The issue with the Y axis is mostly negated by a pivot in the bottom of the poles. This will allow the load to remain mostly even throughout the lift/lower cycle. For clearance issues I have to have the pole removable so in making it removable it makes us the most sense to just pin it in place...
Twin axle, leaf spring with correct center pivot. The whole dump is being built as a removable unit on top of an existing trailer deck. The dumping deck will have only 3 connectors to the main trailer, 2 rear hinges and the front lift/lock down point.
The original trailer is very heavy and well...
The frame has to pivot with the deck to maintain least stress on the system. I'm looking at pins on the bottom to allow that and to make it easy removal
The Aframe is getting cross braces and the bottom are going to be pinned to allow front to back lean to maintain correct angle and be easy to remove and store on side of trailer. Deck height is 30"+ 98" is almost 11'. Suddenly clearance in some spots becomes an issue. Easier to pop the frame off...
Out to 28" there is a subframe under the deck for added strength. I'm going to add some cross members into the Aframe and it's going to be pinned at bottom so it can lean with the dump deck as it raises and to make it easy to pull off and store on the side of the trailer
I saw it was a responsive group and knew it would be helpful. No money to buy textbooks for formulas and Google is often maddeningly unhelpful or worse, misleading.
Thanks in advance for your patience as I have ZERO formal education in the subject of physics and very little in engineering...
Yes, I am trying to accommodate for 5° or less unlevel ground at the landfill. Perhaps a 3rd center leg. The mechanism already has 2 top rollers so I can have a speed dump or power dump so adding a center leg to carry more of the vertical force might do it. Then I guess I could carry the side...
Ok y'all, thanks for the assist.
I am in the middle of building a dump trailer, mechanical lift with winch or a mounted lift points. For stability side to side I have elected to make the standing pole an A frame design. I need to know the best width at the base to use for load (comparing to a...