce. I was towing around 7 tons plus had some weight in the bed. It took over a mile on a slight uphill grade to get up to 30mph.... A deuce is so slow the last thing on my mind is the trailer brakes.
You really posted that.
 

Jakelc15

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Swap in a junkyard semi trailer axle. Then the trailer and truck will have the same lug pattern. Most are rated at 22k lbs+. Or a M105 axle has a 10k rating.
I like the crane idea too
 

l3oss

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Yes it was originally. The last ower said he had near $2000(cad) invested into the new tarping system. And the dump feature is also really handy to have. I do know a guy that is wanting to get rid of a couple semi axles on horse trade. I may have to take him up on his offer. 👌
 

Tinstar

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Need a better overview pic.
Hard to tell how it looks overall.
Small sections look promising.

.....and yes, you do need brakes and now you will also be drawing attention from DOT officers.
 

Recovry4x4

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I agree, trailer brakes are largely over rated.....until that family of 6 turns into your path. At that point it's trailer brakes or funeral expenses.
 
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