Resource Library

RESOURCE LIBRARY

Sloanebuilt’s Resource Library is designed to be a convenient source of information to help customers, owners and operators get the most from their equipment.

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This webpage is a comprehensive resource hub designed to assist customers by providing a wide range of reference materials and manuals. It offers easy access to user guides, technical documentation, and instructional content that helps users understand and operate various products or services. Whether you're looking for step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting tips, or detailed specifications, the webpage is organized to make it simple to find the information you need. By centralising these materials in one convenient location, Sloanebuilt ensures that customers can quickly resolve issues.

Sloanebuilt Documents

Maintenance Schedules

Rigid Tipper
Maintenance Schedule

Sloanebuilt rigid tipper body configurations, such as chassis tippers fitted with hydraulic hoist systems.

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Rigid Non-Tipper
Maintenance Schedule

Sloanebuilt non-tipper rigid body configurations including flat tops and curtainsiders, with or without ramps.

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Dog Tipper
Maintenance Schedule

Sloanebuilt dog trailer chassis tipper or tip over axle configurations.

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Dog Non-Tipper
Maintenance Schedule

Sloanebuilt non-tipper dog trailers, including, curtainsiders, skel trailers, flat tops, and drop decks, with or without ramps.

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Semi Tipper
Maintenance Schedule

Sloanebuilt semi tipper trailer configurations, including chassis tippers, tip over axles, sliders and Rollbacks.

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Semi Non-Tipper
Maintenance Schedule

Sloanebuilt semi non-tipper trailers, including flat tops, drop decks, curtainsiders, skel trailers, plant trailers, and drop deck wideners, with or without ramps.

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Converter Dolly
Maintenance Schedule

Sloanebuilt converter dollies with fixed or hinged drawbar configurations.

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Pre Start Checklists

Rigid Tipper
Pre Start Checklist

Sloanebuilt rigid tipper body configurations, such as chassis tippers fitted with hydraulic hoist systems.

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Rigid Non-Tipper
Pre Start Checklist

Sloanebuilt non-tipper rigid body configurations including flat tops and curtainsiders, with or without ramps.

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Dog Tipper
Pre Start Checklist

Sloanebuilt dog trailer chassis tipper or tip over axle configurations.

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Dog Non-Tipper
Pre Start Checklist

Sloanebuilt non-tipper dog trailers, including, curtainsiders, skel trailers, flat tops, and drop decks, with or without ramps.

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Semi Tipper
Pre Start Checklist

Sloanebuilt semi tipper trailer configurations, including chassis tippers, tip over axles, sliders and Rollbacks.

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Semi Non-Tipper
Pre Start Checklist

Sloanebuilt semi non-tipper trailers, including flat tops, drop decks, curtainsiders, skel trailers, plant trailers, and drop deck wideners, with or without ramps.

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Converter Dolly
Pre Start Checklist

Sloanebuilt converter dollies with fixed or hinged drawbar configurations.

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Operating Procedures

Coupling and Uncoupling

Recommended for:
Chassis Tippers

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Tipper Body Operation

Recommended for:
Flat Tops and Curtainsiders

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Widener Operation

Recommended for:
Chassis Tippers, Tip Over Axles, and Road Train Leads

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Ramp Operation, Loading and Unloading

Recommended for:
Flat Tops, Drop Decks, Plant Trailers, Skeletals, and Curtainsiders

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Manual Rollover Tarp

Recommended for:
Chassis Tippers, Tip Over Axles, Rollbacks & Sliders, B-double and Road Train Leads

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Air Tarps Electric Tarp — Manual Override

Recommended for:
Flat Tops, Drop Decks, Drop Deck Wideners, Plant Trailers, Skeletals, and Curtainsiders

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Quick Release Body

Recommended for:
Fixed and Hinged

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Sloanebuilt Digital Weight Gauges

Recommended for:
Fixed and Hinged

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Risk Assessments

Risk Assessment
Overview

A top-level summary of the key hazard categories across Sloanebuilt heavy vehicle operations, including untrained operators, inadequate maintenance, warning labels, payload, site conditions and reversing risks. Use this as the starting point — each category links to a dedicated risk assessment for further detail.

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Risk Assessment Coupling and Uncoupling

Hazards associated with fifth wheel and kingpin coupling, tow eye and drawbar connection, pull test requirements, air and electrical connection, and trailer stability during uncoupling. Covers false coupling risks and breakaway incidents.

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Risk Assessment Hydraulic, Pneumatics, Electrical Systems

Risks across all hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems fitted to Sloanebuilt equipment — including tipper hoists, hydraulic tailgates, ramp cylinders, rollback systems, wideners, air brakes, air suspension, body raise alert circuits and electric-over-hydraulic controls.

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Risk Assessment Tailgate

Hazards associated with standard and two-way tailgates, grain chutes and spouts, supplementary (grain/sludge) locks, tailgate chocks, access doors and ladders, run-out chains, tailgate finger indicator systems, and tailgate electrical components.

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Risk Assessment Tipping Operation

Hazards across all tipping operations — including site assessment, exclusion zones, body prop use, body raise alert systems, overhead powerlines, and configuration-specific risks for chassis tippers, tip over axle trailers and vehicle combinations including B-Trains and dog trailers.

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Risk Assessment Ramp Operation

Hazards associated with the deployment, use, locking, securing, and transport of all ramp types fitted to Sloanebuilt equipment — including bi-fold ramps, gravity-lowering ramps, and hydraulic or pneumatic lifting ramps — as well as ground conditions, ramp surface integrity, loading and unloading operations, and load restraint.

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Risk Assessment Falls From Height

Fall hazards across all Sloanebuilt build types, covering tarp operation, body entry and egress, access door and ladder use, flat top and drop deck load restraint, curtainsider top curtain tensioning, mezzanine deck loading, and ramp deck access.

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Safety Awareness Articles

Clean as You Go

Why keeping a clean, organised cab and worksite is a habit worth building — and the consequences.

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Attitude vs Ability

Why skilled, experienced operators can still cause incidents — and why the right attitude matters as much as technical competence.

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Mind Wandering

How the autopilot effect in repetitive work creates real risk and why staying mentally present during routine tasks matters.

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Self Awareness and Safety

Knowing your limits, recognising when you're not fit to operate, and how your awareness affects the people around you.

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Towing Safety

Speed, coupling, overloading, and load distribution — why the margin for error gets smaller when you're towing a trailer.

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Overhead Powerlines

Safe approach distances, what to do before raising any equipment, and how to respond if equipment contacts a powerline.

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Dual Tyre Pressure Matching

Why mismatched dual tyres cause tyre wear, heat build-up and blowout risk — what to check.

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Exclusion Zones

The exclusion zone types relevant to Sloanebuilt tipping and ramped equipment, and the requirements for each zone during operations.

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Load and Weight Distribution

How load position affects vehicle handling, braking and axle mass compliance — and the principles of loading correctly.

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Third Party Documents

Axles and Suspension