Weird problem, trailer sway and possible 5th wheel issue?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by nextgentrucker, Oct 13, 2025.

  1. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    He dropped the trailer, that’s why the bags are deflated.
     
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  3. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    I see that, but I just wonder if it may be the air ride. To be honest, I never liked air ride trailers, and an air ride tanker may be kind of tippy.
     
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  4. nextgentrucker

    nextgentrucker Road Train Member

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    Correct.

    So that means the airbags gets deflated when you put the trailer break on? I thought all Tanks did that tbh.
     
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  5. Powder Joints

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    those rusty things dont matter, just replace them with a solid bar, the bar will bend to the correct length, then those bag things dont matter ant more.It will make it handl like a gocart.
     
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    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    Just take a soup can, and slidit over the BIG PIN to take up the ovelness of da hole.Treat it like a sheep.
     
  7. Ex-Trucker Alex

    Ex-Trucker Alex Road Train Member

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    Oh, man, this ROOKIE!!!! Wow, he really never heard of a tire shop SHAVING a replacement tire to match the other tire diameter? Wow, what do they teach these drivers today?
     
  8. nextgentrucker

    nextgentrucker Road Train Member

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    Definitely not that or maybe most things in the world are new to me.
     
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  9. Oxbow

    Oxbow Road Train Member

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    At least you are asking questions and trying to learn!
     
  10. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    Don't be dismayed, I too am glad you are asking questions. This shows my age, when air ride trailers were new, the air bags did not deflate when setting the parking brakes, so that's a new one to me. Take "Alex" with a grain of salt, I'm sure he's forgotten what it's like to be a rookie, and if you don't know what the shock absorbers were, you probably don't know much about the air ride either, and totally understandable. It's not required today. A poorly or malfunctioning air ride can indeed exhibit the symptoms you mention, and should be looked into. Good luck. and don't be afraid to ask, it's why this site exists in the 1st place;)
     
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  11. nextgentrucker

    nextgentrucker Road Train Member

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    Thanks man, I honestly thought only Tanker trailers' airbag deflate when setting the parking break, because when I did Flatbed, they didn’t deflate lol, so that was new to me as well.
     
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