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Dump Box Pickup or Trailer Kit
Dear friends,
In another topic dealing with moving a large pile of dirt from one location to another using the tractor, I brought up the idea of moving dirt with a pickup, instead.
I decided to start a new topic dedicated to pickup and trailer hoists.
Last evening, while searching the internet for a log splitter, I found a U.S. based company that makes the biggest and best log splitters I've ever seen. However, they also make a hoist kit for pickups and trailers.
If anyone is interested in putting a hoist on a pickup, or a flatbed trailer up to 18 feet long, please check with SPLITez, located in California.
I've included a link, below, that will take you straight to the SPLITez dump hoist page.
If anyone is interested in a high quality log splitter, look no further than SPLITez.
Have a great day!
Joel
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Murf,
You're right. It would be impossible to haul a pickup load of sand, gravel, or clay.
However, for those who are remodeling the house, like me, it's nice to be able to dump that bulky light stuff --- such as broken sheetrock, lath, plaster, carpet, tile, etc.
And when the little old ladies in town want some manure hauled in for their flowerbeds, or gardens, it's nice to be able to fill the pickup completely full and then make several deliveries on each trip.
In the Fall of the year, I get a lot of calls from people in town who want their trees trimmed, gardens tilled, etc. It's nice to be able to fill the truck with branches, grass clippings and leaves, and then make a quick trip to the burn pile.
It's that big, bulky, light stuff most people haul out on a daily basis that makes the dump box on the pickup so handy.........and for under 1000 dollars, it really is a worthwhile investment.
Joel
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Mark,
I haven't yet reached Mick. He's out of town today, but I did leave a message with his wife. He will call as soon as he gets in. Believe it or not, he's never owned a cell phone. Can't say I blame the man for not wanting one.
As for the trailer idea, I'm all ears on this topic. I have a 16ft. flatbed trailer that I would like to use as a dump trailer when I need one.
Any ideas are welcome, and I like your idea a whole lot.
How about a set of "C" channel guides, mounted on the floor of the flatbed trailer, along the sides, that a set of steel rollers will slide into? This would make loading the self-contained dump box fairly easy.
Joel
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Murf,
We have to keep in mind here that we're talking about a very lightweight dump system, designed to handle bulky, lightweight materials --- such as straw bales, grass clippings, tree branches, and household garbage.
But yes, I have seen many people treat these pickup box hoists like real dump trucks, and I've seen the boxes flared out and the fenders creased, from tying to lift too much weight.
As for the trailer hoist system, I envision using a set of jack stands at the rear, much the same way I do when loading my tractor on the trailer. My ramps have built-in stands that either contact the ground, or come very close to making contact, when the ramps are deployed.
What would be wrong with having a set of stands, or supports, that could be deployed when dumping the trailer? Or, for that matter, why not design them to begin deploying as soon as the box begins moving upward? A simple mechanical linkage and pivot system should work, when attached to the hoisting box and the frame, near the rear of the trailer.
Oh well, the beauty of the internet is that we can spend a year or more batting ideas around, before we ever decide to break out the torch and welder. Nobody is going to hurt or killed by typing letters. hehehe.
Joel
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Kleinchris,
I thought the same thing about those log splitters! Holy Cow! I want one!
As for the jacks on the back of the dump trailer......chalk that idea up to me being stupid again. Yep....that's a plan for the trash pile. Thanks for saving me a big headache....er, backache, Murf.
Joel
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