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We have tried poking a rod into it from the top while beating on the side with a rubber mallet. This works but takes a looooonng time to unload. Does anyone have any secrets they would like to share or is this just part of the job?? PS Great site you have here.", "thumbUrl": "", "dateAdded": "2010-06-11T14:43:57Z", "lastPost": "2010-06-11T14:43:57Z", "views": 2713, "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "messageCount": 5, "premiumOnly": 0, "isfeatured": 0, "showInDays": -100, "showDate": "", "forumLink": "", "youtubeVideoId": "", "approved": 1, "active": 1, "alias": "tricks-of-the-trade-any-suggestions-appreciated", "forumUrl": "https://www.bulkloads.com/forum/tricks-of-the-trade-any-suggestions-appreciated/", "userId": 1706, "firstName": "VICKIE", "lastName": "SONNENBERG", "companyName": "SUN HILL TRUCKING INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "LAKELAND", "state": "FL", "userCommentCount": 1, "userLikes": 0, "replies": [ { "replyId": 19741, "content": "Won't a hopper vibrator solve this? You really need to make sure and watch the weather. I know when it's plus 90 degrees, DDG's will harden up in the trailer making it difficult to unload.\n \n Seems like these days you can get everything from automatic/remote tarps, slides and vibrators to make it a lot easier loading/unloading bulk product.", "contentHtml": "Won't a hopper vibrator solve this? You really need to make sure and watch the weather. I know when it's plus 90 degrees, DDG's will harden up in the trailer making it difficult to unload.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nSeems like these days you can get everything from automatic/remote tarps, slides and vibrators to make it a lot easier loading/unloading bulk product.", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/Jared-Flinn-BULKLOADS-1452-168649-JFPodcastProfilePicSquare.jpg", "signUpDate": "2010-05-19", "dateAdded": "2010-06-11T15:06:46Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 1452, "firstName": "Jared", "lastName": "Flinn", "companyName": "BULKLOADS", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Springfield", "state": "MO", "userCommentCount": 9413, "userLikes": 47, "userDislikes": 1, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 19742, "content": "END DUMP", "contentHtml": "END DUMP", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-05-19", "dateAdded": "2010-06-20T22:47:08Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 1444, "firstName": "JAMES", "lastName": "DANA", "companyName": "JAMES R DANA", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Goessel", "state": "KS", "userCommentCount": 84, "userLikes": 5, "userDislikes": 10, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 19743, "content": "I'm the one having trouble unloading DDG I think I'm going to put a pipe in the trailer, mount it on a metal angle iron going straight down with small air hloes in it and hook it up to my supply tank with a shut off on it.Maybe this will loosen the product to start coming out", "contentHtml": "I'm the one having trouble unloading DDG I think I'm going to put a pipe in the trailer, mount it on a metal angle iron going straight down with small air hloes in it and hook it up to my supply tank with a shut off on it.Maybe this will loosen the product to start coming out", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-04-12", "dateAdded": "2010-06-20T22:59:54Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 960, "firstName": "MARK", "lastName": "PEGG", "companyName": "MARK PEGG / NBR", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "HENNING", "state": "TN", "userCommentCount": 25, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 19744, "content": "looking for ash carrier cayuga in\n", "contentHtml": "looking for ash carrier cayuga in<br />", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2011-09-19", "dateAdded": "2013-04-15T14:39:14Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 5396, "firstName": "REX", "lastName": "BROOKS", "companyName": "REXEBROOKS", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "COVINGTON", "state": "IN", "userCommentCount": 1, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 } ], "userDislikes": 0, "signUpDate": "2010-06-01", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0, "iSubscribe": 0 }

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TRICKS OF THE TRADE? ANY SUGGESTIONS APPRECIATED

Posted on Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:43 AM CST in LAKELAND, FL