Hobby_Man22
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If i laid a tarp under it could I yank it all off with my tractor? No way I'm shoveling it off.
Free fill dirt loaded onto trailer
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probably not
BruceMc
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Sure. Just turn the trailer on it's side when you get home. Upside down would be even faster.
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Hobby_Man22
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I dont have a big enough tractor for that. That would be a good job for a telehandler
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jack stand
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(absofrickenloosly not)
58Yeoman
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I used to do that with my landscape trailer. Then I bought some heavier sheet metal and welded it in which made it easier to shovel out. THEN I bought an end loader for my JD X738 which made it even easier. I can get most of it with the endloader, then finish it with the shovel.
finn
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In a word NO.
It will work with brush or mulch, but not denser and thus heavier dirt.
It will work with brush or mulch, but not denser and thus heavier dirt.
Renegade1LI
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See if anyone local is renting a dump trailer.
I don't think you can but if you want to prove us wrong, shoot a video of the attempt.
OccupantRJ
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Back up really fast and jam on the brakes!
kaymccampbell
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If you had a heavy enough tarp you could. I had a tarp n crank thing that would unload a yard of dirt from my pickup truck.
Nowadays, I use the Dingo as a weight to drag out a tripled tarp laid in the trailer. You can't actually move the Dingo after a foot or two, but the car will pull the trailer away just fine.
Nowadays, I use the Dingo as a weight to drag out a tripled tarp laid in the trailer. You can't actually move the Dingo after a foot or two, but the car will pull the trailer away just fine.
Higgy1300
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i had 1 bucket of an endloader put in my colorado, first i laid a tarp down, then put 5 gallon buckets in the bed. after i dug the buckets out and some dirt i was able to pull the tarp out. had it been just the full load i dont think it would have worked
75gmck25
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In my experience with a loaded 8 foot pickup bed, the fill dirt packs down and would be really difficult to slide out. I tried using a tarp under it, but the best I could do was use the tarp to pull the cab-end end layer of dirt toward the tailgate as I slowly pushed the dirt down onto the ground. It didn't really help that much.
Old Man Roger
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On a serious note, maybe if he got the tongue high enough it might work?
Hooked
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Sheet of 3/4" plywood with a couple shackles attached.
customh
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My Dad and I hauled off a bunch of landscape rocks by arranging 3 pieces of plywood (roughly 2.5' x4' in the truck bed. Each one had carriage bolts and nuts with short lengths of chain that held it to the next so it would act like a hinge between each piece. Attachment points on the tailgate end piece hooked to a tree or a tractor in your case. Pull/dump the assembly and remove at each hinge so you don't A: snap the plywood when you dump and/or B: bury the plywood when you dump.
Renegade1LI
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I had a guy at the quarry flag me down last year as I was leaving. Said they wouldn't load his flat trailer, he had a tarp on it also. Ended up buying my 5yds of crusher run & paying me to deliver it, worked out well for booth of us. Since then I have delivered a couple of loads to him & a neighbor, more fun than the money. Just saying you probably could get a local guy to deliver it for a small fee.
Codyboy
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Tractor with FEL?
Heavy plastic in trailer, dump dirt in.
Get home disconnect trailer from truck where you want to dump dirt.
Lift front of trailer with the FEL.
ETA
But if you have a FEL just use the bucket to unload it.
Stuart in MN
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How big is the trailer? Shoveling off a trailer isn't as bad as shoveling onto a trailer, you have gravity on your side.
firebirdparts
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Nope.
Many years ago I had to move a big pile of dirt from my parents property to mine. I used a Loadhandler on my flatbed trailer that I modified with some 2x8's on edge to form a "chute" the width of the Loadhandler's drag sheet. The trick is to make the surface of the trailer deck as slick as possible so I fastened some hardboard (pegboard w/o the holes) smooth side up at the bottom of the "chute". It worked pretty well and I quickly found the amount of dirt that I could unload by cranking the Loadhandler. I hauled about 15 loads which were about 4-5 buckets worth each on my front loader. Today I have a dump trailer which makes hauling/dumping a lot easier.
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You also know the job is half way done.
txvwnut
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I did a load of mulch with a tarp and my ratchet straps under it. Hooked the long end of the straps to my forklift and pulled it out.
cody1325
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One of my neighbors has a dump truck. That tends to be my answer for anything requiring bulk materials...
Hooked
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Why do ya'll continually post things to make me spend $$$.
Very timely 'find' since we are hauling loads of mulch for flower beds and soil to fill holes around our 'yard' where stumps have rotted away.
In recent years I have switched to paying someone with a dump truck to haul and dump that stuff. They can bring something like 10 of my pickup loads in one trip, and I generally end up using a bunch more than I originally estimated.Why do ya'll continually post things to make me spend $$$.
Very timely 'find' since we are hauling loads of mulch for flower beds and soil to fill holes around our 'yard' where stumps have rotted away.
Codyboy
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The last free dirt I got was from the county cleaning out the ditches.
It may not be the cleanest dirt but it's free and they will dump it where you want it if they can get the dump truck to that spot.
I got about 30 loads (small single wheel dump) of I'm guessing 4 or 5 yards a dump.
Will make for good berm dirt for the range.
Pen & Wrench
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Hire some kids to shovel it off and place it where you want it.
Codyboy
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whateg01
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What about a heavy sheet of plastic under the tarp, maybe with a bunch of crisco on it?
Same, except it's my dumptruck. Well, actually have 3 of them.
Hellpig
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madison069
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I have a tail gate attachment that helps unload the truck faster by rolling a sheet of fabric out on the floor of the truck and dumping the dirt/gravel/mulch onto the fabric. I do place a trap down first to do two thing; reduce the friction between the fabric and truck bed protector mat and catch the loose dirt that goes off the fabric sheet. I've hauled and unloaded a cubic yard of 2B Limestone this way and usually have no issues.
This is the exact one and mine is over 8 years old.
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Found a photo of when I hauled some stone with it.
This is the exact one and mine is over 8 years old.
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Found a photo of when I hauled some stone with it.
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