dump truck

[Anonymous-0]

I'm looking at a c60 dump truck, and it has dual cylinders for the bed and most I've seen have singles. Could someone let me know if there iare problems with duals. Thanks.
Jim

 

[ericlb]

yes there are problems, it doesnt happen often, but when it does its really bad, what will happen is when things get older, if a hydraulic hose bursts, the cylinder that hose goes to will collaps down very fast, if the load is still partialy in the bed that will cause the load to shift to the downhill side, which in turn will cause the truck to roll onto its side, severly damaging the truck and possibly killing anyone who is standing too close to the truck on that side, single cylinders hoses break too, but the bed will collaps straight down, possibly damaging the truck, and definatly causing the truck driver to go change his drawers, but it wont turn the truck over, been in the dump truck business 30 plus years and have seen it happen, also what does he want for the truck, the kw in the photo adds here is mine, and it will make it to oregon

 

[Dennis Benson]

If you are bent over the chassis when the single cylinder lets loose the bed will cut you in half. A local town lost a truck driver that way.

 

[ericlb]

yep but then thats what they make safety braces for,the last 4 dump trucks ive had, those came installed from the body factory