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Transport and Dump Excavated Material

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What happens here

The loaded Sure-Trac dump trailer was transported to a local disposal facility. Once at the dump site, the trailer's hydraulic lift mechanism was activated to raise the bed and empty the excavated soil. It was crucial to configure the tailgate in a 'barn door' style (swinging outwards) to allow the material to discharge smoothly. Important safety lessons learned during this initial dump included always ensuring the tailgate is properly opened and, critically, never standing between the truck and the trailer while the bed is being raised to avoid potential crushing hazards from unexpected movements.

Goal: Dispose of excavated soil efficiently and safely.

Tools and materials

  • Dodge Ram Pickup Truck Dodge Ram — Towing the dump trailer to the disposal site
  • Sure-Trac Dump Trailer Sure-Trac — Transporting and hydraulically dumping excavated soil
  • Excavated Soil N/A — Disposal

What they say

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purge and dump you guys this is the first time Tim arrived dump this dump trailer so this is the Virgin oh wait we uh we actually did the gate as a dumped gate instead of flaring a molten it's just the way our dump trucks work not a big load keep going doors flying keep going [Music] pull er forward we'll see if the door drags okay we learned a couple lessons on this verge and dumped know you guys tell me if I'm right or wrong for one they need the tailgate should be open like barn door style not flip the way we have it seemed as if we kept it keep doing it like this we could damage that tailgate that's just the way our dump trucks operate so we wanted to see how well this operated that way but number two never stand between the dump trailer and the truck when you're lifting it up always step to the side there have been some people that have hadn't had the whole thing jerk forward and you can get crushed if you're caught in between there it's gonna go all by itself I bet if you tap that box oh they're just gonna go go just need a little convincing gravity down let's see how fast she goes so that's the same way our dump trucks run power up gravity down and we know it it's yeah because you're lifting head back of the train instead of trying to lift in the middle and having all the counterweight over the so we got our own

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