Perhaps a bad day, but come on, hooking up a truck to a trailer is one of the most basic and important things. I "high hooked" a wagon,,,ONCE, and never again,,after that,if I had a sleeper, I always looked to make sure. You want to babysit these drivers, sorry, doesn't pay enough, let the boss handle it. After all, they hired them in the 1st place.
What would you do?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by TripleSix, Jun 7, 2021.
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Like I said, it usually depends on the driver's attitude. A lot depends on what the driver does after he makes the mistake.
I've seen drivers that were slow to learn but turned out to be good employees.BigBob410, Midwest Trucker, alds and 6 others Thank this. -
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The root of the whole problem here is that there is a yard dog so sick and twisted that he's willing to drop those trailers too high. Even on rainy Mondays.
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I’d help and show him how a lazy ####### like me hooks up.
If it doesn’t hit the ramp part of the fifth wheel it’s to high. When you feel it hit and start to slide up then you know you can drop the back, back up till it’s 3-6inches from the jaws. Lift suspensions wait till it’s al the way up and then back up.
1.)You’ll NEVER high hook like this
2.)My 5th wheel rarely needs greased because I’m not scraping it off
3.)I rarely have to struggle with landing gear because it’s completely off the ground doing it like this.
If you’re smart while waiting for bags to inflate you can hook up air lines and get ready to slide the tandems (just don’t forget to actually hook lol) that’s also why landing legs are the LAST thing you raiseKyle G., Wasted Thyme and Gearjammin' Penguin Thank this. -
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One of the perks of being a female driver is that no one cares for my opinion. So I just keep to myself and enjoy the show.
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We will have the painter put your name on the trailer in very tiny lettering.homeskillet, JoeyJunk, rbrtwbstr and 1 other person Thank this. -
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When I finally got hooked I noticed the yard guy parked off to the side watching me. I'm convinced he intentionally dropped it that high. I'm glad I didn't notice him before and ask for his help. Hopefully I deprived him of the satisfaction of telling me no.alds and Dockbumper Thank this.
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