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n2ma
10-25-2009, 10:49 AM
How tall is your leaf rig. Many people on here stack huge boxes on top of a dump. How tall is to tall?
Our leaf box will total 9' ground to top.
Puddle of Oil
10-25-2009, 02:45 PM
mine WAS 8', but i thought that was a little extreme.
DRM Ventures
10-25-2009, 04:32 PM
mine is 8' feet.....
CLARK LAWN
10-25-2009, 05:52 PM
wow those are little mine is 12'2" from ground to top
Mowbizz
10-25-2009, 06:02 PM
How tall is your leaf rig. Many people on here stack huge boxes on top of a dump. How tall is to tall?
Our leaf box will total 9' ground to top.

4 ft above dump trailer rail. During last Fall's cleanup I never really loaded over 1/2 full before I dumped anyway, so anything higher would certainly be overkill.
The Lesco leaf sucker I have mulches the leaves pretty well, so they really compact in there...I don't like leaving my leaf trailer with a load in it because if it rains your load weight doubles...I dump as soon as i can.
DRM Ventures
10-25-2009, 06:22 PM
I guess I should clarify.....mine is on my pick-up and is 8' ground to top
Hanau
10-25-2009, 06:25 PM
I think the max height you can be is 13'6". At least in Idaho, other states may have different regs.

You can go taller, but you need an over height permit.
J&R Landscaping
10-25-2009, 11:07 PM
13'6" is standard for most semi trailers for bridges and such. Mines not complete yet but it should be between 9-10 feet from top of roof to the ground.
P.Services
10-25-2009, 11:10 PM
to tall for the mcdonalds drive thru!!!!
nnj18
10-25-2009, 11:58 PM
to tall for the mcdonalds drive thru!!!!

who eats there anymore anyway?
P.Services
10-26-2009, 12:14 AM
hey f u to !!!!!
n2ma
10-26-2009, 12:42 AM
I keep 33" sides on stake body 6 months out of the year.
I am now adding 33" sides to go on top.
Our dump trailer in years past was tall but never had problem with low wires or bridges. I'm concerning myself with customers trees, and obstacles that we may occur at the job site.
I must put tall sides on just to match up the loader.
Second picture is the old leaf rig
P.Services
10-26-2009, 01:03 AM
man put some paint on that sucker!
P.Services
10-26-2009, 01:08 AM
nice shop though!
Gravel Rat
10-26-2009, 04:30 AM
If you have a flatdeck I wouldn't go anymore than 4 feet unless you have a structurally built box.
n2ma
10-26-2009, 09:28 AM
man put some paint on that sucker!

Yes the leaf loader looks ugly. But with 620 hours and Perkins diesel makes up for it. Next summer we may take it in and give it a touch up.
Puddle of Oil
10-26-2009, 09:19 PM
who eats there anymore anyway?

breakfast is good! lol
mdlwn1
10-26-2009, 09:21 PM
Npr grain dump plus 4 feet..whatever that is...only way to get till lunch.
KPZ Enterprises
12-24-2010, 10:59 AM
my leaf box is 8ft 6" from ground to the top with the bg loader on the back.
yardmanlee
12-24-2010, 11:11 AM
more than 12' at least
KPZ Enterprises
12-24-2010, 12:01 PM
http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j351/kzim61/1121101143a-1.jpg

this is a pic of our leaf rig. im learning how to post pics now. lol hope it works
Peerless Lawn Care
12-27-2010, 11:53 AM
9 foot box on top of a flat bed, which is about 3.5 feet from the gound. So about 12.5 feet ground to top. Pretty high, but necessary if you don't want to be dumping 5 times a day.