Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

Tandem placement and turning radius

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by expedite_it, Jan 22, 2022.

Page 34 of 39
  1. May 17, 2024 #331
    Sons Hero

    Sons Hero Road Train Member

    2,287
    22,577
    Jan 8, 2021
    Indiana
    0
    Just weld lowboy ramps on your truck, then you can just crash into any low trailer and it will ride right up onto your 5th wheel. You’re welcome.
     
    Sons Hero, May 17, 2024
    Sons Hero, May 17, 2024
    #331
    Bud A., Star Rider, Speedy356 and 4 others Thank this.
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. May 17, 2024 #332
    Crude Truckin'

    Crude Truckin' Alien Spacecraft

    2,397
    6,606
    Oct 22, 2016
    North Dakota, Eh?
    0
    You graduate from high school? College?
     
    Crude Truckin', May 17, 2024
    Crude Truckin', May 17, 2024
    #332
    Star Rider and Kyle G. Thank this.
  4. May 17, 2024 #333
    IH Truck Guy

    IH Truck Guy Road Train Member

    4,322
    49,460
    Mar 2, 2008
    Purgatory
    0
    Clown school..........
     
    IH Truck Guy, May 17, 2024
    IH Truck Guy, May 17, 2024
    #333
    PaulMinternational, Star Rider and Kyle G. Thank this.
  5. May 17, 2024 #334
    Kyle G.

    Kyle G. Road Train Member

    3,844
    20,167
    Jan 23, 2016
    Eastern Iowa
    0
    Actually, he did mention once that he trained at CR England, so you're not far off!
     
    Kyle G., May 17, 2024
    Kyle G., May 17, 2024
    #334
    Hammer166, Star Rider and IH Truck Guy Thank this.
  7. May 18, 2024 #335
    expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

    1,646
    863
    Sep 8, 2012
    0
    I graduated from high school. I also graduated from a trade school with a certificate in HVAC. And I graduated from truck driving school.
     
    expedite_it, May 18, 2024
    expedite_it, May 18, 2024
    #335
  8. May 18, 2024 #336
    MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

    48,858
    226,235
    Sep 19, 2005
    Baltimore, MD
    0
    I’ll raise a trailer if it’s too low, but only because I have an aversion to it wiping all my grease off.
     
    MACK E-6, May 18, 2024
    MACK E-6, May 18, 2024
    #336
    Bud A., Sons Hero and expedite_it Thank this.
  9. May 18, 2024 #337
    expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

    1,646
    863
    Sep 8, 2012
    0
    I am assuming that the grease you are writing about is the grease on your fifth wheel. I have ten years of experience driving a semi-truck. I have never greased my fifth wheel myself, and I have never suffered the slightest inconvenience from not greasing the fifth wheel. When my company performs basic periodic maintenance on my truck once every six months, my company will grease my fifth wheel, and I don't notice the grease helping anything. Why do you bother spending the time and money (to buy the grease) to grease your fifth wheel? How does it help you or the truck to grease the fifth wheel?
     
    expedite_it, May 18, 2024
    expedite_it, May 18, 2024
    #337
  10. May 18, 2024 #338
    Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

    11,852
    48,604
    Mar 4, 2015
    0
    I’d hate to see your king pins and other steering components if they’re only seeing grease twice a year.
     
    Long FLD, May 18, 2024
    Long FLD, May 18, 2024
    #338
    Bud A., Crude Truckin', Sons Hero and 4 others Thank this.
  11. May 18, 2024 #339
    MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

    48,858
    226,235
    Sep 19, 2005
    Baltimore, MD
    0
    I don’t buy it. I get it from the shop. We drop our trailers every day, so when I fuel up I’ll take a bondo spreader, scrape the grease off the edge and out of the grooves, and spread it on the lower half of the bearing surface. I repeat that until it loses its tack, and then replace it with new grease from the shop.

    A dry fifth wheel makes your truck handle like #### IMHO.
     
    MACK E-6, May 18, 2024
    MACK E-6, May 18, 2024
    #339
    Bud A., Crude Truckin', Hammer166 and 3 others Thank this.
  12. May 18, 2024 #340
    Kyle G.

    Kyle G. Road Train Member

    3,844
    20,167
    Jan 23, 2016
    Eastern Iowa
    0
    I don't think he does much driving. :rolleyes:
     
    Kyle G., May 18, 2024
    Kyle G., May 18, 2024
    #340
    Bud A., Crude Truckin' and Sons Hero Thank this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

    • Page 34 of 39