Designer need for dump trailer.
Hi I’m looking for a designer who can do fab drawings for a dump trailer like this.
3 Answers
it is not a difficult task for the average engineer that has designed similar types of equipment. If you desire to end up with a design that is able to be manufactured, complies with local codes and regulations and for the cost that is acceptable, i would look for a local engineer to do this work. A local engineer if they are competent with this sort of project will know be able to source suitable components that are available in your part of the world, important if you want a piece of equipment that can be kept running over its working life.
The will be many "engineers" on a site such as this, from all over the world, who will try to convince you they could do this design, especially for a fee, but if you don't want to end up spending a lot of time to get nowhere with this project look for someone locally. With local engineer, you can check what they have previously produced.
The first step you will need to take is to work out an exact specification. Get an approximate cost, have a look to see if anyone already has designed and built a similar dump trailer, an existing suitable dump trailer will probably be cheaper than developing a new design.
As you, like many others on this site, have not added any detail to your profile, since 2018, when you signed up for GrabCad, I have no idea of your skill or engineering knowledge. Is this a real project with an actual budget available, or are you a student looking for an easy way to get a homework assignment completed. If you added some detail to your profile, we could make a better assessment as regards to this being a real project or a homework assignment. If it is a real project, I would look for a local engineer, If it is homework, with a bit more detail you may get some assistance, but don't expect it to be done for you.
Totally agree with the above writer. I have experience with excavator undercarriages. These types of projects are expensive and time consuming. The designer must have an understanding of materials in this specific world. Earthmoving is a specialized world
Daniel, with practical experience at building similar equipment, you are at a good place to start. All you need to do, is learn to translate the processes you have experienced, into a model. If in the real world, you would make a part from a piece of plate, cut out the shape required and if the part needs to pressed or rolled to shape, I will produce it as a sheet-metal part so that flat patterns and associated drawings are also generated. A good useful model is based on how the real one will be constructed. In your work you will have come across the good along with the bad with this type of equipment. There is nothing wrong copying the good points of other equipment. Cad is just another tool to learn, like a brake-press, lathe, milling machine, or even a mig welder. It can, once you have learnt how to use it speed up the whole design to fabrication process. Model a part made from plate, flatten the model to produce a flat pattern, produce a dxf file and the have a CNC profile cutting machine cut it out for you. Before this technology, paper drawing to working out developed shape, mark out then cut out by hand.
I have added a couple of links to projects of mine that have been modeled as they are made. These also include pdf flies of the drawing sheets. I produced the models with Alibre Design but have exported SW files as well. As I have never opened the SW files in Solid Works, I have no idea how well they work in Solid Works
