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Operating the Trailer's Power and Controls

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Crazy Live bottom dump Trailer in action!

What happens here

The main power for the conveyor belt and hydraulic systems of the Ants Trailer is provided by a Honda GX390 gasoline-powered engine, located at the front of the trailer. To activate the system, first, engage the main emergency shut-off switch to the 'ON' position. Next, press the power button on the DVS control panel to activate the electronic controls. Before starting the engine, ensure the choke is engaged. Once the engine is running, you can use the control panel or the wireless remote control to operate the 'Bed In' (for loading) and 'Bed Out' (for unloading) functions, as well as the 'Tilt Up' and 'Tilt Down' hydraulics. The trailer also includes a trickle charger that maintains the battery while the truck is driving, eliminating the need to plug it in overnight.

Goal: Learn to power on and control the Ants Trailer's functions.

Tools and materials

  • DVS Control Panel DVS — Operating the trailer's functions
  • Honda GX390 Engine Honda — Providing power to the hydraulic and conveyor systems
  • Wireless Remote Control DVS — Remote operation of the trailer's functions

What they say

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so now this has a conveyor belt floor so let's talk about that for a minute how long do these conveyor belt floors last we've well we've been building the trailer for seven years some of the original units still have the original belts in them we've had other units where people have really abused them and hit them hard and they've lasted uh you know a year or two they'll get out of a belt but you can replace the belt yeah the belt is replaceable it takes an hour or so to do pretty easy to do how much does it cost to replace the boat it's roughly 1500 bucks for a new belt okay and can a guy do it himself or does he got to go to a dealer to do it no you can do it yourself on over here this is legit my first time seeing this thing in operation all right so right here is our main shutoff emergency shut off you want that on that'll power up the unit the next thing you do is you hit the power on that opens or starts up the controls um that allows you to run it now we're gonna hit the uh start on the motor actually let me hit the choke here we also include a hands-free remote or a wireless remote okay um and it basically what it does it's the same controls as here but you can take this and your piece of equipment be in your skid steer let's say and you pull up with a bucket you can convey the material right into your skid steer bucket from the cab from the cab of your loader and never have to get out and go do anything more he talks the better it gets this is our chain drive motor okay so so the battery how often do you get to charge that up uh the honda will actually charge it as as you're using it okay and also we do and have a small trickle charger built into the circuit that will as you're driving around will keep the so there's no plug in this trailer in at night okay well if you're hauling equipment um we run a

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