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PJ Dump Trailer Evaluation: Red Flags Identified

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The host transitions to a PJ dump trailer, praising its structural integrity, which includes a 7-gauge flooring and 'Monster Rails' to prevent denting. However, he points out 'red flags': the trailer lacks a true box frame, using an indentation for rigidity (similar to Ram pickup trucks, which he notes are prone to denting). He questions this design choice for a critical impact point. He also criticizes the decision to use 7,000-pound axles despite the 'Monster Rails,' suggesting that stronger 8,000 or 10,000-pound axles should have been offered as options, or the trailer down-rated to match the axles.

Goal: Identify and analyze design flaws ('red flags') in the PJ dump trailer's construction.

Tools and materials

  • 14-ply Tires — Trailer wheels
  • 5-stage Telescopic Hoist — Lifting the dump bed for unloading
  • 7-gauge Steel — Flooring of the dump trailer
  • Hydraulic Jack Controller — Controlling the hydraulic jack
  • Hydraulic Jack — Operating the hoist and lifting the trailer
  • Hydraulic Reservoir — Storing hydraulic fluid for the hoist
  • Long Arm Tarp — Covering the trailer contents
  • Monster Rails PJ Trailers — Enhanced structural integrity of the trailer sides
  • PJ Dump Trailer PJ Trailers — Hauling and dumping materials

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>> I'm Tana and I'm with Central Trailer Sales. >> Hi Tana. Um this is a PJ Trailer, correct? >> a PJ Dump Trailer, correct? >> Um I noticed you have what's called monster rails on this. So, as we look at this, what are we What are we looking at, and what do we What do we need to know about the monster rails? >> So, what we're looking at is we're looking at kind of the structural integrity of this um dump trailer. So, I mean, you can kind of see the the beefiness of it. It's all a 7-gauge flooring. >> Mhm. >> Um but the way that they kick out these monster rails just gives it so much more structure when you're putting a lot of things in here. >> So, it's not a true box frame. I notice it's an indentation. >> indentation. >> Which is a way to add rigidity so that, you know, if you It reminds me of the uh the RAM pickup trucks. >> Yeah. >> They don't have the indentation on them, so you you push on them, and they tend to dent >> Correct. >> a lot easier, where if we look at a Ford, they have that structural indentation, and that's what they did with with this one. >> Correct. It's a good analogy. >> Mhm. Mhm. Is there anything else that we should know about this? I mean, I'm looking at it. >> awesome because it has a five-stage telescopic hoist. >> Okay. Nice. >> Um you're going to get a lot more power when you're putting that hoist up in the front. So, >> And it looks like a very beefy hoist, as well. >> hoist. >> Do you know what the rating is on that one? >> This one is rated I believe for 20,000 lbs. >> 20,000 lbs. >> Yep. So, you can overload this thing, and uh it just will get it up. >> And is this a powder coated? >> This is a powder coated, correct. >> What's the axles on this unit? >> is a 7K axles, and they are They have the 14-ply tires, which is very nice. >> 14-ply tires. So, and as we go, you've got on the front of your dump trailer, it looks like you've got dedicated tool storage on the top. And And then here's your hydraulic reserve, and an extra-big hydraulic reserve. I notice it's not a plastic tank. >> It's not. Okay. KTI. Um and then we've got the hydraulic jack, so you've got your controller for your dump and for your hydraulic jack. >> Okay. Now, as we walk around here and your first name again was? >> Tana. >> Tana. Um Tana, one of the…

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