Landing gear

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Commuter69, Jul 4, 2016.

  1. Badboyy0121

    Badboyy0121 Bobtail Member

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    It is not unusual at meat plants to have to get yard donkeys to pull out a trailer for you
     
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  3. Commuter69

    Commuter69 Road Train Member

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    Unusual? No, annoying? ABSOLUTELY!
     
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  4. MrEd

    MrEd Road Train Member

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    Until you hit the trigger on that drill while you're landing gear is bound up, and that drill pops out of your hand, spins around and cracks your wrist several times before you jerk your hand away. Ya just can't remake the wheel.
     
  5. cnsper

    cnsper Road Train Member

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    Their web site is not even active any longer. Musta been a good seller.
     
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  6. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    Using the blocks as ramps means not having to scrape grease off them when you are done. It would be so much easier if schools simply taught drivers how to drop trailers. Nearly every school teaches crank the gear to the ground and then add 1-100 cranks for good luck and America.

    EVERY driver coming to us, no matter how many decades of OTR experience, leaves trailers too high & is convinced if the trailer makes a sound as you pull away from the trailer the world will split in half and everyone burn to death. smh!!!
     
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  7. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    An impact would destroy the internal gearing inside the landing gear.
     
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  8. Justin Sane

    Justin Sane Light Load Member

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    you are dumping the air in your tractor airbags right?
     
  9. Commuter69

    Commuter69 Road Train Member

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    Of course... in both cases, the trailer was left too low by the shipper for me to get under, even with the bags dumped...
    When I drop the trailer, I land the legs just snug to the ground(but I had been taught just enough for crack o' daylight between the 5th wheel and the trailer), and let air out of the bags as I get out from under....
     
  10. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Rgn ramps on the back of your bobtail. You wouldn't even need to crank down the landing gear at all. Leave them up all the time.
     
  11. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    Same idea as the wood. But a 1 time use. ;-)
     
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