Truck or Trailer?

[Tonyray]

I can't speak for you but for me it's a no brainer since I own the trailer anyway. I have the trailer for my Garden tractor, my wifes gardening adventures and some lawns I was tending and may continue in the future.

so you think my 4cyl/ automatic toyota could pull a small trailer with ton pellets in it...

 

[alternativeheat]

Lets put it this way, I would do it. I might not like towing the pellets to California and back but "home from the store" is not a trip like that.. It's easier to pull something in a cart than to carry it on your back no ?

 

[jp57]

so you think my 4cyl/ automatic toyota could pull a small trailer with ton pellets in it...

This is something I've been debating too. I have a 2013 V6 4x4 Nissan Frontier and a small landscape trailer (1K lbs rating) I'm trying to figure out the safest way to get pellets home too.

I did throw a half ton in the bed of the Frontier and drove home from Bucks Pellets a couple weeks ago (45 minute one-way trip) and other than feeling a bit heavy, the Fronty handled it fine. I was even able to close the tailgate AND the tonneau cover so I could lock it up while we did other shopping.

I figure I could do 3/4ish in the bed and the rest on the trailer to get a ton home from anywhere.

I would think that you could probably do something similar...half ton in the bed, spread out and then another half ton in the trailer. Take it slow and careful and you should be fine.

 

[Tonyray]

This is something I've been debating too. I have a 2013 V6 4x4 Nissan Frontier and a small landscape trailer (1K lbs rating) I'm trying to figure out the safest way to get pellets home too.

I did throw a half ton in the bed of the Frontier and drove home from Bucks Pellets a couple weeks ago (45 minute one-way trip) and other than feeling a bit heavy, the Fronty handled it fine. I was even able to close the tailgate AND the tonneau cover so I could lock it up while we did other shopping.

I figure I could do 3/4ish in the bed and the rest on the trailer to get a ton home from anywhere.

I would think that you could probably do something similar...half ton in the bed, spread out and then another half ton in the trailer. Take it slow and careful and you should be fine.

I was just up at Buckspellets 2 weeks ago also..
same for me.. 45 minutes 1 way..tullytown/levittown area.
I traded him a few bags of Energex Golden hardwoods[below] and couple bags of Blazers and he let me pick 6 bags of whatever to try.
how do u like the Easy Heats? I liked them but having a Harman free standing, anything burns well so it;s a matter of me getting low to zilch ashy pellets.
bucks is out of everything right now..
what did u get the last batch of easy blaze?lol
he traded me 2 Okanigan platinum,1 Gold, 1 easy blaze, 1 freedom fuels, 1 dry creek.
nice guy.. I gave him 5 bags and he threw in extra bag for making the trip.

 

[Tonyray]

Lets put it this way, I would do it. I might not like towing the pellets to California and back but "home from the store" is not a trip like that.. It's easier to pull something in a cart than to carry it on your back no ?

yes.. i'm starting to think small trailer now as a big truck would end up just sitting here or, Gas mileage would deter using it like a car for local trips like we use the toyota.

 

[boo boo]

Another thought
A 17 foot U-Haul truck can hold 3 ton and cost only 60 bucks a day (in my area anyway)

 

[Tonyray]

Another thought
A 17 foot U-Haul truck can hold 3 ton and cost only 60 bucks a day (in my area anyway)

that 60 bucks is about what the going rate here is for delivery charge to drop off any amount of pellets after 1st ton.

 

[jp57]

I was just up at Buckspellets 2 weeks ago also..
same for me.. 45 minutes 1 way..tullytown/levittown area.
I traded him a few bags of Energex Golden hardwoods[below] and couple bags of Blazers and he let me pick 6 bags of whatever to try.
how do u like the Easy Heats? I liked them but having a Harman free standing, anything burns well so it;s a matter of me getting low to zilch ashy pellets.
bucks is out of everything right now..
what did u get the last batch of easy blaze?lol
he traded me 2 Okanigan platinum,1 Gold, 1 easy blaze, 1 freedom fuels, 1 dry creek.
nice guy.. I gave him 5 bags and he threw in extra bag for making the trip.

