Was backing up the ramp you can see just in front of him. Got to the top with the trailer tamdems and got to close to the edge. Trailer slid off and pulled the tractor with it. He is fine but I bet if you sneak up behind him and shake a half full jar of marbles he will jump out of his boots.

Looks like it may have been a nice truck @ one time.

Yes he sure did

If he's an owner operator he had a real bad day. If not, him and his boss are both having one

Rock on!

Glad he wasn't injured, but I'll bet his pride took a serious hit.

His dad owns the company. Insurance will pay for repairs to the truck. The biggest loss is the revenue the truck wont be producing for awhile. Longer trailers like the one dumping are lots easier to back up with a big tractor.

How long is the trailer, Danny?

About 20 years ago, I witnessed a similar mishap. A brand new ( first load ) tri axle was tailgating a load of 2B limestone on mine haul road. I was behind him, so I stayed back to avoid the dust. He took the bed up fast, and the road had a good lean to it. When the bed got about half way up, it pulled the truck over to its side.

Run I dont know but it was short

Bigbrownie when your not level dont raise it. Rule number one with an end dump. If the ground is real rough I will get level dump it and let it down. Pull up till I am level again and dump the rest. End dumps dont spread real good even on a smooth surface. You can string it out some by raising it till it starts to come out. Put the truck in gramma, leave the pto engaged and idle forward letting the trailer come up. Needs to be smooth and level. Rock only. dirt gets dumped in a pile no matter what.

Truth

I was always told there are 2 types of end dump drivers. Those that have tipped one over while unloading and those that will tip one over while unloading someday.

I didn’t know that side dumps work that way. Learn something new every day.

Osky