Philippi-Hagenbuch designed its Autogate® Tailgates specifically to maximize haul truck utilization. The tailgates effectively increase haul capacities by as much as 20 percent while elevating safety and extending tire life. Customized options fit articulated and rigid frame trucks to increase loads and decrease cycles for quarries and mines. Whether you’re hauling dirt, sand, gravel, coal, minerals, shot rock, oil sands or soupy materials, PHIL Autogate® Tailgates will keep the material in your truck bed no matter the conditions.
Save on Tires
Tires cost roughly $10,000 to $20,000 each and typically last only a year or two due to improper front loading coupled with driving over spillage and other roadway debris. Tailgates cost roughly the same as one tire but can save hundreds of thousands of dollars over a truck’s lifetime.
Increase Capacity
Faster cycle times mean operations can get an extra truckload or two per hour. Over a 14-hour day, that adds up to 14 to 28 additional loads. Considering a truckload of aggregate averages $10 per ton, hauling 8 more loads in a day from a 70-ton truck adds up to an additional $5,600 in daily revenue. Use our calculator to see what it adds to your revenue.
Keep Haul Roads Cleaner
Tailgates reduce spillage, which heightens safety as well as prevents tire wear and downtime. Whether making a sharp turn or driving on an incline, rear and side spillage will be minimized. Reduced equipment damage, tire wear and road clearing time will soon follow.
Forget Malfunctions
PHIL’s one-of-a-kind approach to tailgates virtually eliminates the potential of a malfunction since there are no locks, cylinders, grease points or controls. Since gravity naturally opens the gate as the body dumps materials, traditional maintenance headaches disappear.
Cash in on Durability
High-strength steel with an exclusive steel alloy chain ensures maximum durability in the toughest of environments.
Balance Your Load
To prevent spillage in trucks without tailgates, operators often pile materials closer to the truck cab. In time, overburdening the front of the truck can damage the front suspension and axle, hoist mechanism and steering equipment. By closing the rear of the truck with a tailgate, operators get a bigger loading target that allows them to center the load evenly in the truck bed.
Improve Loading
With an open dump bed, only 75% of the truck body can be used effectively, leaving large voids of unusable area on the back of the bed. With a tailgate, a loader operator can easily fill the truck without spillage.
Increase Capacity
Depending on the material, a tailgate can increase a truck’s volumetric capacity by as much as 15%. If the payload of a 40-ton truck goes up even 10% after adding a tailgate, it adds four additional tons to every load. That adds up quickly. See how the math works for your operation with our free online calculator.