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485 with 3 dumps

crazycajun ยท 2010-10-21 20:49

3 40 ton dumps

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  1. #1DirtHauler2010-10-21 21:02

    Interesting, do you have any other photos? i am interested in how they are hitched to eachother and the tractor. Are these made this way or the remains of some ADT.

  2. #2JimBruce422010-10-21 21:10

    Interesting indeed.... I bet it's a bit of a pain to dump though

  3. #3JDOFMEMI2010-10-21 23:08

    I like it! Good way to use some worn out artic's for something besides scrap iron.

  4. #4crazycajun2010-10-21 23:53

    Yea talk bout get some strange looks from people going down the road... The 3 are hooked up to move them to a new job 80 miles away. We usually pull 2 of them. You dump the first one while moving and the second one just spreads it. If you time it right and dump the second one right after the first it comes out perfectly spread. Gotta put a lot of hydraulic oil in the tank to dump both at the same time... Works great.. I made the hitches, they have Reynolds scraper hitches on them.. Il try to get better pictures. Next project is to have them assist in pulling with a hydraulic motor.. They still have differentials and driveshafts.

  5. #5JimBruce422010-10-22 19:43

    ok new question... are you "roading" them 80 miles? Looking forward to more pics

  6. #6crazycajun2010-10-22 19:57

    We rotate between the 2 driving them from job to job. It's 6 loads if not... Alot of hooking and unhooking..

  7. #7Blacksmoke072011-02-15 18:25

    Wouldnt be a bad application for the Ejector style, eh Jimbruce?

  8. #8crazycajun2011-02-19 19:54

    Boy that would be great! If I could find some junked ones! They all seem to be newer