2024 Griffin Trailers 5×10 7K Powder Coated Dump with Barn Door Gate

Description

Small Deck, Full-Size Hydraulics

Plenty of small dump trailers cut the same corner: a single-acting cylinder that lifts the bed and then lets gravity drop it back down. Griffin did not. This 2024 5×10 runs a 3 in x 30 in cylinder off a 12V DC pump with power in both directions, so the bed comes down under control even when the last of a sticky load is still clinging to the floor.

The rest of the build follows the same logic. Floor and walls are 12-gauge smooth steel finished in black powder coat rather than sprayed paint, which is the difference between a scratch that stays a scratch and one that turns into a rust streak by the second spring. A deep cycle marine battery feeds the pump and holds charge between jobs.

At 1,895 lb empty and 7,000 lb gross, this trailer leaves 5,105 lb of payload in a package a half-ton pickup can pull without a second thought. That combination is why landscapers, handymen and homeowners clearing a property tend to land on a 7K over something larger they would only half fill.

Specifications

• 2024 Griffin Trailers, model GT-5x10ta, black, new
• GVWR 7,000 lb; empty weight 1,895 lb; payload 5,105 lb
• 12-gauge smooth steel floor and walls in black powder coat
• 3 in x 30 in hydraulic lift cylinder, 12V DC pump, power up and power down
• Deep cycle marine battery
• Barn door gate
• 2-5/16 in A-frame coupler with coupler-mounted 5,000 lb top-wind jack
• EZ Lube axles on equalized leaf spring suspension
• 15 in radial tires
• 14-gauge formed tread plate fenders
• 2 in x 4 in tube stake pockets and tarp brackets
• 7-way round plug with 3-piece plug-and-play harness
• LED lighting, 5,200 lb safety chains with S-hooks

Sizing advice for this one is mostly arithmetic. A cubic yard of dry topsoil is roughly 2,000 lb and wet is closer to 2,700, so two and a half yards of damp soil is about all the 5,105 lb payload wants even though the box will hold more. Mulch and brush are the opposite problem, filling the box at a fraction of the weight, which is where the tarp brackets earn their place on the highway.

The barn door gate is worth choosing deliberately. It swings clear for clean bulk dumping and makes the rear opening wide enough to shovel into, but unlike a combination spreader gate it will not meter material out slowly. On arrival, run the bed up and down a few cycles, confirm the battery is holding, and set your brake controller against a loaded trailer rather than an empty one.

The price you see covers free delivery anywhere in the Lower 48, with a flat $550 for Puerto Rico, and units typically arrive within 4 to 10 days of a cleared bank transfer. Want to compare a few sizes first? Start with our chassis and trailer category, then tell us where it is headed and we will quote the delivered total.