{"id":1371,"date":"2011-04-21T09:59:15","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T14:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/?p=1371"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:19:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T03:19:05","slug":"self-dumping-hopper-safety-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/material-handling\/self-dumping-hopper-safety-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Dumping Hopper Safety Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1374\" style=\"width: 140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/MECO-All-Welded-Self-Dumping-Steel-Hoppers-id55748.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1374 \" title=\"MECO Self Dumping Hoppers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MECO-Self-Dumping-Hoppers-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"MECO Self Dumping Hoppers\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MECO-Self-Dumping-Hoppers-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/MECO-Self-Dumping-Hoppers-2.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some Self Dumping Hoppers have casters for added mobility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Safety features on all <a title=\"hMECO All Welded Self Dumping Steel Hoppers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/MECO-All-Welded-Self-Dumping-Steel-Hoppers-id55748.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MECO self dumping hoppers<\/a> include a chain for securing the hopper to the forklift or other handling vehicle and an easy to use positive locking mechanism that prevents accidental dumping of materials. These hoppers can be used safely at any height. For extra strength and the elimination of sharp edges, the units also include 2 inch square top lips.<\/p>\n<div>When the locking mechanism is disengaged, the <a title=\"Self Dumping Hoppers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/Self-Dumping-Hoppers-766.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self dumping hoppers<\/a> tilt to an angle well below horizontal, allowing for complete removal of the materials inside. Then, the self-balancing hopper automatically returns to its upright position.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safety features on all MECO self dumping hoppers include a chain for securing the hopper to the forklift or other handling vehicle and an easy to use positive locking mechanism that prevents accidental dumping of materials. These hoppers can be used safely at any height. For extra strength and the elimination of sharp edges, the &#8230; <a title=\"Self Dumping Hopper Safety Features\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/material-handling\/self-dumping-hopper-safety-features\/\" aria-label=\"More on Self Dumping Hopper Safety Features\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[361,347,362,41],"class_list":["post-1371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-material-handling","tag-hopper","tag-material-handling-equipment","tag-meco","tag-self-dumping-hoppers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1371"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13196,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371\/revisions\/13196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahrns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}