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There's a couple different types of tailgates found on dump/tipper trucks. The most common type hinges from the top and latches on the bottom. The latches can be either manual release or air release (usually from a button inside the cab). When the dump body is tipped back, gravity causes the tailgate to open, and the commodity is also dumped out of the bed by the force of gravity.

Another variation of this type of tailgate opens to the side. Some can even be converted to work either way.

There's also the lift gate tailgate. At the top of the tailgate are two hydraulic arms which push out and cause the whole tailgate assembly to lift up. The vehicle operator can also opt not to use the lift gate feature, and it'll then operate in the same fashion as the first tailgate I described.

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