Introduction. Midland Belly/Bottom Dump Trailer 4.6MB, Belly/Bottom Dump Trailer

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Midland appreciates having you for our customer and trust this unit will give you many years of trouble-free use.

We are pleased to have you join a growing number of operators pulling Midland trailers.

We take pride in building products to meet the demands of a discriminating buyer in a variety of industries; transportation industry, mining, oil field, paving, aggregate hauling, and excavation. We have sought to anticipate your needs with respect to safety, convenience, design and engineering of your unit. Midland provides information and service support to its customers through its distributor and dealer network. Contact them should you need assistance.

Safe, efficient and trouble free operation of your Midland Trailer requires that you and anyone else who will be operating or maintaining the Trailer, read this manual carefully and understand the Safety, Operation,

Maintenance and Trouble Shooting information contained within the Operator's Manual. Failure to read and follow instructions in the manual could lead to costly repairs; and even more importantly could lead to serious injuries and possibly death.

CUL CROSS

CLAM

This manual covers these Bottom Dump Gravel Trailer models built by Midland:

1. Tandem Axle - Close Under Load Gates (CUL)

2. Triaxle-Close Under Load Gates (CUL)

3. Tandem Axle Clam

4. Triaxle Clam

5. Super B Clam and CUL Trains

Although some of the diagrams and pictures may not apply to all trailers, we have tried to show details of common adjustments and features that are on standard production units.

Use the Table of Contents or Index as a guide in locating the specific information applicable to your

Trailer. Keep this manual handy for frequent reference and to pass on to new operators or owners.

OPERATOR ORIENTATION - The directions left and right as mentioned throughout this manual, are taken as if the operator was standing behind the trailer facing forward.

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