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WILL HAULING ROCK DAMAGE A HOPPER?

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May 30, 2010 at 07:54 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Is it worth hauling rock versus the damage it will cause on a hopper?

Replied on Sun, May 30, 2010 at 05:03 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. i haul a quite alot of rock, and i dont see any damage, iff you stay smaller then 1.5 inch rock

Replied on Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 09:19 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Hauling rocks DO NOT damage hoppers as lonag as the size of the stone is small. I ship 3/4" stone on hoppers all the time and not once have I had anyone come back to me saying that the stone damaged their trailer, they just want the loads whenever I have them.

Replied on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 01:49 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. I just hauled a load of Magnesite. It scratched up the slopes pretty bad. Probably won't do that again!

Replied on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 04:46 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. what size was the stone? Also it sounds like you hauled jagged stone, rather than round stone.

Replied on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 07:43 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. A lot of it depends upon the loader operatoras well. If he's careful,it shouldn't be an issue. If he dumps it all at once, different story! I haul up to 2" stone and 1 1/2" limestone, I've never had a problem.

Replied on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 02:08 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. I'm currently Moving Rock (3/4" small scale stone) out of OH going to MI.