What do you use to pick up your pellet orders of 1 ton +?

smoke show said:

i usually do it one bag at a time.^^^^^^

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2 bags. One on shoulder. One in hands. Till I get tired. Then 1 bag at a time also.

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DexterDay said:

Had that happen to me too. 14 ft Trailer, unloaded 10 bags of the top of the skid, to the front of the trailer. Negative Tongue wieght is a big No No. Keep throwing them to the front, till you get some Positive wieght. A little easier than loading all by hand. IMO. But do whatever works best for you.

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That's what I was thinking as I read the bags were loaded manually. I would put several up front, as you said you do, and then have them place the remainder of the pallet on in one piece. The less manual labor, the better.

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I carry some 4x6 blocks in the truck. Stack them under the two rear corners of the trailer. Fork-lift loads and centers the palate on the trailer. Sometimes I need to have the fork-lift lift the tail of the trailer slightly to remove the blocks. Goes quick an easy.

exoilburner said:

Alternative Guy said:

DexterDay said:

Had that happen to me too. 14 ft Trailer, unloaded 10 bags of the top of the skid, to the front of the trailer. Negative Tongue wieght is a big No No. Keep throwing them to the front, till you get some Positive wieght. A little easier than loading all by hand. IMO. But do whatever works best for you.

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That's what I was thinking as I read the bags were loaded manually. I would put several up front, as you said you do, and then have them place the remainder of the pallet on in one piece. The less manual labor, the better.

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I carry some 4x6 blocks in the truck. Stack them under the two rear corners of the trailer. Fork-lift loads and centers the palate on the trailer. Sometimes I need to have the fork-lift lift the tail of the trailer slightly to remove the blocks. Goes quick an easy.

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The problem is that they can't push the slid up any further. I have blocks I use also. The forks on the tow motors are not long enough to get the skid over the axle. So I have to open the skid and unload some bags. Only used the trailer a couple times. Truck is much easier. Load and go. Looking into a flat top trailer. So it can be loaded from the side. And carry 2 tons. One ton at a time aint fun.

Thanks for the ideas about using jack stands or blocks under the back of the trailer.
I had not thought of doing that.

DexterDay said:

exoilburner said:

Alternative Guy said:

DexterDay said:

Had that happen to me too. 14 ft Trailer, unloaded 10 bags of the top of the skid, to the front of the trailer. Negative Tongue wieght is a big No No. Keep throwing them to the front, till you get some Positive wieght. A little easier than loading all by hand. IMO. But do whatever works best for you.

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That's what I was thinking as I read the bags were loaded manually. I would put several up front, as you said you do, and then have them place the remainder of the pallet on in one piece. The less manual labor, the better.

Click to expand...

I carry some 4x6 blocks in the truck. Stack them under the two rear corners of the trailer. Fork-lift loads and centers the palate on the trailer. Sometimes I need to have the fork-lift lift the tail of the trailer slightly to remove the blocks. Goes quick an easy.

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The problem is that they can't push the slid up any further. I have blocks I use also. The forks on the tow motors are not long enough to get the skid over the axle. So I have to open the skid and unload some bags. Only used the trailer a couple times. Truck is much easier. Load and go. Looking into a flat top trailer. So it can be loaded from the side. And carry 2 tons. One ton at a time aint fun.

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Fork-lift driver has a 4x4 he lays down in front of the pallet fork holes and then shoves the pallet further on to the trailer with the tips of his forks against the 4x4.

He used to just back up a little and lift from the front half of the pallet then slide it further but that put major holes in the bottom plastic bags and I had pellets all over the bed of the trailer. It was a mess to clean up.

I'm useing my 95 vandura, the bonus is the last ton I picked up I left in it. Just carried in a bag whenever I came into the house.

06 2500hd 2 tons in the back. she rides alot better w/the weight :cheese:

22 tons to the warehouse
unload with forklift
bring 1 ton home at a time in the DODGE CUMMINS
unload by hand stack in the garage
brung in a bag at a time to the stove
2 bags a day

exoilburner said:

DexterDay said:

exoilburner said:

Alternative Guy said:

DexterDay said:

Had that happen to me too. 14 ft Trailer, unloaded 10 bags of the top of the skid, to the front of the trailer. Negative Tongue wieght is a big No No. Keep throwing them to the front, till you get some Positive wieght. A little easier than loading all by hand. IMO. But do whatever works best for you.

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That's what I was thinking as I read the bags were loaded manually. I would put several up front, as you said you do, and then have them place the remainder of the pallet on in one piece. The less manual labor, the better.

Click to expand...

I carry some 4x6 blocks in the truck. Stack them under the two rear corners of the trailer. Fork-lift loads and centers the palate on the trailer. Sometimes I need to have the fork-lift lift the tail of the trailer slightly to remove the blocks. Goes quick an easy.

Click to expand...

The problem is that they can't push the slid up any further. I have blocks I use also. The forks on the tow motors are not long enough to get the skid over the axle. So I have to open the skid and unload some bags. Only used the trailer a couple times. Truck is much easier. Load and go. Looking into a flat top trailer. So it can be loaded from the side. And carry 2 tons. One ton at a time aint fun.

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Fork-lift driver has a 4x4 he lays down in front of the pallet fork holes and then shoves the pallet further on to the trailer with the tips of his forks against the 4x4.

He used to just back up a little and lift from the front half of the pallet then slide it further but that put major holes in the bottom plastic bags and I had pellets all over the bed of the trailer. It was a mess to clean up.

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why not just use a empty pallet and push the full one forward... simple really.mmmmmmm

woodsman23 said:

why not just use a empty pallet and push the full one forward... simple really.mmmmmmm

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Tried that once, the pallet broke up as he was pushing it forward. That's why they use another full skid at my Lowes. This way you're not just pushing from the bottom, you are pushing all the way up the pallet. I usually try to slide the center of the skid at least 6-10" in front of the axle. That'll give me about 100lbs on the tongue.

I generally don't haul more than 50 miles. Unless its an incredible deal. Even then I would think trailer and a multiple ton load to make it worth while.

I drive 15 miles for for my pellets.

The Okies I picked up was three pallets, 3.9 tons on my 9,000lb equipment trailer towed with a '05 Chevy 2500HD 6.0l. The Vermonts I had delivered for free from a local lumber yard.

Got them in the basement like this:



This year, assuming that I can get a good deal from the factory, I intend on driving 250 miles round trip to Clarendon, VT to pick up 4 tons of Vermonts. Usually, I wouldn't drive that far, but I have friends up there, so I'll take the Mrs. and make a little road trip out of it.