"High Lift" Dump Trailer

"High Lift" Dump Trailer WAGONS/TRAILERS New Wagons 34-5-26 We spotted this new "high level dump trailer" at the recent Wisconsin Farm Technology Days show. The MX-8 dump trailer from NTH, Inc., measures 120 in. long by 80 in. wide by 40 in. high and rides on tandem walking beam axles. It has a load capacity of 8 tons. What makes the machine unique is the box raises straight up and dumps out the back like a dump truck, allowing you to make piles up to 4 1/2 ft. high with no hand unloading. A pair of 4-in. dia., 24-in. stroke hydraulic cylinders, attached to linkage that's built onto the trailer's axles, does the lifting. The back end of the box angles back 45 degrees and is hinged at the top. The cylinders raise the box until it stands straight up on end, and the material slides off. "It unloads fast and works great for hauling manure, topsoil, wood, rocks and many other jobs," says Clinton Nesseth, NTH, Inc., Barron, Wis. "It's especially effective at dumping wood compost into windrows. A lot of farmers will use it to haul manure out to the field during the winter and make piles on top of the snow, because new rules prevent spreading manure during the winter. The manure can then be loaded and spread during the spring." The trailer is available with various size tires. It sells for $9,600. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, NTH, Inc., 5 Berger Ave., Barron, Wis. 54812 (ph 800 236-1570; www.NTHUSA.com).

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