Small "door" on reefer trailers

Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by livin4theweekend, Feb 19, 2008.

  1. kewl_mekanik

    kewl_mekanik Bobtail Member

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    That one and the one in the front upper left corner are for Venting the gasses that build up while transporting Onions and Taters,,,Otherwise the trailer would bow out and blow apart at the seams.
     
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  3. panhandlepat

    panhandlepat Road Train Member

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    OLD THREAD BUT A VERRY FUNNY READ!!
    BTW, i live over in crestview. you with MAY?
     
  4. AfterShock

    AfterShock Road Train Member

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    I don't know why, ..... but -----
    When I read that, I flashed on Waffle House,
    and how, when y'all walk in, they say "howdy", and shout orders 'bout
    Smothern' 'em, coveren' 'em --- and all sortsa stuff.

    OK
    OK
    I think I'm back to normaler now.
    Sorry for the interruption. :biggrin_25525:

    Hmmmmmmmm
    Now I'm hungry.
    :biggrin_25523:
     
  5. rikdev50s

    rikdev50s Medium Load Member

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    After reading this thread from start to finish, and it's a year old I get to the last post and AS is talking about food??? LMAO all the way thru, Ping Pong balls, air fresheners for bull wagons, Altoids... Dang-it I sure learned a thing or two today...
     
    AfterShock Thanks this.
  6. Maverick

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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by dieselhound [​IMG]
    Here's a secret that I'm surprised someone hasn't posted yet. If you load a hot product out of a field such as cantaloupes, onions, and watermelons and you want to drop the temp without your reefer freezing up or running on high cycle, open the back door or doors. What that does is allows the warmer air an escape. Cold air is more dense than hot air and it pushes the hot air out. The first thing you have to do is pull the temp of your air down before it cools your product. Try it and watch your pulp temp. I know you may be shaking your head but, I promise you it works.

    Quote:

    Has anyone tried this, yet?

    Not in a long time, but it does work!
    I picked up a load of cabbage from a field in Florida back in the day, and the shipper told me "to air it before I iced it" or the ice on the hot cabbage would leave black spots. Don't know if it is true or not(about the spots), but I let it air before I iced it, and when I got to Boston, It didn't have any spots.
    Maverick:biggrin_2552:
     
  7. panhandlepat

    panhandlepat Road Train Member

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    heat rises. what the main thing probably is. the air passing across the back of the trailer going down the road draws air out of the box kinda the way a "wing window" sucks air out of your car/truck.
    ( from a retired 20 year HVAC Tech.) dont miss that crap much either!:biggrin_25525:
     
  8. AfterShock

    AfterShock Road Train Member

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    Now, ....... that right thar is the mark of a
    True Trucker. :yes2557:
    No doubt about it.
    :biggrin_25512:

    I mean, ...... Maverick is more concerned with black-spottin' the cabbage -------
    Than what's ahead, waitin' for him
    in Boston.
    Off all places.

    I remove my favorite NASCAR cap -----
    Stand at attention -----
    And offer up my most snappy and sincere -----
    SalutE! :salute:
    To YoU, sir. :biggrin_25525:
     
  9. Maverick

    Maverick Light Load Member

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    at ease, as you were, carry on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  10. Poker king 857

    Poker king 857 Bobtail Member

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    Ok but 40000 lbs of ping pong balls how big of trlr do I NEED
    blown in. Or boxed
     
  11. TravR1

    TravR1 Road Train Member

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    It depends on how small. Theres a tiny door used for ventilation.

    If its small, but large enough to crawl through, its used for loading very temperature sensitive freight.

    I use the small door to toss in cases of frozen plasma. We are not allowed to open the larger doors because we would lose too much temperature.
     
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