Crooked trailer

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Crazyeyes, Oct 14, 2010.

  1. Crazyeyes

    Crazyeyes Light Load Member

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    Have you ever connected with a trailer and you notice that your even when you driver's side steer is consistently over the zipper line the rear passenger tandems are still hitting the rumble strips?(This is a slight exaggeration, but not much)

    So this is the second trailer ive noticed(badly) like this in the last 2 weeks.
    This appears both loaded and unloaded. Tire pressure is not the issue. The only other thing I could think of was tractor air bags leaking on passenger side.. And that doesnt appear to be the case either, unless they are holding different amounts of air on each side?????? I also noticed when docked prior to loading that the passenger side seemed higher against the dock and slanted down a bit towards the driver's side. Noticed this before loading began(43,000lb load) and still appeared the exact same after loading.

    Now coming down the road MTY is very easy to stay within the lines at all times, but it does take extra attention and work.... Loaded, however is ten times worse she's leaning constantly in the back there. Parking and docking too, require adjustments to be as straight as normal. Looking at my tractor/trailer head on you can see definitely see something somewhere isnt right.... Maybe its the tractor itself?

    Anyone have any ideas?
     
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  3. REDD

    REDD The Legend

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    trailer Bushings are bad
     
  4. Les2

    Les2 Road Train Member

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    Alignment. Even brand new trailers come from the factory out of whack!
     
  5. Everett

    Everett Crusty Shorts, What???

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    :biggrin_2556:I'm leaning more too a sever jackknife on trl , measure your frame under a trl , much like buildine a box, take 100 foot tape , go from corner too the corner and do the same for other side , much like measuring a big box too see if it square or not, may be just a bad set of tadems off a wrecked trl too didnt say how old the trl was, just my own opion :biggrin_2556: Everett.
     
  6. Crazyeyes

    Crazyeyes Light Load Member

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    Company has very excellently maintained equipment, trailer's are fairly newer... Only 15-20 trucks.. Maybe 25-40 trailers.... Going to try your idea in the daylight...
     
  7. johnday

    johnday Road Train Member

    Maybe a dry 5th wheel? If spring ride, it could be a busted leaf. I'll bet someone really jacked the trailer though. When you picked it up, did you notice a bunch of scuffing on the sidewalls?:biggrin_25525:
     
  8. Crazyeyes

    Crazyeyes Light Load Member

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  9. REDD

    REDD The Legend

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    I'm sticking with the bushings.

    Why? Because I had the same issue once. Fixed with new axle bushings.
     
  10. Injun

    Injun Road Train Member

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    When it's dogtracking as much as you describe, it is pulling on your tractor too. This places needless wear on your tires and suspension/alignment components and negatively affects your fuel economy. Let the boss know about it so he can get it fixed and save some money on chewed up tires.
     
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