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What Is A Walking Floor Trailer??

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by freight-time, Feb 1, 2016.

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  1. Feb 1, 2016 #11
    Grumppy

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    They also use these in the garbage industry.
    Small towns & villages with no landfill nearby use 18 wheeler "transfer" tractor trailers to take garbage from one location to another in these circumstances.
    To briefly explain, small garbage trucks pick up the garbage on a regular residential route, to a "transfer station, dump the garbage from the small route trucks, into the 18 wheeler transfer trucks, to take to a landfill in another city several miles away.
     
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  3. Feb 1, 2016 #12
    Derailed

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    Many of the used ones on the market are beat to hell. They don't usually live an easy life in the landfills and running heavy all the time. Wouldn't expect to see groceries in one but if it's paying the bills why not.
     
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  4. Feb 2, 2016 #13
    bigguns

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    There are a lot of differences between a trash hauling floor and an "ordinary" floor. You can also walk the load forward. The floor itself must be built to handle tow motors. A small book can be written explaining them.
     
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  6. Jul 27, 2020 #15
    Finigan

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    So what do I need on my truck for a walking floor trailer two line hydraulic, single line? Hydro pack? wet kit? etc.
     
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  8. Jul 27, 2020 #15
    Cat sdp

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    2 line wet system......

    hydro pack might run it.... not sure how much oil they need to operate
     
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  9. Jul 28, 2020 #16
    abyliks

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    They can run on a little as 10 gallons but the problem is it takes quite a few minutes to off load so you need more to keep the pump cool, high pressure and return, they are expensive, and heavy empty
     
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