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Tips and tricks for hopper bottom trailers?

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by Dark_Majesty_06, May 17, 2017.

  1. May 17, 2017 #1
    Dark_Majesty_06

    Dark_Majesty_06 Road Train Member

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    Hey everyone. My boss had a guy call and wants a few of us to pull his hopper bottoms locally. We will be hauling Fertilizer.
    Now see, we are a dry van operation and have 2 flatbeds that run locally.. So I have no earthly idea on what the procedure for unloading and loading hoppers are.
    I figure I would turn to you guys and have some basic knowledge before I go in tomorrow.
    Thanks for any help or information!
     
    Dark_Majesty_06, May 17, 2017
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  3. May 17, 2017 #2
    Muddydog79

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    Dump your airbags before you unload or you could possibly blow out an airbag. Unroll you tarp before you unload unless its raining. Then u just unroll it till it hangs straight down that way the hoppers can breathe. If its bad windy dont roll/unroll untill necessary and then be really quick about it. If wind catches the tarp it will sometimes whip it over backwards and bend/break the tarp pole. Dont load on the tarp bows, they will bend over time.
     
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  4. May 17, 2017 #3
    belowspeedlimit

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    Before loading make sure your chutes are closed. Before unloading roll back your tarps, if you don't it will create a vacuum and destroy them. Pretty basic after all that.
     
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  5. May 17, 2017 #4
    uncleal13

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    If it is too windy to close the tarps, turn the truck facing into the wind, then you can close them fine.
    I've been loaded as fast as six minutes including paperwork, then again some places take 15 minutes to load and 45 for the paperwork.
    Then there is the issue of line ups.
     
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