The EasyBlaze are not bad, pretty decent heat. My stove it making a big pile of clinkers (I guess that's what they're called) after about 12 hours with these pellets...having said that, it will do that for just about any pellets I've used with the exception of the Energex's. Those burned hot as all heck and were pretty low on ash. I'll probably order a couple tons of those in a couple months

I'm just glad Bucks had the EasyBlazes last month since everyone up here in the Lehigh Valley was out. It was a haul to get there, but it made for a pretty good road trip on a Saturday afternoon with my wife, so it worked out well. And like I said, the truck handled it with no problems.

Having a small utility/landscape trailer is probably the way to go. My wife made me buy one when we got the truck and I've used it quite a bit more than I thought...mulch, stone, dirt, fire wood, and our stuff when we moved. Comes in very handy.

 

[Tonyray]

The EasyBlaze are not bad, pretty decent heat. My stove it making a big pile of clinkers (I guess that's what they're called) after about 12 hours with these pellets...having said that, it will do that for just about any pellets I've used with the exception of the Energex's. Those burned hot as all heck and were pretty low on ash. I'll probably order a couple tons of those in a couple months

I'm just glad Bucks had the EasyBlazes last month since everyone up here in the Lehigh Valley was out. It was a haul to get there, but it made for a pretty good road trip on a Saturday afternoon with my wife, so it worked out well. And like I said, the truck handled it with no problems.

Having a small utility/landscape trailer is probably the way to go. My wife made me buy one when we got the truck and I've used it quite a bit more than I thought...mulch, stone, dirt, fire wood, and our stuff when we moved. Comes in very handy.

wow... hard to believe no pellets between lehigh valley and Buckspellets?

 

[MtDew]

I purchased a 4"x6" trailer from Tractor Supply. It is rated at 1500lbs. I pick my pellets up a ton at a shot, I take the first 10-12 bags off the top of the pallet and put those in the bed of my 2001 Ford Ranger. I then have the rest of the pallet placed on my trailer. 2 tie down straps across the pallet and away I go. I have been doing this for the last 7 years. I have done the same procedure when I used our minivan(10-12 inside the van, the rest on the trailer)
I paid about $399(new) for the trailer and you pay for 5 yrs worth of registration for the trailer.

 

[MtDew]

Here is my exact trailer Now $449
http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/sto...l-mesh-floor-trailer-1700-lb-payload-capacity

 

[Tonyray]

I purchased a 4"x6" trailer from Tractor Supply. It is rated at 1500lbs. I pick my pellets up a ton at a shot, I take the first 10-12 bags off the top of the pallet and put those in the bed of my 2001 Ford Ranger. I then have the rest of the pallet placed on my trailer. 2 tie down straps across the pallet and away I go. I have been doing this for the last 7 years. I have done the same procedure when I used our minivan(10-12 inside the van, the rest on the trailer)
I paid about $399(new) for the trailer and you pay for 5 yrs worth of registration for the trailer.

I assume it's not high enough to put the whole skid in there?
think I would like something that the whole ton could be dropped in but they all look like the height is the same..[ ust took a look at TSC.]

 

[MtDew]

it's an open trailer. The trailer is only rated to 1500 lbs. I have hauled a full ton on that trailer but only about 4-5 miles.

 

[Tonyray]

it's an open trailer. The trailer is only rated to 1500 lbs. I have hauled a full ton on that trailer but only about 4-5 miles.

I need to go from levittown to Buckspellets in Pipersville near doylestown.
hour/half round trip.

 

[MtDew]

So put the first 10 bags in the bed of your truck and have Bucks place the rest of the pallet on the trailer. That's the way I do it.

