What is this sort of vehicle called in America? In England it is called a dumper. Its skip can tip forwards to tip its load out.

They don't use those here (at least not in California). They use front-end loaders and forklifts instead.

The ones I've seen at construction sites were called skiploaders.

Its called a miracle worker when cleaning out mom's house on the yearly visit.

In America it is called George :) Sorry, I couldn't resist, and its late and I have been up since 3am :) night all... Great Work Anthony :) ladynimue

I've never seen one here in the US. (Long ago I worked in construction, so I've always been conscious of such things.) The nearest equivalent would be a front-end loader, with a hydraulic "scoop" instead of a bin. It looks useful, though!

Being from the UK I woulda just called it a dumper truck, but try laings or JCB's website see what their hire place call it Anthony.

Ahhh, yesss... The ol' "Dump-a-load". Had to use those on the dairy farm, for "Pasture-patty" removal. (A.K.A. "Barn-burgers", "Meadow-muffins", "Alley-apples", "Cow-pies", etc..) Could never understand why the bin on those thing just HAD to be in front of the drivers seat. Our's also had a hook on back of the seat, where you hung the gas-mask. Whenever somone was leaving, to go do the "doody duty", they said they were "gonna go take a dump".

Such vehicles are called dumpers on this side of the pond. They're not all that common, but a smaller version called a power buggy is fairly common equipment for large concrete pouring operations. Biggest difference between a dumper and a power buggy is the operating position, on a power buggy the operator stands on the back or walks behind it.

Make it a wire basket on the front and it reminds me of those electric skooters for the elderly. Keep the basket big and you have one that mom would use all year before I come to clean. LOL, just having fun.

I've worked construction for a long time and have never seen one of those on a job site. The last time I saw a rig like that was at a horse ranch. They used it to haul stuff.... bad smelly stuff. Real pain in the a** to have to sit behing it especially if the wind is blowing :) Everybody uses a tractor with a trailer now. Much cleaner and easier to work with, but it doesn't have the mobility of the ole dumper. Here's a pic of a skip loader and a skid steer loader. As you can see they are no where close to the same type of equipment. Ed

Here's a power buggy for comparison.

The vehicle shown in message 1 in this thread is VERY common on building sites and similar in Britain. It is usually used to carry ordinary excavated earth and miscellaneous items, and the only serious smell is from its diesel exhaust pipe. Earlier models were very basic and reliable, with a simple handcranked Lister diesel engine and no electrics to go wrong. The engine RPM was slow and it went phut phut phut rather than brrrrrrrrrm. It has a towing eye on the rear. Once I saw one with a pneumatic drill (USA: jackhammer) and air hose in its skip and towing an air compressor.

looks like a engine powered version of a 'george buggy' which i used when i was younger doing concrete work. a george buggy had the ability to allow 1 man to move 1 cubic yard of concrete by himself. they were more stable than a wheelbarrow and e-z-r to control.

I've always known it as a dumper or dump truck. I found this image on Google under dumpers, but the title says 3 ton dump truck, so take your pick.

I've heard them referred to as Power Wheelbarrows or Riding Powered Wheelbarrows (to distinguish them from the hand-guided ones). A Dump truck, in America, is an actual truck (lorry) with a much larger raised bed with high sides on the back, that has hydraulic (pneumatic) lifters to dump it out the back. They are used for construction excavation removal everywhere. In rural areas they are also used for trash (rubbish) disposal and other purposes.

The vehicle in message 1: someone once called it a "guinea Cadillac". (A guinea is an old UK coin = 1.05p)

Quote - The vehicle in message 1: someone once called it a "guinea Cadillac". (A guinea is an old UK coin = �1.05p)

A guinea (UK) is 1 pound 5 pence  or 1 pound and 1 old shilling.

It's a dumper, dump or skip truck down south in the UK. A vehicle beloved by every 16 year old trainee on building sites. Especially in nature reserves full of rare orchids. Where the flowers are covered in pots to protect them, as the pots give said trainees something to aim at :)

I'v traveled a bit, and you can find these dumper trucks in all sizes on all continents, also in the USA.

Google for dumper pictures, and find the most common name that best suits your model.

here some examples
http://www.groundworks.ie/plant2.htm

 Google "sefl loading dumper" for more pictures.

It's called a Dumper here too. And because they are so simple they last forever, so it's always the oldest, most abused, unloved machine on the site. I've always had a soft spot for them, it's a nice example of functional design - only what is absolutely necessary to do its job, and nothing more.

I've found company in Pennsylvania which offer similar vehicles and call them "dumpers". Found with google - www.pennmarproducts.com