2016 - Volume #BFS, Issue #16, Page #91
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“No Hydraulics” Dump Trailer - Phil Robertson Style!
Larry Stewart’s innovative RED-E-DUMP trailer has caught the eye of Duck Commander celebrity Phil Robertson. Like hundreds of farmers who have caught onto the benefits of the mechanically-dumped heavy-built trailer, Robertson likes the fact that no pumps, hoses or fluid are needed to quickly and easily dump a RED-E-DUMP trailer. With payloads from 6,000 lbs. to 12,000 lbs., this hydraulics-free trailer has a low cost of ownership and simple design.The trailer dumps mechanically, thanks to its clever double frame design. The lower frame supports the weight of the trailer in transport. The upper frame, which connects to the trailer tongue, rolls back and forth on top of the lower frame.
To dump the trailer, the operator sets the trailer wheel brakes and backs the towing vehicle up. As the upper frame and the trailer bed slides back over and past the end of the lower frame, the bed dumps.
“It’s like pulling the legs out from under a chair,” explains Stewart. “It removes all the support from under the bed. All it can do is dump.”
To return the bed to a horizontal position, the operator simply pulls the vehicle ahead again. The bed slides back up and over the lower frame and into place, automatically triggering a safety lock.
RED-E-DUMP offers several different-size models as well as the new Phil Robertson Signature Series model, which has a camo wrap, a locking location for a YETI cooler, optional Duck Commander tires, an easy turn grain door, and a mounted optional spare tire. It also has an optional solar panel option to keep a battery charged for trailer brakes without traditional brake wiring.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, RED-E-DUMP, 1131 N. Little, Cushing, Okla. 74023 (www.rededump.com).
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