M101 trailer dumping revisied


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Posted by Tim Holloway on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 at 9:42PM :

I have been reading the assorted posts about using the M101s to dump. My understanding of the process is as follows:

1- The front bolts are removed,
2- The wiring harness unclipped from the front of the box,
3- Parking brakes set,
4- Tailgate chained horizontal,
5- Have the pivot bolts loose,
6- Back up and the trailer will fold up.

OK, here are my questions:
1- Are the above steps correct?
2- The pivot bolts are not parrallel to the axle, wont they bind as the trailer folds? Or do the bolts have to be really loose?
3- Can the front bolts be replaced with hitch pins and clevises and the pivot bolts left loose for normal operation so the dumping process can be expedited?
4- Normally with a dump truck or trailer, you tip up the bed, the debris slides down but not all comes out. You then pull ahead spilling out the rest of the stuff. It seems with the M101, when you pull forward it will just flatten back down. Can a brace be installed to keep it folded up while pulling ahead to keep the bed up until its empty?
Thanks,
Tim



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