Hydraulic Tippers

Hydraulic tippers are the most commonly used tippers in the market. Whether that would be in the construction and earthmoving industry, or in the agricultural industry. There isn't much that these machines can’t do. This is of course largely due to the fact that with the help of the hydraulic rams fitted to the tippers, which enables them to not only carry high capacity loads, but also and just as importantly being able to tip them off. As the hydraulic ram extends, it raise the bin on the truck, which then causes the material (top soil, clay, mudstone, builders waste, metal waste, etc) to slide down the slope and out of the rear of the trailer, with the tail gate either swinging, or in some cases having its own hydraulic ram, which lifts the tail gate out of the way of the existing material.

Even though we might think that the hydraulic tipper truck is a modern invention, the concept of the tipper truck itself has been around since 1896 having been first used in the farms of western Europe. However the first motorised tipper trucks were developed in the United States by small companies in 1910. Though it didn’t take long after that for the first hydraulic tipper trucks to be developed. These new types of vehicle were in huge demand during the first World War, as they offered a new way to not only transport cargo, but also a quick means to unload the vehicle.

Now we are able to see hydraulic tippers in a wide variety of vehicles, from utes, single axle trucks, tandem (Body trucks), truck and trailers, semi tippers, and of course in a massive assortment of trailers. Ranging in carrying capacity from 1 tonne to well over 20 tonne. Though they may all be used for different purposes, the one thing that they all have in common, is the use of the hydraulic rams.

As you would expect they are built to be able to withstand a bit of roughhousing. As more often than not, whether it is a trailer or tipper truck, they will be getting loaded with an excavator. And though the operators of the machines do a good job of loading safely, there will also be times where a stray rock falls out, or they misjudge the height or distance to the trailer, where a bump or knock will occur. However even if the trailer or bin does take some damage, the hydraulic tipper will still be able to work to the required standard. It will generally take a fair bit of damage to cause the tipper to become inoperable.

However one of the most important things to remember about using a hydraulic tipper, is to always keep up with the maintenance, as the last thing you want is to be fully loaded, and then expect the ram to raise. But nothing happens. As with all types of machinery, servicing is crucial.