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PENNSYLVANIA FIRM USES AIR BAG TO TURN PICKUP INTO DUMP TRUCK

ALIQUIPPA, PA Load Hog Industries Inc. of Aliquippa, PA has developed a kit that uses air bag technology to convert pickup trucks into fully functional dump trucks. The LOAD HOG kit consists of a small compressor, a patented air bag made of bullet resistant ballistic nylon and urethane, and a patented hinge and crossmember system. With a total installed weight of less than 120 pounds the virtually maintenance free LOAD HOG can hoist as much as 4500 pounds to an angle of 45 degrees in less than 35 seconds. When installed, which takes less than six hours using normal shop tools, the entire assembly does not change the normal appearance of the vehicle. With a three year warranty and price point under twenty-five hundred dollars, the turnkey kit is designed to satisfy the need to dump of a large number of the more than 40 million pickup trucks registered in the U.S.

"We can fit any full size truck back to 1994 models and some back as far as 1973," said LOAD HOG General Manager, John Kowalski.

With a growing network of dealers supplemented by an e-commerce (http://www.loadhog.com/) initiative, the LOAD HOG name and concept are becoming increasingly visible in the burgeoning light truck market.

LOAD HOG is continuing its product development effort and will soon release kits for mini trucks.

LOAD HOG has a unique toll free number; 1-888-462-DUMP (3867), or 724-857-0777.