Thanks Mike. The side dump makes sense. But it seems you'd still have to dump it. It won't just fall out. I'm thinking with a side dump and a "rolling wall" in the car, I can connect it to something in the facility (like a ram) and force the waste out (instead of dumping). This would require all...
I'm in a warm enough climate that freezing should not be much of a problem. Is there such a thing as a rear dump railcar with some sort of push pannel that when activated (by air let's say), it acts like a ram and forces the solid waste out the rear? I'm just thinkinking out loud on this idea...
I've looked at rail cars that have the doors or gates on the bottom for dumping. That's what they are used for coal (and popcorn even). Anything that is small, sort of uniform in size, and granualr is well suited for this type of railcar. But not really solid waste. It sort of gets compacted for...
I am working on a problem of getting municipal solid waste out of a railcar (65 tons lets say). My guess is these will be gondolla cars. I have come across a "tipper" in Roanoke and a "rotator" in Utah but these seem to be the only solutions I can find as I cross the web. Anyone have any other...
I am working on a problem of getting municipal solid waste out of a railcar (65 tons lets say). My guess is these will be gondolla cars. I have come across a "tipper" in Roanoke and a "rotator" in Utah but these seem to be the only solutions I can find as I cross the web. Anyone have any other...
