Loader A little extra lift

[FELMOW2320]

I brought a trailer load of dirt home today and it was too heavy for the hydraulics to dump it.I used the loader to give a little extra lift.Worked like a charm.

 

[kcender]

That's getting the job done :thumbsup:

 

[Deano]

I had to do the SAME thing a couple of times on some loads of dirt I got in a dump trailer!!:confused2:

 

[LD1]

I brought a trailer load of dirt home today and it was too heavy for the hydraulics to dump it.I used the loader to give a little extra lift.Worked like a charm.

I had to do the SAME thing a couple of times on some loads of dirt I got in a dump trailer!!:confused2:

Are you guys overloading the trailers??? or are the hydraulics just weak???

If I bought a 10k GVWR, and had it loaded @ 10K (what it is rated for) and it couldnt dump it....id be a little PO'ed

 

[Deano]

I think mine was a crappy battery. replaced it and seems to do better.

 

[FELMOW2320]

This was the first load it wouldn't dump without some assistance.It was way overloaded.I don't know what the weight was but the trailer is 7 x 14 with 2ft sides and the dirt was rounded up above the sides.

 

[texasjohn]

I've used my FEL in the same way:

Reasons:

Low battery or
filter in hydraulic system clogged .... cleaned it up...problem solved

 

[DT86]

I brought a trailer load of dirt home today and it was too heavy for the hydraulics to dump it.I used the loader to give a little extra lift.Worked like a charm.

Been there done that. I was thinking about rigging up a seven pin RV plug on the trailer so the truck could recharge the dump trailer battery as I drove. If I'm not mistaking they have a constant hot pin.

 

[texasjohn]

Yes, there is a hot pin, but the small wires won't carry hardly any current.... recharging a deeply drained hydraulic battery takes a lot of energy....my belief is that you need to run a BIG wire from vehicle battery back to the dump trailer battery. One that will carry 30 amps or more.

 

[DT86]

Yes, there is a hot pin, but the small wires won't carry hardly any current.... recharging a deeply drained hydraulic battery takes a lot of energy....my belief is that you need to run a BIG wire from vehicle battery back to the dump trailer battery. One that will carry 30 amps or more.

Good point. I suppose if you were traveling a ways between dumps, say 10 miles and back, it may work though. If you started out with it fully charged and constantly fed power back to it...?

 

[RaydaKub]

Good point. I suppose if you were traveling a ways between dumps, say 10 miles and back, it may work though. If you started out with it fully charged and constantly fed power back to it...?

I'm not sure I'd go that way. You might get by with it this year, but the first load next year after the battery has sat unused for 6 months, it might not be full...

On our 5th wheel grain box (8x14x3 1/2) the battery charged through a separate cable that had about a 1/2 thick plug on it.

 

[FELMOW2320]

The way I have been charging the battery so far is with a solar charger.I've been using the trailer a lot lately so I may have to put it on the battery charger.

 

[DT86]

I'm not sure I'd go that way. You might get by with it this year, but the first load next year after the battery has sat unused for 6 months, it might not be full...

On our 5th wheel grain box (8x14x3 1/2) the battery charged through a separate cable that had about a 1/2 thick plug on it.

I didn't intend for that to be the only method of charging. Guess I didn't mention that. I would still hook up the charger at night. :thumbsup: