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What are the best types of dump trucks to buy in California?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Regional, Apr 20, 2020.

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  1. Apr 20, 2020 #11
    Cat sdp

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    Thank you.....


    Seems a little retarded to me.....a pup trailer self dumping or a regular dump trailer would be a lot less hassle
     
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  3. Apr 20, 2020 #12
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    Nah, it's an all around rig. It can do several different jobs, run 10 wheel, run two different products, get in and out of places you'd never fit with a trailer. It seems awkward at first but there are literally thousands of them on the west coast. A good transfer driver can dump both boxes and be gone in less time than you think.
    Look at some of the YouTube videos.
     
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    I would recommend you give this a very, very hard think. Other posts have covered most of the points.
     
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  5. Apr 20, 2020 #14
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    I know 2 FL's that got stopped at Cahoun.
    Drop axle down. Drives weighed 35k.

    Gross. 79,750.

    2,000 lbs. Had to be unloaded to make drives legal without the drop.

    Tanker loads.
     
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  7. Apr 20, 2020 #15
    Cat sdp

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    These guys are my hero’s ..... transfer smanfer......

     
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  8. Apr 20, 2020 #16
    REO6205

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    LOL...too slow.
     
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  9. Apr 21, 2020 #17
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    On the west coast we have them all. A lot depends on the job site, Paving a 20 mi stretch of the I-5 VS a parking lot at Walgreens requires different equipment. A word of caution, many hot plants need the trucks to be low clearance, so no tall stacks or high rise sleepers will work. Transfers, bottom dumps and boosters work a lot here.
     
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  10. Apr 21, 2020 #18
    Cat sdp

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    Do you pave with belly dumps...?

    This is how we do it.....

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  11. Apr 21, 2020 #19
    REO6205

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    Double bottoms usually work on highway jobs, runways, street jobs and big parking areas.
    The transfers can do all of that but they usually work the smaller stuff.
     
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  12. Apr 21, 2020 #20
    Cat sdp

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    So the double bottom (belly dump) drops the hot mix right on the ground in front of the paver....?
     
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