32 Dump Trailers For Sale in
Fort Worth, Texas

Dump Trailers in Fort Worth, TX

The ground here changes as you cross the county. Black clay to the east and south holds water and weighs a great deal more wet than dry. Limestone rock to the west is heavier again by volume. Either way, a dump trailer bought on price rather than rating gets found out inside a season.

The build

• Floors and walls in 10-gauge steel - on a dump body the steel is the structure, not a skin
• Hydraulic lift powered in both directions, worked from a handheld control
• A housed battery of its own, kept charged by the tow vehicle as you drive
• Tandem axles with brakes, ramps for walk-behind machines, and a tarp kit option
• 5x10, 6x10, 6x12, and 7x14 are the sizes that move fastest off this lot

Also worth knowing

A dump trailer is what most junk-removal and clean-out operations in this county actually run. If you are pricing a dumpster service against owning the trailer, the trailer wins on any route you repeat.

Three jobs it does here

Excavation and concrete work runs all year - spoil out, base rock in. Oilfield service operations west of town move sand, spoil, and location material on their own schedule. And then there is hail: one spring storm puts a season of roofing work on the calendar overnight, and tear-off debris is denser than it looks. Crews with dump trailers take those calls.

Sizing

A 5x10 is the smallest that still tips its own load and it suits an acreage property. A 6x10 or 6x12 covers most commercial work, and the 6x12 is the volume seller. The 7x14 is what an outfit buys once it works out that the second trip costs more than the bigger trailer did. Ask about the Interstate Patriot and LoadRunner dump models by name - both are asked for here. Ask about the Interstate models specifically - why Interstate covers why.

Browse dump trailers in Fort Worth. Hydraulics and brakes are the two systems worth regular eyes, and both are covered in the two complimentary 40-point inspections.

Which size, by the work

A 5x10 is the smallest that still tips its own load, and it suits an acreage property or a two-person crew. A 6x10 or 6x12 covers most commercial work and still fits a residential street - the 6x12 is the volume seller. A 7x14 is what an outfit buys once the second trip starts costing more than the bigger trailer did.

Gates

Barn gates open wide for bulky material. Spreader gates meter material as you drive, which matters for laying gravel rather than dropping it. Combination gates do both. Choose from the work, and add a tarp kit at order - it gets retrofitted far more often than it gets specified.

Hail and tear-off work

A significant share of dump trailers in this market do roofing tear-offs. For that, the 6x12 and 7x14 are the practical sizes, and a tarp kit plus a spreader gate is the combination most crews end up wanting. Shingles are heavy for their volume, so rate for weight rather than for how full the body looks.

Hydraulics and battery

Powered lift in both directions from a handheld control, with an enclosed battery charged from the tow vehicle. If a body will not lift, it is nearly always the battery or the charge line rather than the pump, and Texas heat shortens battery life more than cold does.

Tipping safely

Level ground, every time. Chock the wheels, keep everyone clear of the body’s travel, and never tip on a slope or with a load that has frozen or set into one mass. Most dump trailer incidents are ground conditions rather than equipment failure.