Steve_Miller
Veteran Member
I'm in the process of building a dump trailer and I'm not convinced a three inch cylinder will dump what I have built. Is there a calculation that I can use to figure out the starting force I will need at the bottom end? If so, I can post a few dimensions and pictures to help figure it out. Any help would be appreciated. The cylinder I want to use is 3" dia by 30" stroke (gives me approx 55-60 degree dump angle), the bed is 61" wide by 102" long, the hinge is centered 10.5" from the back, the pivot for the cylinder is 53" from the dump end of the box and 9" vertically lower than the box frame. Did I miss anything? My tractor produces about 2500psi, so that equates to about 8 1/2 tons of force on a 3" cylinder
Thanks a million
Steve
Thanks a million
Steve