Aluminum Super B hoppers: Lode King Distinction vs Doepker Legacy

While I cannot directly answer your question, I do own two Doepker end dump tri axles, and find them to be well made.

 

How much cheaper are you talking here?

 

I can't see steel hoppers being lighter than aluminum. Lode King is a hometown (well, more home-province) brand for me, and I haven't encountered one of their products I haven't liked (flat or bulk).

Those Distinction trailers are like the Cadillac of hoppers. Never used a Doepker though.

I'd say call them or a dealer (I've heard FGI is a direct sales outlet for Lode King) and ask.

I was using a set of 2010+ Distinction trailers back in May, pulling with a 2011 Mack Pinnacle (MP8) and Hydro-vac, think I was somewhere between 19,000-19,500 kg tare on full tanks.

 

Having driven 6 years for a Sask/based bulk hauler I can say that as of three years ago the Lodeking super-b's that we had were 1100# heavier than Doepkers with exactly the same equipment. The Lodekings also needed alignments before being put on the road where the Doepkers were still within alignment when inspected after 1 year.

 

Thanks for this.
Great info to have.

 

I have a set of Doepker's, open end, steel hopper bottoms with aluminum slopes. Was pulling a set of Wilson aluminum closed end, the Doepkers are also 1,000 lbs lighter than the Wilson's.
My empty weight with a 2016 Cascadia DD16 is 19,200 kgs full of fuel.
The company has one set of Legacy's, but they are heavier than mine as they have a double wall to get the strength.

 

That’s hilarious. I have a 72” W900L and a Trail King 35ton extendable RGN trailer. Without the tip-out I weigh 19,940 empty.

 

and you are dragging 2 or 3 axles down the road and can LEGALLY haul 19560 kg as a tandem or 26560 kg as a tridem.
They are talking about an 8 axle super B that can legally haul 44300 kg.
I understand that you are in a different area of the industry,the bulk industry is completely different from the rgn industry.
In my 45 years as a truck driver I have played in many different areas of this industry.
Try comparing apples to apples.