What You Need To Know About Dump Trailers

What is a dump semi-trailer

A dump trailer, known also as a dumping truck, dump truck, dumper trailer, dump lorry or dumper lorry or a dumper for short, is used for transporting A typical dump truck is equipped with an open-box bed, which is hinged at the rear and equipped with a dumper trailer. A typical dump truck is equipped with an open-box bed, which is hinged at the rear and equipped with hydraulic rams to lift the front, allowing the material in the bed to be deposited ("dumped") on the ground behind the truck at the site of delivery.

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Applications of dump truck semi-trailer

Dump truck semi-trailer is widely used in various transportation work, such as mining, water conservancy construction, road building, etc. In order to realize the mechanization of loading and unloading, the dump truck works with a variety of machinery, mainly including excavation machinery, loading machinery and conveyors, forming a loading, transporting and unloading-based loading and transporting production process, thus carrying out the work of loading and transporting goods.

Dump trailers can be divided into two categories according to their usage: one category belongs to the heavy and super heavy dump trailers for non-road transportation, which mainly undertake the transportation tasks of large mines and projects, and are usually used in conjunction with excavators; the other category belongs to the light, medium and general dump trailers for road transportation, which mainly undertake the transportation of loose goods such as gravel, soil and coal, and are usually used in conjunction with loaders.

Dump Trailers: What Are the Differences?

Dump trailers come in three main types: end dump trailer, bottom (or belly) dump trailer, and side dump trailer. While weight and axle spacing regulations may often determine which type of dump trailer you need, knowing what each dump trailer is best suited to haul, and their advantages and disadvantages, can While weight and axle spacing regulations may often determine which type of dump trailer you need, knowing what each dump trailer is best suited to haul, and their advantages and disadvantages, can help you make a smart investment when deciding on a trailer.

End Dump Trailers - Classic Design with Stability Challenges

An end dump is what most people picture when they hear the term "dump truck. With an end dump, the box has to be raised high enough to unload its cargo, making the unit unstable, especially on End dumps can also become more unstable due to loads shifting, and typically aren't End dumps can also become more unstable due to loads shifting, and typically aren't suitable to haul liquids, since it is challenging to make the rear gate watertight.

Side Dump Trailers - Greater Stability and Versatility

Side dumps unload their cargo by tilting the trailer to one side, which provides greater stability. Side dumps are easy to operate from within the cab and can dump on soft and uneven ground safely; there is no need to back up or find a level to dump the load. Side dumps are easy to operate from within the cab and can dump on soft and uneven ground safely; there is no need to back up or find a level area to unload.

Side Dump Trailers are comparatively safer, Side Dump Trailers are equipped with lifting cylinders to reduce this danger, but not to the extent that it can be completely eliminated, End Dump Trailers are easy to overturn when unloading, especially when the load is heavy and is unloaded on a high ground area.

These two forms of self-unloading semi-trailers, if not operated properly, are prone to rollover accidents. The most important thing is that the driver needs to drive and operate correctly, regularly and carefully.

What things should I pay attention to when buying Side Dump Trailers?

The load-bearing capacity of semi-trailer beam

Side Dump Trailers are subject to uneven forces, and the load-bearing capacity of the beam is relatively high. The beam should be generally larger than the beam of a van with the same load capacity to be more reliable.

The number and diameter of the hydraulic top size

Hydraulic top is an important part of the semi-trailer, according to the different load tonnage, there are generally 110, 125, 130, 150 and other diameters, the general standard load of not more than 60 tons with 110 5 +1 (5 lifting cylinders, a shift cylinder), or 130 4 +1; heavy load 80 tons -120 tons of semi-trailer generally with 6 +1 or 7 +1 150 cylinders. Displacement top generally use 160 or 180 cylinders.

The more pivot points, the higher the reliability.

When operating the dump truck, most of the weight of the cargo depends on the diagonal brace, so the solidity of the diagonal brace is very important. The number of diagonal braces should be reasonable, of course, the more the better, the more side dump diagonal braces, the smaller the force on each pivot point, the higher the reliability. Generally 13 meters dump semi-trailer is 5 pivot points, 15 meters is 6 pivot points.

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