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| I'm probably not doing anything anytime soon but we're bagging a lot more of our grain these days and logistically it would really help if I had a heavy gooseneck trailer that I could put a JD 4430 (with loader) and a grain bagger (or grain bag unloader) on. For the heck of it I called a local trailer dealer to see what they cost.
He said a 32' Diamond C with two 12,000# axles and a hydraulic dovetail would be $12,800.
Is that a good brand?
If I keep my eyes open on Ritchie Brothers, Big Iron and the like, am I likely to find any good values over the next year on something like that?
Biggest concern I have is if I were to do it I would either have to back the grain bagger on or the JD 4430 would be all the way at the front with the loader actually sitting on the goose neck hitch. Not sure a 1 ton pickup would like that much weight on it and I wonder if the trailer hitch would like that much weight that far forward either?
Before anyone gets too upset about being able to stop safely, this would be for gravel roads, just keeping up with combines and making it so that all the necessary equipment moves from field to field in one shot rather than having to make 2 trips. Probably 25 MPH the vast majority of the time with very few significant hills to worry about.
Anyway, I'd sure appreciate any thoughts on it. Just learning for now. Will probably take me a year or two to make up my mind:).
Thanks.
Edited by dpilot83 10/19/2016 23:06
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Are Diamond C trailers any good? Is it true there are no bargains on used trailers?
