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Dump truck operations

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by TurkeyCreekJackJohnson, Nov 2, 2024.

Operating a dump truck with rear air ride suspension and you are ready to empty the dump bed.

  1. Dump the air bags

  2. Don't dump the air bags

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  1. Nov 7, 2024 #11
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    Your assumptions are correct to me. If I got 18 tons on and don't drop the air those bags do max out. Enough to destroy the bags? In time, perhaps. I don't claim to be a mechanic. I was trained to dump the air and in my mind it makes sense. No, the office gave no valid reasons other than the recent bag failures. Which in my mind could be just normal degradation. My company ain't gonna win any awards for industry leading maintenance protocols.
     
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    3208, rebuilt in 2022 by someone that actually knew what he was doing
     
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    Dave1837

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    A company that hauls coal around my area has the suspension dump valve connected to the PTO, when it's engaged the bags dump. They say they've avoided numerous roll overs and nobody has left their bed up
     
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  9. Nov 8, 2024 #17
    abyliks

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    Drop everything with air, most new trailers do it automatic when you pop the gate, and a lot of trucks do it when the pto is engaged
     
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