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Understanding Southland Trailer Design

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Trevor from Southland Trailers explains the key features of their dump trailer design. He highlights the 16-foot trailer with tandem 12k axles, providing a 30,000-pound Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). He details the robust scissor hoist mechanism, which provides superior stability and lifting capacity compared to traditional telescopic hoists, especially when lifting heavy or uneven loads. He emphasizes that the hoist integrates into the trailer's structure, offering added strength and preventing lateral movement. The 'sill design' with two long running beams distributes weight evenly across the box, enhancing durability and ease of dumping.

Goal: Learn about the structural and functional advantages of Southland dump trailers.

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trailer tandem 12K so we are 30,000 lb gross weight of this trailer the trailer weighs about 7K so we came down here to put 23,000 lb of gravel in the back and we just dumped 20 3,000 lb of gravel right back into the gravel yard tell me about the Hoist though cuz this is you guys do this a little different you just got to go big you know people say you got to have not people say it's not enough strength it's not going to work you just need a bigger hoist 15 Tons power up power down Champion hoist gets the job done okay why not a telescopic hoist this becomes part of the structure underneath the trailer so this box is not going to rock left and right is not going to shift this adds stability it adds strength it gives you an easy dump simple and enough power to get it done and power up and power back down again you get to the job site you dump you pull it back down and you hit the road okay and we're going to go look at how you build not just this but your end dumps all of it all of it because they're built Side by each yep yep 100% you'll see them all in the factory we're going to run through there we're going to see exactly how we put this together awesome all right let's go to the factory next and see exactly what they do that the person that buys this they get paid for what they deliver we've talked about this they get paid for what they leave behind at whatever job site not pay for what they're dragging around

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