The Sure-Trac Difference | Hydraulic Dump Hoist Comparison 

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Yeah, but the telescopic type has way less maintenance compared to scissor lift. The scissor lift has tons of moving parts, when they wear out, the parts may be proprietary and hard to get, or really expensive. The telescopic type just has seals to replace. The telescopic design also saves on weight, you get way more payload in the trailer. Gravity down on both systems, so no benefit there. All in all, I think that the cycle time of the scissor lift is the only benefit. Think about it for a minute, how do dump trucks work? how do semi dump trailers work? They all use the telescopic system. The telescopic system wins as it is cheaper to build, maintain and it gives ultimate payload to the trailer.

@@SSMedic just fixed a tri-axle dump truck telescopice bed hoist & was Almost a CATOSTROFIC failer. The top packing collar and seal was on its last thread & ready to BLOW APART. It wasen't even leaking, just so happend to notice it when my partner lifted the bed for a air line inspection & was totally clue-less about the impending doom. A driver would never know this in day to day operations. Have seen two catostrofic telescopic failures in last 25 years. Both cases where a semi & quad-axle were ever so slightly off-level dumping dirt off road---load transfer starts the lean & WAMO rolls truck twistes lift cylinder (snaps) & comes with a horific crash down. Same thing happened to a single axel with a scissor hoist rool over, but just broke the mirror off & dented the door (much smaller rig only 8 tons of dirt). Truth be told a telescopic can lift way more & usually twice of what trailer or truck can leaglly or desighned to haul or lift. There direct drive end leverage lift is (Terroribly) impressive. Would only rely on this system on ; dead-level & hard-hard surfaces, or when no other system is avaliable. Thank -you, Sir.

Thanks for the feedback. Glad to hear that you are happy with your dump trailer and that is has been handling what you are throwing at it. We will pass along the note on zerk fittings to our quality team for review.

Hey Matt. Our HD Dumps have a 45 degree dump angle.

Telescopic hoist offers the best mechanical angle for dumping, which reduces the stress applied to the dump bed and frame. This will aid in longer life, but we have not seen any particular failures in any model to confirm which will last longer.

Leave you hanging video I assume... No word on what's the best for lifting power,,, because he don't know the difference between them,,, best I can tell... The scissor lift gives you more power with less cycles,,, a short stroke and your up there... Shortest stroke so it's also the fastest way... Fluid will take the path of least resistance,,, thus if your load is uneven a dull cylinder may fight each other warping your bed,,, ad you need to pump all that fluid to fill them,,, that's more running time to rundown your battery... In the end the Scissor lift does more work with less of everything thus will last longer...

The hydraulic pressure varies based on the hoist and size of trailer. You can check out the specs at sure-trac.com/product/hd-low-profile-dump/.

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The current models have a slight different bulkhead / tarp mount due to the cylinder being mounted out on the front.

Scissors has more moving parts, bushings, bearings, pins etc. Brand new, I agree, the scissors probably is better but longterm, I think the telescopic type is better. You may have to change out seals once in a while, but overall, you get more payload and better lifting capacity. I think if the other systems are what dump trailers always used to have and thats why they are still popular. I'll trust what dumptrucks and semi dump trailers have been using for decades as the proven method to dump a trailer.

Our independent authorized dealers establish their own retail pricing. The different hoist options are within a couple hundred dollars of each other.

We could work with a local dealer to review the necessary components. I would suggest contacting a local Sure-Trac dealer. You can find one using our dealer locator at sure-trac.com/find-a-dealer/. Thank you.

For the last 4-5 years the Telescopic hoist has proven to be very efficient. So much so, that a lot of the key trailer manufacturers have added the telescopic hoist to their lineup. But, the Scissor lift and Dual Ram units have long history of being reliable hoist options. Can't go wrong either way!

Pricing is determined by the local dealers. Check out sure-trac.com/find-a-dealer/ to find a dealer near you.

Sorry to hear that you have experience some "premature" rust. Have you taken the your trailer to your dealer and have them take a look at it?

All trailers rust. They never take off the mill-scale before painting.

Thanks for checking out the video. This was meant to be a statement to ensure and encourage safety, not something indicative to quality. We fully understand that conditions are not always predictable and ideal, however, we will always encourage safety when utilizing equipment.