East Manufacturing has announced that it now customizes rendering trailers to meet the specific needs of an application.
Rendering trailers are used to haul meat and poultry byproducts that are inedible by people. Rendering reclaims about 99% of the unwanted meat, bone and fat, and transforms it into ingredients for products that include soaps, paints, lubricants, caulk, candles, cleaners, plastics, fertilizers, pet foods and many other day-to-day products.
East says it ensures each of its rendering trailers has liquid-tight seals and adequate draining. The six floor cleanout drains, three down each side of the trailer, release liquids from the trailer body. The drains are covered on the interior body with a hinged cleanout cover, which directs liquid to flow through while preventing solids from covering up the drains. The trailer is equipped with front and rear splash guards in various lengths to keep debris and liquids from splashing over the front and rear of the trailer, the company adds.
The 1/4-in.-thick rear corner posts wrap completely around top and bottom rails and interlock to add strength, reducing side-to-side distortion, East says.
Each trailer can be custom engineered with blood tanks, mid-body gates, cleanout drains, hinger cleanout covers, water-sealed tailgate, splash guards, tarps and lids—all available for dumping and non-dumping applications.
An optional blood tank can easily be mounted in front of the trailer bulkhead. Mid-body gates can be installed to separate loads when a load has various meat and poultry byproducts together in a trailer load. The East mid-body gate is hinged below the top rail, which allows a load to be dumped with the tarp on, the company says.
