Self-Dumping Hoppers

Standard, heavy duty and low profile self dumping hoppers

The choice turns first on what goes into the hopper and where it is collected, and then on the machine that lifts and empties it.

Standard forklift self-dumping hoppers

A standard forklift hopper takes mixed jobsite debris, production scrap and general yard waste, and any forklift can move and empty it on paved or compacted ground. Our forklift self-dumping hoppers are the default choice when the load is neither unusually dense nor unusually bulky and nothing about the collection point calls for a special shape or lifting method.

Heavy duty dumping hoppers

Broken concrete, brick, scrap metal and demolition waste wear a hopper quickly, and heavy duty dumping hoppers are built from thicker steel for that work. The heavy duty line also has the widest spread of sizes in the range and can be ordered with lids, mesh, lifting lugs or automatic dumping, so it is the type to specify when one hopper design has to cover several different jobs.

Self-dumping hoppers with a lid or mesh extension

Two forklift models come with containment built in. The self-dumping hopper with lid has a heavy fitted cover, and the self-dumping hopper with mesh extension raises the sides with reinforced mesh panels. Choose one of these over an open hopper when what goes in is light, loose or awkward in shape.

Low profile automatic dumping hoppers

The low profile automatic dumping hopper sits low enough to slide under conveyor ends, chutes and discharge points on a manufacturing or recycling line, so by-products drop straight into it. It dumps automatically or by manual release, set to suit the workflow at the line, and it is the type to choose when headroom limits the collection point.

Mini chip hoppers

The mini chip hopper is a small roll-forward hopper that stands beside a lathe, mill, saw or press and collects metal chips, turnings and cutoffs where they are produced. It takes up little floor space and moves easily between machines, which makes it the right choice for machining, fabrication and automotive shops where waste volumes are small and aisles are narrow.

Telehandler self-dumping hoppers

Telehandler hoppers attach to the forks through a gas strut auto-lock with no chains to fasten, and the operator dumps them from the cab. The telehandler self-dumping hopper is the standard model for construction and demolition jobsites. The telehandler dumping hopper with casters adds braked casters so the hopper can be pushed into position by hand when it is off the forks, and it is the better choice where waste is staged and moved several times before disposal.

Crane lift and circular dumping hoppers

Where no forklift or telehandler can reach, the hopper travels on a crane hook. The crane lift dumping hopper has lifting lugs for overhead cranes in plants and on structural jobs and suits larger volumes. The circular crane dumping hopper is compact and round, hangs from a fold-down hanger and tips by gravity once its safety lock is released by hand, and it is the choice for scaffolds, rooftops and upper floors where space at the loading point is tight.

Rotating hoppers

The rotating hopper is emptied by rotation: a forklift with a rotator attachment lifts it on its integrated fork pockets and turns it over. It carries the highest load ratings in the range and suits heavy scrap, demolition and recycling work at sites that already run rotator-equipped forklifts.

Double door dumping hoppers

The double door dumping hopper has two compartments, so two waste streams are collected and moved in one forklift trip and kept apart until they reach their containers. It suits warehouses, distribution centers and plants that sort cardboard, metal, wood or general waste where it is produced.

Dump hoppers for jobsites, shops and production lines

Construction and demolition jobsites

Jobsite debris is mixed, often dense and produced by several trades at once on a layout that changes week by week. A hopper at each work area or floor, emptied on a set round by the telehandler, keeps debris off walkways and out of other crews' way. Telehandler hoppers handle general debris, and heavy duty hoppers take loads that are mostly masonry and concrete.

Rooftop, scaffold and upper-floor debris

Debris from roof tear-offs, facade work and interior build-outs above the ground floor comes down by crane, so the hopper has to fit the loading point on the scaffold or roof, and the full lift has to sit within the crane's capacity at its working radius.

Machine shops and metal fabrication

Metal chips and cutoffs are heavy for their volume and are produced continuously at every machine, so hoppers work best when placed at the machine and emptied often. Mini chip hoppers sit beside individual machines, and a standard forklift hopper at a central collection point takes their contents on to the scrap container.

Manufacturing lines and conveyors

On a production line, clearance and swap time matter most. The gap under the discharge point decides the hopper height, which is where the low profile hopper fits when a standard hopper is too tall, and a second hopper ready to swap in keeps the line running while the full one is emptied. The hopper collects by-products and rejects, while leaks and drips from the machinery around it are a job for spill kits.