snonut12
Charter Member
I don't know but could it be possible that you were looking at the regular duty Cam 6x12 with 12K rating? They are built the same as the HD 6x12 except that the HD has a few extras like two telescope cylinders and barn doors, etc. The price you mention is about the same as what I was quoted from two local dealers (around $5000) for the regular duty model.
Just out of curiously I decided to check with my original trailer dealer/manufacturer (Heavy Hauler) on their pricing. They are the closest trailer dealer and they actually build trailers unlike the other two local dealers that I've been checking with pricing, which only sell major brand trailers like Cam Superline and BriMar, etc. Anyway I checked on their pricing and I should say there is quite a difference in pricing. I could get 6'5"x12', 26" wall, 11 gauge steel floor and walls, 16" tires and 12K rating for $5,300. However the barn doors, ramps, stake pockets, D-rings are an option which is additional $$. They really do build good trailers with good materials.
You probably are wondering why I am looking at them with the fact of problems I've been having with my current 7000# Heavy Hauler dump trailer? Like I mentioned earlier in this thread one of the reason the bed is bottoming out is because of distance from the pivot point to rear end of bed. I was going to ask the manufacturer if they could have put the pivot point closer to the rear end but I figured it was engineering design because they probably want pivot point to be closer to the axle to help take some of weight when dumping full loaded. Also I noticed that some other manufacturers that has axles more closer to the rear end of trailer which would helps when dumping. I looked at mine and I think I just realized the reason why mine is bottoming out so easily. Mine has the axles just about centered. I'm attaching a picture of mine when it was bought a few years ago. Do you think this is the problem? If so, then maybe I could talk to the manufacturer and ask if they could put the axles furthur back and maybe raise the bed height a couple inches by using deeper pivot brackets. I think that it would work. What do you think?
Just out of curiously I decided to check with my original trailer dealer/manufacturer (Heavy Hauler) on their pricing. They are the closest trailer dealer and they actually build trailers unlike the other two local dealers that I've been checking with pricing, which only sell major brand trailers like Cam Superline and BriMar, etc. Anyway I checked on their pricing and I should say there is quite a difference in pricing. I could get 6'5"x12', 26" wall, 11 gauge steel floor and walls, 16" tires and 12K rating for $5,300. However the barn doors, ramps, stake pockets, D-rings are an option which is additional $$. They really do build good trailers with good materials.
You probably are wondering why I am looking at them with the fact of problems I've been having with my current 7000# Heavy Hauler dump trailer? Like I mentioned earlier in this thread one of the reason the bed is bottoming out is because of distance from the pivot point to rear end of bed. I was going to ask the manufacturer if they could have put the pivot point closer to the rear end but I figured it was engineering design because they probably want pivot point to be closer to the axle to help take some of weight when dumping full loaded. Also I noticed that some other manufacturers that has axles more closer to the rear end of trailer which would helps when dumping. I looked at mine and I think I just realized the reason why mine is bottoming out so easily. Mine has the axles just about centered. I'm attaching a picture of mine when it was bought a few years ago. Do you think this is the problem? If so, then maybe I could talk to the manufacturer and ask if they could put the axles furthur back and maybe raise the bed height a couple inches by using deeper pivot brackets. I think that it would work. What do you think?