Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

It's been done - I've hauled barley coal (almost a powder), and I know Pharm's hauled lump coal. It's definitely not something I'd want to haul, it leaves a nice black shadow in the trailer that usually needs a wash, but I guess a load is a load when you need it.

The worst thing I've had to haul was cotton seed, and it was fresh. It took 4 of us over 3 hours to fight that stuff outta the trailer. And that was with a guy on a rope in the hopper (pit grate was open - so no falling!). That stuff was like trying to pour cotton balls through a funnel!

 

whats the benefits to having a hopper over an end dump?

 

Thats a good question from a begginner

A hopper unloads from the bottom withoutthe need for hydraulics or overhead clearance and they are much lighter than a dump

hoppers are mostly used for grain, and product produced from grain though many other free flowing dry commodities are hauled in them ie

Fertilizer
Meal (meat&bone, blood, cookie,
Broken Glass
Onions
Salt
Coal
Sand

and probably about a hundred other things I cant think of lol

 

wheathauler,have you been to Cat,yet?

 

I see alot of end dumps around here, not too many hoppers. I wouldnt mind pulling an end dump.

 

Good deal,sounds like everthing went good,i didn't know you were getting it inspected,thats a good thing to get out of the way,sounds like they looked it over pretty good. i got the truck and hopper inspected in Dec. but my dump is due in Mar.

 

A hopper is almost impossible to tip over when unloading!

What kind of light, like an ultraviolet light? I've never seen that done, although brake liners either cracking or separating from the shoes is a pretty common problem for us. Seems like they usually crack long before they wear out.

Got our IFTA decals today, the paperwork says it was issued Jan 5, still took over a week to mail it here!