I never really had to have give in my platform. My Thomas had a rigid platform... put 1500 hours on it without complaint. I never really cared for the Boxer's spring mounted platform... plus given my size I pretty well keep it bottomed out.
Make the platform strong enough to handle you...
No dissing, only admiring it's vintage qualities!
I suggest making the platform hinge upward some amount to improve your departure angle. I would consider making a stop so it can't over rotate upwards and watch out for pinch points!
That may have happened some time, but for 4 years I loaded all my debris driving up ramps and into the trailers. I've probably been up and down ramps on a mini more than any two people combined. :lol:
The 18' dump could have a partition in the front to keep the load separated. If you need the extra room remove it and load it down, if you're going to need to set aside room for the mini, install it.
Falling off either ramp will roll the machine, ask me how I knows (plural experiences)...
That is irrelevant to my thought process, but I'll try another way.
Hypothetical:
The 14' dump trailer with a 4' platform and a 18' dump trailer are the same overall length.
The 14' trailer has up to 14' for debris.
The 18' trailer has up to 18' for debris.
The 18' trailer loaded with 14' of...
Yeah, if you could deal with a 20' "bed" on your dump trailer, you might as well have a 20' dump body. Having a dump trailer with a platform makes no sense. You can haul a mini in the dump bed, you can't load/dump the platform.
Granted it's a popular idea, but I damn sure don't understand...
Given that setup I would get aluminum ramps to carry it in the the box on the truck. No point in sinking the time or money building a platform on that chipper, no offense intended. With a mini you'll be doing more work faster than ever... More money will bring a bigger chipper perhaps, it can be...
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