Dump Hoist Plans?

[Artisan]

Anyone have any plans to build a dump hoist,
or a place that sells them cheap? CAD is A-OK

 

[bcp]

Not plans, but an interesting idea to give a starting boost when using a direct action cylinder.

Patent US6561589 - Dual acting truck hoist - Google Patents

Bruce

 

[swick1]

I wouldn't bother unless you are using two axles or a dually. The cost vs reward is pretty low unless you go big. I want a small 4 ft by 6 ft dump trailer for my 1026r but I'm not prepared to pay for it until I get a mini ex to load it

I'm still thinking about making a dumping flatbed for my ram 2500 though. I guess it depends on what scale you are building. They make pickup dump conversion kits but they are overpriced and the beds warp fast!

Are you building a trailer or converting a truck?

 

[Artisan]

Yea it is kinda looking like I might be better
off just using a cylinder alone. It is a small trailer.
The cost is huge for those things. Heck ou can buy
a POS trailer for that ...

 

[swick1]

Angling a cylinder and raising the dump body off of the frame is how I would do it. If you want two cylinders look at how articulated dump trucks are built. Their cylinders start out at about 30 degrees to lift huge loads with fairly small bore cylinders. Semi truck dumps sacrifice bed space for multi stage cylinders but those cost too much imo.

 

[swick1]

If you are not lifting much weight why not build a pulley system like ships have?

 

[Artisan]

Nope, no pulley deals, gotta keep it all low.

I picked up this trailer on Camp Pendleton.
It is a generator trailer, I guess these trailers
are throw aways after the generator is mounted whereever
they put it. New it was over $3200.00. I paid $225.00.
Notice the brakes...VERY Cool it is.

I have been vasilating
back and forth for months trying to dream up a bed
I will be happy with. For now I am thinking to just get
a dumping running gear going and then go from there.

 

[swick1]

You could keep it low by mounting the pulleys from front to back and having a link on rollers that gets pulled backward to push the bed up.

Should work well especially if you add a helper spring to get it up 6" or so.

 

[Zebrafive]

Nope, no pulley deals, gotta keep it all low.

I picked up this trailer on Camp Pendleton.
It is a generator trailer, I guess these trailers
are throw aways after the generator is mounted whereever
they put it. New it was over $3200.00. I paid $225.00.
Notice the brakes...VERY Cool it is.

I have been vasilating
back and forth for months trying to dream up a bed
I will be happy with. For now I am thinking to just get
a dumping running gear going and then go from there.

Do the front wheels steer? $225 WOW! Wish they were close to me, I'd have one to pull with the Kawasaki Mule.

 

[Artisan]

Oh yes, the fronts steer! Shes a dandy!