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Truck dumping lift.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...374#post135259
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...814#post111682
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...509#post185663
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...122#post191596
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...827#post144200
What is stopping the trucks rolling backwards?
there is a fixed or in the cases of drive through platforms a hydraulicly operated back stop that the back of the trailer rests against. In most cases a pair of safety chains are attached somewhere near the front of the truck as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fluffle-Valve
complete cycle times vary widely from manufacture to manufacture. Some platforms require the tractor to be disconnected from the trailer and those platforms are only about the length of a standard grain trailer these generally cycle faster than the ones that the whole tractor and trailer are raised but the extra time is used up in disconnecting and reconnecting but there is a huge energy savings in not having to raise the added weight of the power unit and longer platform