Watching trailer while dumping

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Hi Cheeseburgers,,,,mmmmm,,,cheeseburgers,,,anyway, what I used to do is watch the ram as the sections come out, and if they started to shift to one side, I'd stop. I heard of wagons going over trying to come down, and if she starts to lean, the real Marines keep going and dump it rather than bring it down. I knew a guy that glued a level on the front of the box and could tell what angle he was on. A frame dump can lean a lot more than a frameless. Be careful.

 

Try to back it up as straight as u can......form an invisable line vertically from the rear and tractor tandems.....run ' er up and if it goes beyound that line.....set it down.....move over till the box is level n try again.......YOU are the one that will be held responciable if u lay it over......not the spotter, dozer /grader operator!!!! Do not get in a hurry on soft uneven ground.
Trust me.......once it starts to go......u aint stopping it.....hang on and go along 4 the ride! Been there done that.

 

I drove a dump truck and always raised and lowered it slowly raise dump half way while product is dumping then raise if completely for rest of product to dump.then lower it slowly.don't forget so watch for low objects like wires and branches.

 

I've rolled one over before. It's not a fun ride. Once you see it leaning it then best bet is to get it back down.

 

Had a guy get killed a few years ago on a project I was working as a contract field mechanic on. Guy lifted up the box on soft ground, truck rolled over and the box crushed the cab on another truck parked next to him. After that we were told we'd be fired if we went within 150' of any truck while they were dumping.

 

WOW, what were the chances there?