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Scissor-lift Dump Trailer Build Plans Released
January 20, 2022
Plans for building our new Scissor-lift Dump Trailer are now available for order.
The dump trailer’s design includes the following features.
- It will carry and dump 1.5 tons (US) (3,000 lb) of material
- The bed holds 29 cubic feet of material level with the top of its sides
- The bed size is 40" x 78" x 16" tall and 78" x 78" with sides folded down
- Its deck height is 24" off the ground for easy hand loading and unloading
- The tailgate can be hinged from top or bottom or removed completely
- The main frame and dump frame are constructed with 3" x 3" x 1/8" square tubing
- Axles and hinges have replaceable, greasable inner bushings
- It uses a tandem-axle “walking beam” suspension for rough terrain
- The four tires are 18 x 8.5 -8 on 4 bolt hubs
- Tires run outside the dump bed width for better suspension travel
- The trailer tongue uses a 50-degree hitch coupler with integrated jack
- The bed raises to a 50-degree dump angle
- It has a “hybrid” lift design, combining a straight cylinder lift with a scissor lift
- It can be used with tractor hydraulics of 700-800 psi or with self-contained trailer hydraulics
- The plan contains all necessary details for setting up an engine driven hydraulic system
Testing the Scissor-lift Dump Trailer prototype
October 29, 2021
Lifting 3000 pounds of stone with a prototype of our upcoming dump-trailer design.
Prototype of the upcoming Scissor-lift Dump Trailer
October 15, 2021
The first video of our new dump trailer prototype.
This is our NEW DESIGN: a 40-by-78-inch dump cart!
We are calling it the “Scissor-lift Dump Trailer,” and it will come with the following features:
- Walking beam axles
- Four golf cart tires
- A hybrid scissors lift with a 30-degrees cylinder angle at start-up
- Twin 2.5"-bore hydraulic cylinders
- A built-in oil reservoir in the front frame member
- A self-contained onboard hydraulic system
We’ll be adding more features to this design, not shown in the video. These will include:
- An aluminum sheet deck
- fold-down sides and tailgate, 16" tall
- A max load will be 29 cu. ft.
How much can 800 psi lift on a pair of 2.5" bore cylinders? Stay tuned for some real-world weight lifting tests.
Building my second Pin-on Mini Payloader
October 2, 2020
Right now, I am building a second Pin-on Mini Payloader that should be ready for sale later this year. I’m also designing a small trailer for use around the yard that has a “walking beam” suspension. It has four wheels, hydraulic dump linkage and a carrying capacity of around 1000 pounds (450 kg).
Pin-on Mini Payloader Build Plans Released
July 9, 2020
The first customers building Pin-on Mini Payloaders are starting to send us pictures! Please send us some of yours, and we’ll post them to our Gallery of Pin-on Mini Payloaders.
Gene H. from Palm, PA — Pin-on Mini Payloader on a John Deere 318
