Was not an option that day, my driver had his tandems in a ditch blocking the entry and exit to butterball's feed mill in Alix Ar. Has any body here ever paid lost production at a mill. I know I got gouged at 750 an hour but he was 40 miles away. Next closest with a truck big enough to lift a fully loaded hopper was 100 mile away at little rock. There are times you don't have the never mind I will call else where
How to jack up a trailer when landing gear fails- Belly Dump
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Hook a chain around the trailer's king pin and the other end of the chain around the 5th wheel, pull, then block under the front of the trailer. might lift it up some, for a start. Also a couple of air bags plumbed together and an air line filling the air bags, with a wooden block between the bags and the trailer. Be creative, think outside the box.
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Ok Lowjack, I'll try uploading the picture again. If you can see the picture there is nothing above it to "hoist" it up. Also, this pic was taken BEFORE the gates opened and it sank. It just shows you where its parked but not all that helpful for getting advice. Its out in Burnet, Tx by the way...
There is a front end loader nearby and trying to get the guy who owns it to help me out.. -
That front end loader should ease things quite a bit. Hopefully he'll help you out, never know when he might need help.
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if you get the front end loader, reread my earlier post , having looked at the photo, it looks like hooking a chain from corner to corner then lifting from the center with a second chain hooked to the front loader set on the side of the trailer you should be able to back under the trailer... if the gates are forced open with air pressure you may want to air up the system so that they don't try to close while lifting and tare up the landing legs.. just my two cents...
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