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LPT Dump Trailer Drop Legs and Gates

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What happens here

Jacob showcases the improved drop legs and the slam-gate on the LPT dump trailer. The drop legs are designed like a heavy-duty jack, making them spring-loaded and much easier to deploy and retract compared to traditional, clunky pins. The new slam-gate features significantly larger and stronger door hinges, designed to prevent bending even if the gate hits the ground during dumping. Jacob states they are built strong enough to lift the trailer by the hinges. He then demonstrates the side-door design, which is a continuous sheet rolled up and over to give it strength, eliminating seams in the corners for a stronger flooring design.

Goal: Detail the enhanced drop legs, slam-gate, and side-door construction of the LPT dump trailer.

Tools and materials

  • Drop Legs Diamond C — Stabilizing the trailer when unhitched, now with spring-loaded mechanism
  • Gas Struts — Assisting with opening and closing the side-door gates easily
  • Side-Door Design Diamond C — Allows side-loading and converts the dump trailer to a flatbed
  • Slam-Gate Diamond C — The rear gate of the dump trailer, with heavy-duty hinges

What they say

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thousand pound jacks, where everything is held by a spring. And now you can just Oh, it's like your uh Your jack shoe. Yes. Aha. This makes security much easier , right? This is the main advantage. So this will be very important. We also changed the door hinges at the back. In this industry, the standard for almost every dump trailer manufacturer is a two- inch hitch. As you can see, this one is noticeably larger. Right. Because constantly, hundreds of times a year, people open doors, don't lock them properly, tip over the body, doors hit the ground, and hinges bend. So we decided we wanted to be able to lift the trailer by these hinges to make sure they didn't bend. They are extremely durable, so they will last a very long time. Show me the latch, okay? Yes. This is a much better system than the one on some of my trailers. There is a spring inside here, and it is a time-tested design. We implemented it a couple of years ago on the doors of trailers with an upper platform placement. You didn't talk about this a couple of years ago. So today we'll show you everything. One of the things Jacob is quick to point out is a solid sheet of metal, bent upwards for strength. I have already shown this design on other trailers and have seen what is lacking in other similar solutions . We said this sheet is 7 gauge thick, and here is the fly rod. Mhm. Where it overlaps and is boiled from below and above. Aha. And, as you noted, it's all one solid piece, so there are no seams in the corners. Right. This avoids seams at the corners. You get a much stronger floor structure. Very cool. Is that all there is to it , Jacob? That's all about it. So, can we see the side door design on this model? Good. So, now we've already dropped them, right? This is

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