I was referring to the fact that those platforms, by raising the level of the fifth wheel, would allow connections without having to crank down.
Cranking down is normally not terribly difficult, but if you have to put a lot of pressure on the crank and you are standing on ice, you are an instant away from an accident involving you, gravity, ice, and that crank handle.
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Dave, we were in the same neck of the woods possibly. I left Caldwell yesterday morning with a load for Medford. I usually go out 20, but Oregon Trip Check said 20 was closed in multiple locations, so I took the long way around, down 84. The roads were bad all the way from Ontario to Pendleton. I’m at Jubitz in Portland now, I’ll be heading out at 3:00 am for an 8:00 am Medford appt.
I finally invested in a Chain Dawg, best $45 I’ve spent in awhile. Makes it much easier to get my chains as tight as I like them.
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Not to mention your landing gear and crank handle are encased in a 6 to 8 inch block of ice.Farmerbob1 Thanks this. -
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I escaped down 5. Often the load I take up won't scale for the length restriction of the communist state.
It's great 8 months out of the year lol. After the last time over Snoqualmie, in a WTF storm, I said were done with you until spring.JReding Thanks this. -
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I have to carry them, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna use em.
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Somebody please post Aretha franklin "Chain of Fools". I'm too stupid to do it.
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