Dump truck operations
Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by TurkeyCreekJackJohnson, Nov 2, 2024.
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Drop the bags
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Absolutely dump em.
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Dump them
Only exception I can think of is grain
You don’t have to get up very far and it comes out smooth and even and typically on a level concrete padTurkeyCreekJackJohnson Thanks this. -
So what’s everyone loosing their minds over?TurkeyCreekJackJohnson Thanks this.
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Almost always dump the bags. I can think of one occasion where there would have been a clearance issue with a paver if I had dumped the bags but that was unusual. Whats the controversy about?
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I do really appreciate all the feedback. The paver situation gave me lots to think on. I had not considered clearance issues in my thoughts. The material we haul is mining slurry. Which ranges in consistency of thick milkshake to soft turds. Not meaning to be graphic, but it is the most accurate description. So once gravity takes over, the load generally shoots out in one cohesive mass. We've had a recent bout of air bags giving up the ghost. So a policy had to be made, of course and since office people know best how to operate the trucks. Office staff have managed to piss off all the drivers, the entire maintenance department and I the kid who delivers us our parts as well. It would quite entertaining if it wasn't so stupid.
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Let em see that sway once, that policy will go away as fast as Thanksgiving dinner. Dump your air, if they fire you for being safe, you don’t want to be there anyway. You roll a truck, they will cheerfully crucify you then.RockinChair, W923, ElmerFudpucker and 1 other person Thank this.
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I own a Ford L7000 single axle dump truck I hauled about 300 loads in to reconstruct my river bank but that’s the limit of my dump truck experience. So call me stupid but I assume from the posts that dumping bags is the norm but how would that result in premature bag failure? I assume when the bed empties the air bags would extend to the limit as the weight comes off. So how does the office staff think dumping the bags causes premature failure? Did they explain their thought process on this?
Last edited: Nov 7, 2024
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I have an F900. I wish it was a Louisville cab.LTL Bull Thanks this.
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