Dump trailer update

[gerard]

Wouldn't want a counter weight as that would reduce your overall towing capacity but they DO make side dumps that alleviate SOME of the c of g problem /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[theboman]

You can always pull forward. You can't dump higher than the bed is off the ground if that makes sense.
A dump truck makes bigger piles because the bed is higher off the ground.

 

[Ozarker]

Pulling forward will not change the position of the weight behind the rear axle. That just lets you spread as you dump.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Load shifting picking up the back end of a pickup is an almost impossibility unless the operator is being flat stupid. About the only load that will hang up as you tip is sticky mud, or a load that froze in the trailer. Either can be handled easily by installing a vibrator on the dump bed.
Anybody who continues to tip a hung load expecting gravity to discharge it is a complete fool and shouldn't be driving so much as a bicycle. If the load isn't dumping at 30 degrees of tilt, you stop tipping and find out why.