Product Review
Product Review ... Hopper Trailer Opener

For more than two decades, Arnold Company has manufactured the Door Demon® line of hopper gate and boxcar openers. The company’s patented Door Demon® hopper trailer opener (HTO) was invented for opening truck trailer hopper gates/traps.

According to President Albert Middeke, “The HTO was designed specifically to open truck hopper gates. Our challenge was finding the perfect combination of torque, speed, and weight to design a product that would improve safety and productivity for the operator while also being accepted by trailer owners. We think we’ve done just that.

“The HTO has enough non-impacting torque to open the toughest hopper gates,” says Middeke, “but it is also lightweight and controllable for safe, all-day use.

“It was designed as a handheld unit,” he adds, “not only for maximum flexibility and mobility but also to signal the user when they’ve reached the end of the gate track to avoid gate damage.”

Features

• Lightweight and portable.

• Smooth, continuous torque and speed designed specifically for truck hopper gates/traps.

• Custom, quick-connect sockets match various hopper styles and lock in place to prevent accidental detachment.

• Manual shaft lock to unlock gate/trap latch.

From November/December 2021 Grain Journal Issue