Worst Part of pulling End-Dumps

WrightMat · Dec 10, 2015

Great post above by TDD. I agree with every word in that statement 100%. End dump guys are under-paid. It is dirty, hard, and dangerous. There is a huge need, however.

BigPerm · Dec 14, 2015

WrightMat said: ↑

Great post above by TDD. I agree with every word in that statement 100%. End dump guys are under-paid. It is dirty, hard, and dangerous. There is a huge need, however.
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Great info...& I couldn't agree more. In respect to pulling the trailer forward...on some Ranco & Dragon frameless trailers I've pulled, hauling asphalt chunks..ON LEVEL GROUND..I get up to the last stage, then pull the trailer. Why ? I've actually had the gate locks get material stuck underneath & bend / break the air cylinder rods. Almost like the ram is too long. Poor design I say. Hooks come up from the bottom instead of top. About 6" clearance from the ground. when fully up.

dustinjean · Jan 16, 2016

A liner is the only way to go i haul 42 yards of processed topsoil in a 36' end dump and it slides out like hot butter, didn't have a liner until after I made my boss clean the trailer out himself he said #### this I'm ordering a liner, now even the places I deliver too ask what we did because it comes out so good.

Xcmr · Nov 11, 2016

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I thought I would post what I feel is about the worst part of pulling an End-Dump. I apologize ahead of time for the rant it may take on.

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I've been pulling end dumps awhile. Try this next time your going to have the kind of loads that stick. Two bags of oil dry spread evenly in your wagon. It works wonders. Also if your low on hydraulic fluid diesel fuel works just as well. I usually add 5 gallons in the winter just to thin the fluid.

abyliks · Nov 11, 2016

The worst part about pulling an end dump is usually when you dump it over the side....

roaddoggsteve · Mar 1, 2021

snowwy said: ↑

i don't knpw much about your operation.

but we only need enough air to engage the pto. the bed is hydraulic. goes up. and has no problem going down with truck empty on air.

on yeah. we do need air for the tailgate also. and that has a hard time lifting if the pressure is below 100.

never heard of air having an effect on bed not coming down. due to usually since the system is usually hydraullic.
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Sum dump truck beds are like this.. will not lower unless u have sufficient air pressure built up... sumthin to do with a valve

roaddoggsteve · Mar 1, 2021

snowwy said: ↑

if the bed were raising up all the way. then you wouldn't be shoveling.

and you guessed it. probably very low on hydraulic fluid. and you're going to need a lot more then 1 gallon.

depending on what type of ram you got. there's usually about 5 stages. if the bed goes up. the crap comes out. otherwise the shop comes out and fixes it. you don't sit there and shovel every load out. no company would put up with you taking an hour dumping your load.

as for level ground. you make it out to be a bigger chore then it is. all you gotta do is watch one mirror. if the ground isn't level you'll see the trailer tilt one way or anther. a lot of times you're not going to have perfectly level ground. that's the nature of the beast. you can still get away with a slight tilt. as the material usually starts falling out from the 3rd stage up so you get lighter as the bed goes higher.

once your parked. watch the trailer in your mirror. the side that's tilting will always be the last side to start rising. meaning the other side will rise first. like i said. a little tilt is ok. becuase the ground will almost never be perfect.

you use the trolley brakes, NOT THE TRACTOR BRAKES. that way the trailer stays still while the truck rolls backwards. get the bed up. release trolley brakes to slowly pull the trailer forward and emptied of the entire load. lock trolley brakes again and lower the trailer. once your down halfway you can basically start rolling down the road.

the only thing to be concerned is about IS POWER LINES. ALWAYS LOOK ABOVE BEFORE YOU DUMP.

give you a couple of days. and you'll see how easy it is. pulling an end dump is nothing but another day at the office.

it takes a whole 60 seconds to dump your load. and you never get out of the seat.

from your loooooong post. i'm guess that was your first time and you were very scared. LOL.
tomorrow will be a better day. unless you like shoveling. WINK

RULE #1 ALWAYS LOOK ABOVE
RULE #2 NEVER DUMP ALONG SIDE ANOTHER TRUCK DUMPING. cuz they just might tip over on you.

i've seen rookies tip there dump trucks over. let alone and end dump.

at the end of the day. if you haul sticky stuff. you may get clumped up inside. raise the bed 2 stages. climb inside and shovel. always try to have a clean bed for the next day. but if you really clump up. just look for a track hoe to shovel you out. much easier then manual labor.

in utah. we don't have any type of liners. and we never have a problem getting loads off. cept for muddy type of loads.

the only reason clean loads stick and clump up is becuase beds get banged up and pitted in there life span.
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RockinChair · Mar 1, 2021

roaddoggsteve said: ↑

Sum dump truck beds are like this.. will not lower unless u have sufficient air pressure built up... sumthin to do with a valve
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Maybe not enough air pressure to actuate the valve that controls the flow of the hydraulic oil?

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