Wet Kit Installation in Des Moines, Iowa

Adding hydraulics to a truck in the Des Moines metro — for a dump bed, a hopper, a walking floor, or a tanker — starts with a proper wet kit. Ames Hydraulics does wet kit installation for Des Moines and the surrounding metro from our shop in Ames, with the 2-line and 3-line PTO pump systems done right the first time.

Serving the Des Moines Metro from Ames

Ames is about 35 minutes north of downtown Des Moines on Interstate 35, and our free pickup-and-delivery zone covers the whole metro — Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Grimes, Waukee, and the towns around them. You do not have to haul anything to us. We come to you, do the work in our shop, and bring it back.

Wet Kits for the Metro’s Haulers

Dump trucks and trailers on Des Moines construction sites, grain haulers running to the metro elevators, and contractors adding a hydraulic system to a work truck all need a wet kit that is plumbed and powered correctly. A wet kit installation for Des Moines customers covers the PTO, the pump, the reservoir, the valves, and all the hydraulic plumbing — sized to the job so the bed lifts strong and the system runs cool.

2-Line and 3-Line Systems Done Right

Whether you need a 2-line or a 3-line setup depends on the trailer and how you run it, and getting it wrong means a system that overheats or will not keep up. We spec and install the right configuration for your truck, so the wet kit installation actually matches the work the Des Moines hauler does with it.

Installed, Serviced, and Repaired

We do not just bolt a kit on and wave goodbye. We install it, test it under load, and we are here when it needs service down the road — a pump that quits, a valve that sticks, a hose route that needs fixing. For metro fleets, that means the same shop that did your wet kit installation keeps it running.

Wet Kits Sold and Installed

Need the kit too? We sell and install complete wet kits, so a Des Moines customer can get the parts and the installation from one shop. See our wet kit installation services and our wet kits for sale.

Wet Kits for Dump, Hopper, and Walking-Floor Trailers

Different trailers pull different hydraulics. A dump trailer wants a system that lifts a loaded bed fast and holds it; a walking-floor or live-bottom trailer needs steady flow; a hopper or tanker has its own demands. We size the pump, reservoir, and valves to the trailer and the work so a metro hauler gets a system that keeps up instead of overheating halfway through the day.

Why It Pays to Get It Done Right

An undersized or poorly plumbed wet kit runs hot, lifts slow, and wears out early — and a hydraulic system that fails with a loaded bed in the air is dangerous. We install it right, route the lines clean, and test it under load before it leaves, so the truck works the way you need it to from day one.

Setting up a new truck or fixing a kit someone else botched? Either way, start with a call.

Des Moines Wet Kit Installation FAQ

2-line or 3-line — which do I need?
It depends on your trailer and how you run it. Tell us the setup and we spec the right one so it does not run hot or come up short.

Do you sell the wet kit or just install it?
Both. We sell complete kits and install them, so it is one shop for the parts and the installation.

Can you service a kit another shop installed?
Yes — we repair and service wet kits no matter who put them on, from a quit pump to a sticking valve.

Get Your Truck Set Up

For wet kit installation in Des Moines and across central Iowa, tell us the truck and the trailer and we will spec the right system. Call or text Ames Hydraulics at 515-292-2599.