Sliding Axle Jumped The Rail/Pins

Isnt there some sort of stopper built into the rails to prevent the pins from goingto far????

He wouldn't be able to go forward or backwards to get the pins back in the rail.

I don't pull vans so just asking a question.

 

Here is what I would do. If the shop you will take it to, is in the same yard you are in, I'd drag it to the shop.
If I had to go out onto a public street with it, to get to the shop, then I might play with it a bit, and see if anything I do, could get it back where it belongs. And If I could get it back where it belongs, I'd take it to the shop, for a good check over.
If I couldn't get it to where I felt it safe on the road, to get to the shop, I flatly would say "I didn't screw it up! It just isn't my problem."
I'm all for helping people out. I'm also all for having people take responsibility for their own screw ups. (Or ATTABOYS for that matter.)

 

Best thing to do is jack the trailer up,retract pin then set it down. You can try pulling on the trailer with someone pulling the lever,but I wouldn't.

 

The front set of pins is popped out and the rails with the holes are sitting on top of them. This happened because the retainers are bent because of hitting the backstop too hard, too many times.

When it hits that backstop with the pins released, the only thing holding the chassis to the rails are those cheesy ### little metal clips. When the front of the chassis starts to roll under and pushes past the clips and the pin release handle comes out of the notch and lets the pins back out, it's a recipe for oh ####...

The only thing holding that chassis to the trailer rails are the pins. The clips are just a guide more or less.

 

They will go back in with a hammer. Makes you jump a little when it sets back on the rails though.

 

I have to 100% agree with this.
You were given your orders from a higher up. Do it. The train wreck is off of you and your wanting to take over the controls of this fiasco. Don't be a d*****s. If you continue down this path... Your next post will be....
I got fired for no reason what so ever, What do I do now?

 

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I had this happen to me one time when I was picking up a dropped trailer. The landing gear were low and the pins were on the rails. When I got under it, I supplied air to the bags and as it started to raise up, I was able to pull the handle and they dropped back down on the rails and got them locked in. I think it was like that because the spotter slid the tandems and dropped the legs low. This was an empty trailer though.