Gypsum in a hopper

Mar 14, 2017 at 07:51 PM CST + 1 - 2
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Has anyone hauled gypsum in a hopper? If so was wondering how it comes out unloading and also if I could get 26 ton in a 41'x102"x72'. Thank you for any input!

Replied on Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 06:32 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. It would fit but I don't think it would be a good idea. I have never seen it done before, only belts & end dumps. Alot of times it doesn't fall till I'm at the last stage of the hoist on my end dump so I would think you'd be shoveling it out of a hopper.

Replied on Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 09:04 AM CST - 1
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. No don't even try. It don't even always come out of a end dump.

Replied on Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 09:52 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. I know a guy that hauls nothing but gypsum in a hopper. He runs cornhuskers with the aggregate doors. We bought one of his old hoppers and have another one like his but taller and have used it to haul DDG's and it always unloads very easy, even in the extreme TX heat

Replied on Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 09:09 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Hauled dry gypsum in hoppers all the time out of Iowa. No problems. Not so sure on fresh product.

Replied on Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 09:41 PM CST + 1
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. If it is not dried do not even attempt it unless you like shoveling and poking it out experience it not even a drop of it come out

Replied on Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 08:19 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Quote: "If it is not dried do not even attempt it unless you like shoveling and poking it out experience it not even a drop of it come out" I'm being told that it is 8% to 10% moisture. I assume that is considered dry?? It will be coming out of Aurora, IN.

Replied on Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 08:20 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Quote: "If it is not dried do not even attempt it unless you like shoveling and poking it out experience it not even a drop of it come out" Yeah as stated I've seen and heard of 5-6 hour unload times before, had a friend that told k him 8 hour to unload ended up shoveling the whole load from and that was in a cornhusker with Ag doors on it.

Replied on Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 09:13 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Quote: "I'm being told that it is 8% to 10% moisture. I assume that is considered dry?? It will be coming out of Aurora, IN." If you put the brown gypsum from Aurora Indiana in a hopper bottom you will have a mess that stuff don't want to flow in the best of conditions it is like Play-Doh

Replied on Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 02:15 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. I have hauled a few loads out of sun city Kansas in a Wilson with intermediate traps. Usually took a hard hour to get it off and you needed a shower when done.

Replied on Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 05:35 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Hauled it out of sun City once. Never again 2.5 hours and a shovel later it was out of there. Big hoppers and big doors weren't any match for that load from sun City. Never thought about hauling it since.

Replied on Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 03:01 PM CST + 1
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Hauled several loads out of sun city ks hour or two to unload lots of driving and hitting brakes and shoveling if need a weight loss program haul gypsum.

Replied on Sat, Mar 05, 2022 at 11:36 AM CST + 1
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. I tried Syn Gyp with a walking floor. The loader guy missed my sweep tarp. Yes, I caught hell for 4 1/2 hours with a helper. A wide mulch shovel and push broom 6 tons later it was empty. It walked off about 22 tons. I think Ima try it 1 more time with a slightly longer sweep tarp but not to long because it would be impossible to dig it out. Syn Gyp pays really good $40.00 a ton less than 140 miles but thats not enough to shovel every time. I might spray some PAM on the floor first.

Replied on Sat, Mar 05, 2022 at 11:36 AM CST

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I tried Syn Gyp with a walking floor. The loader guy missed my sweep tarp. Yes, I caught hell for 4 1/2 hours with a helper. A wide mulch shovel and push broom 6 tons later it was empty. It walked off about 22 tons. I think Ima try it 1 more time with a slightly longer sweep tarp but not to long because it would be impossible to dig it out. Syn Gyp pays really good $40.00 a ton less than 140 miles but thats not enough to shovel every time. I might spray some PAM on the floor first.

Replied on Sat, Mar 05, 2022 at 11:38 AM CST + 1
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. The gypsum I've hauled had trouble coming off even dump trl all the way up.then I hauled other gypsum I had to put plastic down so it would come off

Replied on Sat, Mar 05, 2022 at 08:51 PM CST - 1
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Quote: "I tried Syn Gyp with a walking floor. The loader guy missed my sweep tarp. Yes, I caught hell for 4 1/2 hours with a helper. A wide mulch shovel and push broom 6 tons later it was empty. It walked off about 22 tons. I think Ima try it 1 more time with a slightly longer sweep tarp but not to long because it would be impossible to dig it out. Syn Gyp pays really good $40.00 a ton less than 140 miles but thats not enough to shovel every time. I might spray some PAM on the floor first." There was something of graphite coating that guys were using. Can't remember. I just wax my trailer once a week, then once a month i pull in the shop and use hot water inside and let dry. Then re-wax it. For myself this process works superbly for what i do. Be safe and safe sliding..😎😎🇺🇸

Replied on Sat, Mar 05, 2022 at 08:51 PM CST

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Quote: "I tried Syn Gyp with a walking floor. The loader guy missed my sweep tarp. Yes, I caught hell for 4 1/2 hours with a helper. A wide mulch shovel and push broom 6 tons later it was empty. It walked off about 22 tons. I think Ima try it 1 more time with a slightly longer sweep tarp but not to long because it would be impossible to dig it out. Syn Gyp pays really good $40.00 a ton less than 140 miles but thats not enough to shovel every time. I might spray some PAM on the floor first."

There was something of graphite coating that guys were using. Can't remember. I just wax my trailer once a week, then once a month i pull in the shop and use hot water inside and let dry. Then re-wax it. For myself this process works superbly for what i do. Be safe and safe sliding..😎😎🇺🇸

Replied on Mon, Mar 07, 2022 at 08:17 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. I do it once a week at least from Cyril, Ok to Pryor, Ok. I'm using a 2022 Wilson, and have a bit of trouble if it's moist.

Replied on Mon, Mar 07, 2022 at 11:19 AM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Used a martin vibrator worked fine with big doors. Wouldn't try it with small doors. Looked like the pillsbury dough boy when done. Need a mask at least a better one than the covid mask. hauled one load too many