My friend runs a local company and they are switching over to side dumps and Mack trucks with automatics. See more side dumps on the roads now than belly dumps..
I have worked with end dumps truck and pup the side dump is the most Efficient way to go its about Efficiency getting in and out fast , On the job sites, they are the ones in and out and back to the hoe the fastest . Also, loading them is Quicker. with a loader and excavatorthe best times are dumping on the fly is where it's at Can't beat there, Cycle times
Ive never seen a side dump here on the east coast, mid Atlantic region
For what I do side dumps are useless they are too heavy just can't get the tonnage
My friend runs a local company and they are switching over to side dumps and Mack trucks with automatics. See more side dumps on the roads now than belly dumps..
If he's going with the newer Mdrive transmissions they won't be able to have a hot shift PTO.
I have worked with end dumps truck and pup the side dump is the most Efficient way to go its about Efficiency getting in and out fast ,
On the job sites, they are the ones in and out and back to the hoe the fastest . Also, loading them is Quicker. with a loader and excavatorthe best times are dumping on the fly is where it's at
Can't beat there, Cycle times
Looked like it the tires were coming off the ground in that 10 sec clip
They will tip over too. Seen it done.
Rear most axle is a lift axle.