Self-Dumping Steel Hopper on Castors

The self-dumping hopper, on castors

This is our self-dumping hopper for production waste with a castor chassis under its base frame. It stands beside the machine and fills up; where a forklift cannot reach the machine, you push the hopper out on its castors to an aisle. There the forklift lifts it by the pockets and drives to the skip, the operator releases the lever, and the body tips forward on its pivots and empties itself. Set back down, it returns upright and locks, ready to be pushed back.

The castors change how you move it, not what it carries: the stated load stays 750 kg, evenly distributed, the same as for the hopper without castors.

Standard size and made to measure

The standard hopper holds 0.5 m³ (500 l), measures 1500 x 800 mm and stands about 950 mm high on its castors. Every hopper is welded to order around your waste and your forklift, so you can also choose:

• a capacity and footprint to suit the space next to the machine
• fork pocket spacing matched to your forklift and a tipping height to clear your skip
• 160 mm castors for a smaller, lower hopper
• a drain plug for wet swarf

Materials and construction

• Welded steel plate body with a sloping front and a reinforced top edge: 3 mm body, 4 mm base
• Base frame with welded fork pockets: clear openings 200 x 80 mm, centres 580 mm
• Pivot brackets with a manual locking lever
• Castor chassis: four 200 mm polyamide castors bolted to plates welded under the base frame, two fixed and two swivel castors with brakes
• Continuous welds on every seam

Finish

The hopper is painted in an industrial coating, dark grey as standard or any RAL colour for your site marking. For outdoor use a hot-dip galvanised body is available, an option priced in a quotation.

Moving it safely

Push the hopper only on a level, firm and smooth workshop floor, never on a slope or a ramp, and never while a forklift has it raised. Lock both brakes when it stands at the machine and while you load it. To empty it, the forklift lifts it by the pockets as usual; do not tip it by hand.

What's included

• Welded tipping hopper, 0.5 m³ as standard or your capacity
• Base frame with fork pockets, pivots and locking lever
• Castor chassis with four polyamide castors, two with brakes
• Industrial paint, dark grey or one RAL colour of your choice

Capacity, plate thickness and pocket spacing are confirmed with you before fabrication.

Ordering

Order the standard version at the price shown, or ask for a quotation for your own dimensions and finish. The price shown is for the standard version described here, with the steel painted in industrial paint, dark grey as standard or one RAL colour of your choice, which you name in the order comment at checkout; other sizes, materials, special finishes and options are priced in a quotation. An order placed in the shop commits you to pay once we have confirmed it. We confirm your order within 2 working days without changing the price or the delivery cost, and you pay by bank transfer after our confirmation. If you are unsure about anything, ask us before ordering, through the enquiry form on this page or at [email protected].

Lead time and delivery

Each hopper is welded to order. Products ordered in the shop are ready for collection within 7 weeks of your order, or delivered in Poland, Spain, Italy or the United Kingdom, or by courier in Germany, within 9 weeks, if our order confirmation reaches you by the end of the second working day after your order and you pay within 7 days of receiving it; if it reaches you later, these times run from the day your payment arrives.Collect your order free of charge from our workshop in Piotrowice, or choose delivery in Poland, Spain, Italy or the United Kingdom at the flat rate shown at checkout (for the UK, import VAT and duty are paid on arrival); delivery to other countries is by quotation.