Scissor Hoist vs Telescopic Cylinder | It's not what you think! DJX vs DTX Dump Trailer Comparison

I'm the Goshen, IN driver for a National LTL carrier. I pick up Lippert materials for your company. I've seen MAXX-D on my bills of lading plenty of times. Pretty cool to see my efforts in action! For many years I've been around heavy equipment as a farm boy, soldier & civilian. These dump trailers look well engineered, tough & ready for years of dependable service. The Lippert Corporation engineers high quality products with state of the art manufacturing techniques & I'm proud to be on the team making these trailers happen~

Observation. The way that both trailers lifted the drawbar as the load shifted means the operator will need to be careful when spreading, or they will lift the rear pickup wheels off the ground.

Just bought a 16k gooseneck DTX and couldn’t be happier with the quality!

For me it's not about the speed of the dump, it's about the reliability of a dump so if I have a really heavy load, my preference is the telescopic lift.

Yikes. "Lippert" mentioned in a trailer video automatically makes me think of the vicious class-action war between RVers and Lippert Components Inc over their shoddy frames. Moving on...

Very nice video to compare telescopic and scissor hoist. Each has its own merits.It depends on final user needs.

I own a maxx-d roll off dumpster trailer. All of maxx-d trailers are built to last! I’ve been very happy with my trailer and I’ll definitely only buy and recommend Maxx-D in the future. Also dealing with warranty issues and parts has been extremely easy calling or emailing directly to maxx-d to get things fixed, not having to wait around on dealerships having down time. Definitely worth the money! You get what you pay for!

Much like target shooting, speed is not accuracy. While the scissor will arguably be the fastest lift system, the telescoping is hands down the strongest. For those saying BS, how do dump trucks lift? lol. Less stress on the frame too. Look at Texas Pride Trailers torture test from Dirt Monkey. They run all 3 lift systems on their 20k trailers. They loaded the trailers until they would not lift anymore then weighed them. Scissor was around 27,200lbs, dual was 36,900lbs, and telescoping came in at 47,120lbs. Texas Pride makes a great trailer and $6,000 - $8,000 cheaper for a beefy trailer. (Not Diamond C or Maxx-D beefy, yet still contractor grade) Scissor lift will continue to get the job done! Just better technology out these days.

Shouldn't that wet lead battery be isolated from the other electrical components to avoid issues with the corrosive off gasses while it's charging

What! 😂 Depends on what the parameters of winning are. If it's time on a light load then share scissor lift wins but if it's what trailer can dump more with a heavy load then telescopic wins If it's I need to load the weight front heavy and carry a small stand on machine at the rear then telescopic wins because the scissor lift will not be able to dump the load 😮 thus basically winning on time and speed as well 🙂

all you need is a diverter valve for the front jack and dump, simple and easy H&H has it for their 14k equipment haulers, works so slick

Tube for crossmembers always ends up rotting because they hold moisture. Better off using channel. I've seen guys try that tube crossmember thing under roll-off containers too and they all rotted out in just a couple years

I have had scissor hoists on trucks and trailers and would not switch to a telescopic. Telescopics get weaker as it gets longer and can snap if at an angle. Scissor is the way to go.

I already own a Maxx-D 22ft power tilt flatbed trailer and love it (Only wish is got the hyd. jack but going to add later) Am now looking at purchasing a dump trailer and this video helped with making a decision. To me I like the telescoping due to people having a bad way to over load the front half and the telescoping is the best for this. Now just need to find the right deal to purchase.

Interesting , Thank You . Good thing you're hitch was well latched, It looks like at about 1.40 the loads shifted and made the front ends come up . As we all know over balancing a load is NOT a good thing. Still a fine demonstration of useful trailers. To the critics Every trailer has many design choices .

Telescopic is where it’s at 👍🏼

How much for 20’ trailer?

What is the height of the trailer when at full extension. We have a horse boarding facility. We will be hauling shavings. I want to make sure the ceiling height of my storage shed will accommodate the trailer to dump out the shavings.

Thanks Great Video

I might have missed it- what is your painting system? My biggest gripe with my new trailer it's paint blistered within a year. Very disappointing.