Tandem grain trcuk question

[blackpowder]

Good grief BTO. I cut my teeth on a 5X4. Still love it.
Have a Mack 12 for 22 years it's just ok.
My greatest laugh some days is watching them
trying to find reverse, hell it's only got 6 of them.
I'm certain at 48 I'm the youngest person I know
who has ever even heard of double clutching.
When 's the last time you drove a 2 stroke Jimmy?
I love my old trucks, Jake shifting etc.
Tuff but antiques.
Sick and tired of watching anyone under 50 drop
the clutch etc. Newer autos are great, just some
expensive electrical crap. Otherwise hammer down.

[blackpowder]

if only I could run a smartphone as well as a clutch.

[LEP]

I would stay away from a single acting cylinder on a hoist especially
with a rookie operator.

A gravel hauler just flips the latch and dumps, plus the gravel box
pivots at the back with no overhang.

With grain we have an overhang and we are slowly dumping the
grain so if the grain suddenly slides and the box over balances,
away she goes.

I borrowed a neighbor's tandem one time. I didn't realize it was a
single acting cylinder, so when I brought it back he said oh ya I
should have mentioned ....

Anyway I was lucky there was no problem that time, although last
year he overcentred a load of fertilizer and dumped a bunch on the
ground.

For 50 to 60k you should be able to have lots to pick from.

[blackpowder]

if only I could run a smartphone as well as a clutch.

[Jagfarms]

Thank you everyone for all the info. The trucks I am looking at have a Bergs grain body box from Bergs prep and paint in Winkler MB.

It looks like there is not much overhang of the box where it hinges to the frame on the trucks I am looking at.

Does any one know if all Bergs grain body's have the teloscopic hoists? The front of the grain box is designed that it is built around the teloscopic ram and fastened at the top of the box.

[poorboy]

If you have a long frame and no overhang behind the hitch pin a telescoping hoist will be just fine.

Trouble came from years ago when the frames were too short and there was a lot of overhang the grain would slide down and lift the box or you could not lower it if you wanted.

Lots of of gravel trucks with grain gates in them and no problems.