Iron Bull deck over dump trailer from Norstar, heavy duty trailer, new to our trailer fleet

(www.norstarcompany.com/trailer...) Our new truck review test trailer. King of the Road, this Iron Bull dump trailer with 3-way tailgate, folding sides and ramps. The most versatile trailer I've seen. Load from the side, over the side, rear ramps, we load skid steer loader, side by side and a short bed Dodge Ram. It dumps hydraulically to almost 45 degrees. 8 ft. by 16 ft. heavy duty steel, 10 in. I-Beam frame.

[@marty9144]

I love dump trailers. I have a different brand, but most are somewhat similar. Ooohh boy was my wife mad when I brought the dump trailer home. Most was forgiven when I helped the son with a project where I hauled the tractor to his house. When I helped the daughter with a project, the wife couldn't stop praising the usefulness of the dump trailer. Like you say, you can haul the tractor, or poop, or make dump runs, or gravel runs, or whatever. . . .

[@kevinbarry71]

Very nice, I really like that trailer

[@MrTruckTV]

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[@zackzander425]

Tilt the bed up a little when loading equipment 👍 Both Iron Bull and Diamond C are solid choices.

[@janvandenbos7085]

Nice equipment Mr Truck, i like it, and of course Kelsey 😍😎👌👍

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[@garyblatt8925]

Very nice trailer. I need a trailer like that for one season at the Kentucky Compound. By the end of a season, I would need to downsize because I think all the work for that beast would be done.

[@MrTruckTV]

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[@jdfleetguy28]

Enjoyed the video. I just ordered a new PJ D8 optioned with 16 ft length and 16K GVWR with dual oil bath 8K axles, which the PJ D8 is their version of a deck over dump trailer very similar to your Iron bull. I would assume your trailer is a 14K trailer, that really seems like a lot of weight for 1/2 ton truck, if it were ever fully loaded. My 2022 3500 RAM Cummins with rear factory air bags really knows when I am pulling my current 14K dump trailer fully loaded.

[@NatureRecycleFlorida]

nice trailer

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[@ricwestdoesitwork]

Nice dump trailer Kent. I have been wanting a dump trailer so, when I go to the dump I don't have to spend 2 days recovering from unloading the trailer I have manually. Can't get the wife to go for it but, she doesn't go with me to unload the trailer.

[@MrTruckTV]

Take the wife when you dump and let her run the shovel. I'm against manual labor.

[@ricwestdoesitwork]

@@MrTruckTV Now that's funny. 😂

[@zackzander425]

You’re the man, you tell her how it is going to be. If my wife said I couldn’t buy a dump trailer I’d have shown her the door 🚪. Life is too short to have to struggle all the time.

[@sgbradley]

Nice dumpbox Kent, I wouldn't let that Bobcat on your new truck again, you might want to wait for a 3500 in case you find a John Deere tractor to put in it so it can hold the weight while loading it.

[@MrTruckTV]

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[@DriftwoodME]

Can you take the sides off if needed to use as a more traditional flatbed, I’m considering a dump and a deck over might be a good thing to look at for versatility

[@MrTruckTV]

Yes, the sides drop down so you load from the side. It's alittle over 8 ft. The tailgate is 3 way so there is a post at the corners of the tailgate

[@jessemarch6613]

I am considering purchasing one Monday this is why I watched your review. Would you please give me your opinion now that it's been 2 years since you purchased I would greatly value your opinion. I'm considering the exact same one you purchased.

[@MrTruckTV]

I love it, so handy as the sides fold down, 3 way rear gate, 16x8 as I deck over I can load wide things. We hauled trash, hay, trucks, skid loaders, Dodgezilla

[@SiimE]

Mr Truck, as the deck over is higher off the ground, meaning center of gravity is higher… is there any concern with that? When hauling tractors and alike any concerns with the higher center of gravity?

[@jordanstidham6276]

It would be awesome to have that trailer in a gooseneck and the floor be 20 foot long not just 16 as the longest. Then I could haul anything and everything and not have a small trailer. So I can haul round bales and decent size tractors and etc.

[@joedoakes8307]

The skid steer WON'T LOAD forwards because THE Approach ANGLE is TOO STEEP , i.e. the loading ramps are TOO SHORT !!!!!

[@marty9144]

State laws vary on truck capability/trailer weight. I'm trying to understand how this all works. I thought most states look at the truck capability (GVWR and GCWR) and trailer capability (GVWR). At 2:30 you indicate the 3/4 ton truck you have is capable of towing 12800 lbs. The trailer capability is greater than that (you indicate the trailer is 5000 lb and a 1 ton could haul 9000 lb in the trailer - leading me to believe that this is a 14000 lb trailer GVWR). Doesn't this trailer GVWR make it "illegal" to be towed by your 3/4 ton truck?

[@MrTruckTV]

Yes the trailer GVW is 14K, I think I said my F150 could haul 7k plus the 5K trailer and a 3/4 ton could haul 9k plus the trailer. It has two 7k axles

[@marty9144]

@@MrTruckTV Ok, 1/2 ton. My real question is if you were pulled over by the sheriff does she/he (in most states) do A or B to determine your weight: A. weigh your trailer (and whatever is in it) to determine that is under 12000 (or 12800) lb, or B. take the trailer weight rating from the sticker (14000 lb) and write you a ticket because your 1/2 ton truck is not rated for that size trailer.

[@tangydiesel1886]

@@marty9144 i know this is been over a year, but they would weigh your pickup and trailer to see if it's over loaded. Just because the pickup isn't rated for that trailer at max capacity, doesn't make it illegal to use at partial capacity. The rating on the trailer sticker is to determine how much "could" be put on, without overloading it.

[@nikolatesla6671]

late reply, but yes this does happen very often with the newer trucks that have higher towing capacities. a CDL is required for any type of commercial use over 26000lb in colorado. you can either use a smaller truck, or have the trailer manufacturer "set the specifications stickers" to a lower trailer gvw wink wink

[@JK-ug7rm]

too bad the trailers are so heavy.

[@Maricatlover]

You mean better build or light and crapy

[@ianmannis8223]

Now you need a real truck to pull it

[@MrTruckTV]

I will get Heavy Duty's to use this fall

[@ianmannis8223]

MrTruckTV Awesome!!!