Ramp for Loading a 7 foot dumpster with FEL

[Sodo]

I am planning a land cleanup project where I have to load a a couple dumpsters. Pretty sure there will be a dumpster for household, and another for clean green. I suppose I'd have the dumpsters for a week or 2.

My FEL (LA402 on Kubota B2710) will dump over a 66" wall, (I think) but the dumpster is 84 inches high. I have a sawmill, can build a beefy ramp without much trouble but even so, an 18 inch ramp seems a bit much to drive the tractor up repeatedly without accidents. Also worry about stuff falling out of the bucket onto "the operator".

Wondering if anybody has done something like this and can offer tips or pics. The 'ramp' (if used) would have to be movable along the dumpster.

 

[bcp]

Portable ramps are often used to unload semitrailers.

Otay Sales : Ledwell Loading Ramp Miscellaneou

Rent, or build something similar.

Do you have logs or trees available?

Bruce

 

[DT86]

Would digging a shallow trench for the dumpster to set in be an option? Would keep from having to build something you may never need again.

 

[BKBoiss]

If its only a one time kind of deal why not dig a hole a foot deep and make a ramp out of the dirt you take out of the hole and put the dumpster in it. When your done fill the hole back in. Just a thought.

 

[BKBoiss]

Oops guess I'm a slow typer.

 

[bcp]

Find a rental place with lower dumpsters.

For example:


Photo above from
Richmond Hill Dumpster Rental | Dumpster Rental - Best In The Business!

 

[Sodo]

hmmmm I could dig down 9 inches and drive up on logs covered with the dirt of excavation. Thanks very much for those ideas!

Thought of smaller dumpsters too, but looking for the most efficient method. Anytime I've used dumpsters in the past there has always been twice as much debris as I imagined - ALWAYS had to take pickup truck loads in addition so not inclined to order a smaller dumpster. But certainly will look at the cost/benefit for a smaller unit, a 6 footer would be so much simpler but I think it's either 4 foot or 7 foot.

 

[DT86]

Oops guess I'm a slow typer.

They, who ever "they" are, said great minds think alike.

 

[BKBoiss]

They, who ever "they" are, said great minds think alike.

This is true.

 

[George2615]

Agree with both suggestions already made. Order shorter dumpsters or use a pair of car ramps. Logs and dirt ramp will also work.

 

[BKBoiss]

If your dumpsters are like the ones in bcp's picture why not open the back door and drive right in. You could really pack that stuff in there then.

 

[ace10]

Not all roll-off dumpsters are 30 cubic yards. When I get a dumpster, it's usually a 10 or 20... much easier to work around.

$0.02

 

[k0ua]

If you have a 0 to 3/4 gravel pile (I do), I make ramps out of that. If you put in some stakes and side boards , they don't have to be too wide, but if you don't then you will want to make the ramp at least twice as wide as your tractor to prevent sliding off of the sides. But the dirt will work too, or logs and dirt. I would rather use a dirt or gravel ramp than the car ramps anyway.. easier to hit with worrying about falling off. Just start stacking dirt of gravel right up against the dumpster, make it as wide and as high as you need. Dont forget to slightly dump your bucket as you start to go up the ramp to prevent materiel from spilling back out on to your hood. Just go slow and use 4wd and use common sense.

 

[Sodo]

Decided that moving ramps or fill around the dumpster as it fills up is not feasible because of obstructions, so a 30Yard may be the way to go as bcp said.

Also found out they have barn doors so I can drive in for awhile. It sure seems like I could get 30 yds loaded into a 40 (thru the barn doors). then the last 10y I have to do that old-school (by hand). I've loaded an entire 40 by hand, but that was in my pre-tractor days (when I was dumber but stronger).

Dang, I like to get the biggest and do it once but with my luck I'd need 50yds & have to get a 2nd dumpster anyway.

Thanks for the suggestions/ideas.