I have done a full ton on that trailer but it was from a Home Depot to my house(like 3 miles)

So you'd be looking at $450 for the trailer, $100-$150 for the hitch assembly

 

[TStark]

DId the full size truck thing for 25 years...

no more

no more inflated insurance, registrations, rotted frames, rotted body, rotted fuel tanks, rotted spare tires, rotted brakes, chitty injection pumps, rotted shock mounts, axle seals, overpriced tires, wheel bearings that only last 80k, rotted bumpers.

Just get a quality trailer, no toy.; 5x10 galv landscape is very practical. Beware cheap immitations.

Yes, a yota truck you describe will be very capable.

this said, I have an suv and a jeep both with 3500# tow capacity

 

[Tonyray]

So put the first 10 bags in the bed of your truck and have Bucks place the rest of the pallet on the trailer. That's the way I do it.

I have done a full ton on that trailer but it was from a Home Depot to my house(like 3 miles)

So you'd be looking at $450 for the trailer, $100-$150 for the hitch assembly

plus I would need a hitch ball welded or bolted to my truck rear.

 

[MtDew]

That's the $100-$150 I mentioned in my post. They can be purchased from ebay or even uhaul. They bolt on under the truck, usually where the rear bumper mounts to the truck frame. Normally no drilling required, it uses existing holes to mount up the hitch.

 

[moey]

so you think my 4cyl/ automatic toyota could pull a small trailer with ton pellets in it...

Its rated for it.

 

[Tonyray]

That's the $100-$150 I mentioned in my post. They can be purchased from ebay or even uhaul. They bolt on under the truck, usually where the rear bumper mounts to the truck frame. Normally no drilling required, it uses existing holes to mount up the hitch.

sound ok although I would be hauling about 30 miles each way to bucks..
turnpike or county 2- 4 lane roads each way.. not sure which is safer...

 

[MtDew]

I have hauled pellets from Harrisburg to my house with this set up.(1.5 hrs one way) No issues. I live about 10 miles from Bucks Pellets.
You will be charged more in tolls if you use the turnpike pulling a trailer.

 

[jp57]

That's the $100-$150 I mentioned in my post. They can be purchased from ebay or even uhaul. They bolt on under the truck, usually where the rear bumper mounts to the truck frame. Normally no drilling required, it uses existing holes to mount up the hitch.

Also...check etrailer.com. They usually have decent pricing too. I got a hitch for my old Jeep Liberty from there. It bolted right into the factory location with no drilling required.

 

[Tonyray]

I'll probably order a couple tons of those in a couple months

The EasyBlaze are not bad, pretty decent heat. My stove it making a big pile of clinkers (I guess that's what they're called) after about 12 hours with these pellets...having said that, it will do that for just about any pellets I've used with the exception of the Energex's. Those burned hot as all heck and were pretty low on ash. I'll probably order a couple tons of those in a couple months

I'm just glad Bucks had the EasyBlazes last month since everyone up here in the Lehigh Valley was out. It was a haul to get there, but it made for a pretty good road trip on a Saturday afternoon with my wife, so it worked out well. And like I said, the truck handled it with no problems.

Having a small utility/landscape trailer is probably the way to go. My wife made me buy one when we got the truck and I've used it quite a bit more than I thought...mulch, stone, dirt, fire wood, and our stuff when we moved. Comes in very handy.

are u talking about the green energex bags or the golden pellets?

btw:
lot of good info from u guys today.. really informative concerning pellet hauling..

 

[jp57]

are u talking about the green energex bags or the golden pellets?

btw:
lot of good info from u guys today.. really informative concerning pellet hauling..

I only found the green energex's and I really liked them...except I had to pay $7.25/bag for them at the time!! This was when it was below 0 degrees around here. In fact, the day I picked them up it was -2!

 

[Tonyray]

I only found the green energex's and I really liked them...except I had to pay $7.25/bag for them at the time!! This was when it was below 0 degrees around here. In fact, the day I picked them up it was -2!

you would love the goldens.. super low ash....paid 265.00 ton last year..