bought new hopper

From what I have seen the sub frame cracks vertically just above and in front of the axle on the main beam .. but as you stated overloading and bad roads cause issues most they guys I know that have had issues it's on the newer trailers and they load 66" side trailers to the point that they have to crawl up and shovel the corn or beans to the corners so they can roll the tarp

 

Even being a 50 foot trailer and having an extra axle I'm only about 32k empty. Used to run 91k pounds everywhere, pushing the law to the last inch and maybe a hair over. I know guys running a quad axle hopper and a drop axle on their truck, 110k all day every day. I don't know how often you get to SD but pretty sure the guys running grain trains out here are pushing 160k.

 

I'am no genius but you couldn't give me a Wilson trailer .. Hopper or Bull Rack.. there is no quality in their trailers

 

Interesting, most people around here want a Wilson hopper because they say Timptes are trash.

 

Exactly.

Every 102” Timpte hopper will have rivets issues on the very top row at the front of the front hopper after a few years. Most don’t know it because it is hard to see.
Timpte is like Fitzgerald. What ever components they can buy cheap is what they use. I had a 2013 that used Fruehauf parts for brake rebuilds. I’m not the first to experience that.
Parts through Timpte are generally sold at gold plated prices.
Not necessarily a bad trailer just not my first choice. Wilson will be heavier than a Timpte.

 

Never heard of that issue before. I've honestly had very little issues with mine, it eats tires for some reason is my only complaint.

 

If you have a 102 get in the front hopper and check the rivets at the very top. Stan gin the nose and shine a flashlight to the very top. Very common on peanut hoppers.
Alignment? Shocks? Even slightly loose wheel bearings.

 

I have a 96 inch, been a few places mostly in Kansas where I was glad I didn't have a 102. Just had all the wheel bearings gone through and seals replaced in December. It's ate tires since I bought it new, think it's the whole triple axle part of it that causes that.