Dump Trucks & Bodies
- Thou shalt not dump while on un level ground, for surely
one day the load will hang up
on the low side and the trailer will
fall down beside thee. Great oaths and sworn statements as to how many
times thou has dumped in worse places will be to no purpose for thy
insurance company will forsake thee and thy future employment prospects
will be much in doubt.
- Thou shalt line up thy tractor with thy trailer
before dumping lest thou be branded as an idiot who tries to dump
while jack-knifed and condemned to an eternity of changing tires.
- Thou shalt
be sure that thy PTO and pump are not engaged while traveling upon
the highways. The view of twelve miles of power and telephone cable
draped gracefully around thy hoist is not pleasing to the responsible
authorities and the sight of thy trailer body resting ever so gently
against the top of a bridge can stir them to such great anger that
thou are compelled to dwell in their municipal hotel for many days and
nights and to be deprived of feminine companionship, strong drink and
Monday night football all during that time.
- Thou shalt not permit another rig to dump while
alongside thine, to the left nor to the right, lest the operator
be lacking in skill and upset his trailer on top of thine. The humor
of such an occurrence may elicit smiles and boisterous laughter from
thy companions but will not be apparent to thy employer and should
only be reported to him after determining that in neither hand does
he hold a tire billy or other blunt instrument.
- Thou shalt be certain that hydraulic hoses
are in good condition at all times lest a worn hose blow out when
thou tryest to dump a 60,000 lb. Load, 30 miles from town in 15 degree
weather and thou findest it necessary to unload it with a shovel 10lbs
at a time.
- Thou shalt replace broken or weak springs in matched
pairs. To upset a loose load because of one bad spring while dumping
on a level concrete pad is an embarrassment which will follow thee
all the days of thy life.
- Thou shalt not allow rocks or any other commodity
to spill from the vehicle lest they bash in the windshield of the
Smokey following behind thee. A calamity of that nature may cause thee
to be considered a hazard to the motoring public and unfit to wear
double clutching boots, chain drive wallets or other emblems of the
professions.
- Thou shalt not permit bulldozers or loaders to make any
contact with thy vehicle, neither from the front not from the rear,
nor from either side, for the appearance of thy vehicle will be much
worse after such contact and the rascal at the repair shop will demand
cash in large quality to correct the damage.
- Thy tires shall be checked for adequate
pressure daily and whacked with a tire billy every time thou stoppest,
lest thy first knowledge of a flat is when thy C.B. comes to life with
"Break, Break for Dum Dum Dump, Thou Art On Fire."
- Thou shalt become wise
in the nature of the commodities thou haulest. Such as: that if a
load of lime is allowed to get wet it becomes as gummy gelatin and
will stay in thy trailer forever, although a wet load of coal will
present thee no problems, except when it is very cold, when it freezes
solid as a rock. In that way, thou shalt prevent many unpleasant surprises.
Blessed are the careful and wise for they generally remain employed.
CALL MARK OVERHOLT TOLL FREE AT 800.433.5608
OR E-MAIL mark@tigergeneral.com
Tiger General, Inc. 6867 Wooster Pike Medina,
Ohio 44256 |