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Frozen Coal - How is this possible?

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by truckin_2001, Mar 10, 2014.

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  1. Mar 14, 2014 #21
    truckin_2001

    truckin_2001 Bobtail Member

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    The only place i've seen the exhaust bed heaters were on straight truck dumps.
    It seems to me like the wind has made a difference...it seems to make the metal colder. I had limestone freeze in the nose with temps above 32 degrees in October. Most of what has stuck on me this winter was in or near the nose - until i started treating it more heavily. BTW the load slid right out this am with the 70/30 fuel /oil mix :) It was a balmy 20-25 degrees all night tho.
    I also had my 8th flat in 2 months... 5 cut sidewalls and 3 bolts (had 4 flats 4 days in a row). Beat my scrap haulin flat record of 3 in a month to hell. I've run over a piece of cardboard and a piece of a tire in that time. Need to get a couple mini cams i guess.
     
    truckin_2001, Mar 14, 2014
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  3. Mar 14, 2014 #22
    Big Don

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    Need to start watching where you are driving?:biggrin_25526:

    What will the mini cams do for you?
     
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  4. Mar 22, 2014 #23
    mitchtazz

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    mini cams will show if someone is cutting his tires or placing objects infront/behind them so they will be pushed into the tire as the driver rolls off.

    my question is if it's a preloade
     
    mitchtazz, Mar 22, 2014
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    Big Don Thanks this.
  5. Mar 22, 2014 #24
    mitchtazz

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    mini cams will show if someone is cutting his tires or placing objects infront/behind them so they will be pushed into the tire as the driver rolls off.

    my question is if it's a preloaded trailer, how do you treat the floor? And as far as i'm concerned, any and pretty much everything will stick in a dump.. i've had pebbles stick up and around the dog house of my trailer more then a few times.. but coal was the worst.. 2in thick and from front to back.
     
    mitchtazz, Mar 22, 2014
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  7. Mar 22, 2014 #25
    77fib77

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    Maybe Santa hates you? Jk
     
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  8. Apr 7, 2014 #26
    LilChevy

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    I came across something online that I've never heard about before, a heated truck liner. There is a picture of a live bottom on their website. Had a load of soil freeze that I had to shovel, wish I found this during the winter.

    Anyone else ever hear of such a thing?
     
    LilChevy, Apr 7, 2014
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  9. Apr 9, 2014 #27
    o2bnkc

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    I've got some frozen dirt about a foot thick down the middle of my box. Every thing sticks in a dump truck. I've seen ten wheelers with a motor under the bed that will make it vibrate and shake stuff out. Mainly with the guys that haul wet concrete in the super dumps.
     
    o2bnkc, Apr 9, 2014
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