BryceH - 11/3/2014 09:37

Hello All,
Looking at buying some more grain capacity for harvet. We are starting to flood our current set up and naturally don't want to be shutting down during harvest. So the question is what to buy? It takes a little over 30 minutes for a full truck to leave the field dump and be back. Right now we run all straight frames and really like them, however, I'm guessing there is a reason so many people own semis, and grain carts. Once grain is at our farm site we do no hauling, it's completely processed and sold from there. So far this is what I'm seeing; With a grain cart you have to start your tractor up every time to fill your trucks, however, they seem cheap and unlike a truck/ semi no fuel, plates, insurance, DOT, street fuel, etc. Grain trucks are handy because they are small (600 Bu), maneuverable, and easy to unload alone. Then again that's there downfall.....its only 600 bu. Semi, probably the most expensive between initial upfront costs and running expenses, which I can get over, but then I need to trust whoever is running it to unload themselves and not back over my auger or anything else for the matter. Seems like a lot of in and out for the cab.
Just looking for some advice.
Thanks,