Its all about bridge law. What I dont get is: wouldn't it be easier, (plus same weight spacing) to just pull a 36+ ft dump w/ a spread?

Calf is definetly different!

Ever seen what happens when one of those things dumps in a strong wind.

That's not a pup trailer. It's a truck & transfer. You drop the trailer on flat ground, go and dump (they use tailgates that move up and out of the way instead of swing) the truck. Go back to the trailer and back over the tongue up to the front of the trailer. There are holes where the trailer fits into the truck. Then you hook up hydraulic hoses to the trailer and "transfer" the trailer box into the truck. Go dump it and come back to the trailer and transfer it back to the trailer.

And Alice is correct. They are almost always on compacted gravel or other semi hard surfaces. T&T rarely do excavation. To keep the rails safe. Dirt would likely be the only thing they ever haul back. No class #500 quarry rock or asphalt excavation.

T&T do a lot of asphalt work as it can be a tight area. They can still deliver the 25 ton load of a truck & pup, but they fit into a truck only area. Truck & pup asphalt is only good for very large areas.

See my post right above. Especially the last paragraph.

Your end dumps are used for demolition work. Hauling trees or really large quarry rock. We use belly dumps for long stretch asphalt work, like highways.

http://chuckhenry.com/trailer%20pict...Dump%20Lrg.jpg

So, Ummm, r u gonna add me to your Myspace yet? 8)

Local Bedbuggers get wayy less for local work, so I find this thread interesting. Its good to see you making great money or what appears to be). As stated above, us HHG do brag about money, but its great to see another drive from a different niche to show us another way.

Off beat: What happened to Jroqman? He'd tell ya to slap a big 'ol sleeper on that transfer truck! 8)

Colin around here we also use dump trailers to haul asphalt with.

Sorry.

I should have said, "Your style of end dumps are often used for demolition work around here.

This is a setup like we use.
http://www.kenstruckrepair.com/siteart/east3.jpg

Yeah. I've seen those everywhere but over here. :P

Our 'demo' trailers have rounded sides so nothing odd sized gets stuck coming out.

I can transfer that in 5 minutes from the time i leave the truck until i get back in it. :D

You better hope we don't have a winter like last year Sacramento was wet for months, that's why i got into gas instead. I work year round