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Commercial suspension lift?

Jeckyl1920

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Its funny.... I asked the mechanic we have, and he said, "oh yeah, I just have to run a hose to the valve and get the switch and it'll dump fine."

I was going to take a pic of the valves as well to double check with you guys, since I've learned that the quickest answers come from experience. I'm sure your right and it doesn't.

Now you guys understand my struggle at the moment. Lol
 
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DMiller said:
A little more Lean than I would tolerate.
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A little more..? I'd say a f**king lot more than I would tolerate. How long will the seals in the dump body lift cylinder last when they are side-loaded like that..?

On any truck where the body goes up on hydraulics with a load in it that requires gravity to overcome friction to get it out, IMHO it should have something like the illustration below between the chassis and the rear axles ......... anything else is a turd-polishing exercise. (thanks to walkerv for the photo)

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Jeckyl1920

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The mechanic was driving it. I wouldn't have put it up that much. I watched it lean on the last push, and the slow way it stopped leaning made my butt pucker. I wasn't even in it.
 
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I hated dumping stockpile with a Trailer dump. Lock trailer brakes and allow truck to suck about halfway back, set truck then release trailer brakes drag trailer OUT of the pile. Fertilizer sucked worst, crap would bridge and there it would sit trickling out with the trailer about a halfway point and it WOULD Sit there or get lowered and HAND Shoveled back. Trying to figure why so many of these airheads would leave the cab with hoist engaged in UP?
 
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One of MY delivery days, and I made CERTAIN it was where I could deal with it.

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Damned Urea would pack in
Tended to bridge up at nose even with a Poly liner would sit and hang
Had a soft face dead blow would whap the trailer with to dislodge
But yes nothing like hotmix
Guys here diesel spray their beds first and keep hang spots dressed down or patched over
 
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Ya, with hot mix, the problem is you cant predict the break. We diesel down, eventhough we are supposed to E soy now(crap in comparison). We just keep the drops off the front of the box. With this truck, if it's too sketchy, we lower it a bit and bump it to get it to shift, then raise it.
 
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Just PAY ATTENTION, do not let the bed start twisting as that is how those happened. Bridged loads is some scary Sh1t!!
 
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DMiller said:
Just PAY ATTENTION, do not let the bed start twisting as that is how those happened. Bridged loads is some scary Sh1t!!
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I always pay attention when lifting. I'm also always trying to set myself on level ground whenever possible. I've had all sorts of randomness happen with loads, but have been fortunate enough to not tip one over or blow a cylinder.

I had one overweight with dirt bridge, and I felt the tires try to come up. Had to put it down and change the approach. Different truck than this one. I told the operator(my boss) to stop packing the dirt into the bed and leave a gap at the head board. Dangerous crap for $80 a load charged and taking it to a free dump that is sloped.
 
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I freaked out the first time I took it with hot mix, just on a crowned road.
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That's an excellent point Jeckl1920 .

Rare when spreading a load of product on a road that the truck is always level .

One trick I've seen asphalt drivers do on slopes is dump in the paver until they feel it starting to get " Funky" . Then they will lower the bed and close the tail gate . Pull up & over the road crown to get the truck level and raise the bed to put the remainder of the load against the tail gate .

Then back up to the paver and finish out dumping with the load at the back of the bed acting as " counterweight " on the slope .

When spreading stone on an extreme slope I will " short load " the truck and load it so its heavy on the upper side of the truck bed when spreading.



Dumping at a stockpile is easier because your stationary and can roll a rear tire up on the edge of a previous load to level the truck up for safe dump .

This world aint all level …. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do .:)
 
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