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About Farm Trucks & Grain Trucks

Farm trucks and grain trucks are every bit as important to a successful, smooth-running farm operation as are tractors, harvesters, planters, and other types of farm equipment. Available in new, used, and conversion models from a diverse selection of manufacturers, many basic farm trucks and grain trucks share a similar appearance in general with standard dump trucks, and as with dump trucks, grain trucks use hydraulics to lift the box to dump the material they’re hauling.

These trucks come in heavy-duty and medium-duty models. They are often equipped with diesel engines rated for anywhere from 130 to 500 horsepower (97 to 373 kilowatts) as well as automatic and manual transmission options, single and tandem rear axles, and truck beds and boxes measuring roughly 16 feet (5 meters) or longer.

Buying Considerations

Whether they’re used to deliver corn to an ethanol plant, transport soybeans from the field to a grain elevator, haul tractor repair tools to the field, or move livestock to market, farm trucks and grain trucks display their year-round value through the vast number of jobs they can help accomplish. Moreover, because owners typically don’t put lots of miles on their farm trucks or grain trucks, these trucks can easily provide a decade or longer of reliable usage and provide a solid return on the investment.

Factors to consider when buying a farm truck or grain truck include the type of climate in which you’ll primarily use the truck, the transmission type that best matches your work conditions, whether the truck’s weight capacity can handle your farm’s typical payloads, and fuel efficiency. It’s also a good idea to determine whether you will drive the truck primarily on and near the farm or across longer stretches on public roads, as the latter may require obtaining a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and meeting additional requirements, depending on the state and intended purpose.

Depending on the model, features can include swing and hydraulically operated end gates, side extensions, side and rear grain chutes, and built-in access ladders, as well as a rear hitch for towing trailers, roll-over tarps, sloped stainless-steel box sides, and heavy-duty box liners.

Find The Right Farm Trucks & Grain Trucks

You’ll find a big selection of new and used farm trucks and grain trucks for sale on TruckPaper.com from manufacturers such as Chevrolet, Ford, Freightliner, GMC, International, Kenworth, Peterbilt, Sterling, and others.