Dump truck hydraulic explosion - GIF

**Jon** · Mar 25, 2019, 09:34 PM

**ranald** · Mar 26, 2019, 06:41 PM

He sure doesn't look ok. It would seem that as the benching was pretty level that it started tipping to the back then something let go and it began a side tip as well. The load seemed well balanced as much of it exits via drivers side at end of recording. Viewing a couple of more seconds before may explain why. maybe the passenger side rear wheels were in a divot. why was he hanging out the door: checking out the lift or trying to counter balance instead of dropping the tip back down?.
Hard way to learn a lesson if he survived (no superman suit).

**Frank S** · Jun 5, 2019, 09:22 AM

Hemmjo, nailed it with the amazon photo. Not only the lack of movement from the suspension as Hoosiersmoker pointed out but the general lack of any other flexing and movements in real life had a truck been loaded in such a manor then rolled over in the dumping first off once the truck started to slide off of the precipice 1 like stated the front springs would have been unloaded 2 since the dump bed was not in full raised position the cylinder would have hyperextended and most likely would have separated at 1 of the telescopic stages, but even if it hadn't once the weight of the truck fell back on it there would have been a violent retraction causing the cylinder to fail. Additionally there would have been a certain amount of twisting and flex to the mounting of the bed and the truck frame itself no real vehicle is that ridged. Truck cabs are not ROPS certified so it would have been crushed. Even had it been ROPS certified the visor and window glass would have been destroyed.
However all in all the clip was as fun watch and I feel it was the product of unintended results. I believe they were trying to make a video if the truck dumping while remaining on the high ground but the ground gave way

**jimfols** · Jun 5, 2019, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by Jon

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In motorcycle parlance that would be a high side.

**Loose Ctrl** · Mar 26, 2019, 06:03 PM

I would be surprised if the driver survived that bounce.

**Scotsman Hosie** · Mar 27, 2019, 12:34 AM

He got brutally catapulted — but at least thrown clear of the truck.

**Jon** · Jun 3, 2019, 06:56 PM

Yes, I'm pretty sure it's a model too. Still well done.

**Frank S** · Jun 3, 2019, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by Jon

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Yes, I'm pretty sure it's a model too. Still well done.

It looks like it must have been a model, too little damage to the truck

**ranald** · Jun 3, 2019, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by Frank S

It looks like it must have been a model, too little damage to the truck

definately looks like it. It doesn't look like any rock body that i've seen. who would overload with that sized rear rock in that position?

**Frank S** · Jun 3, 2019, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by ranald

definately looks like it. It doesn't look like any rock body that i've seen. who would overload with that sized rear rock in that position?

That is a riprap body and the tailgate has high clearance opening. But to put a bolder of that size in one of those bodies even the ones we made out of T1 And AR400 would destroy the tailgate as it rolled over it