Landing gear height?

That sucks when the gear jams and it NEVER happens when it's nice and sunny out either.

 

Best case you come to aburt stop. In middle about 5 k
Worth of damage. To getting stuck on r/r tracks, truck train mishap!
Have seen drivers kiss the windshield! Few extra sec work,
Just roll them all the way.

 

It must be true.. I read it on the internet.

 

myself i had the other problem, i crank up em fine, but i hit a bump and down they come fast too, so after the last crank up after bunch of purty sparks at night , i chained it up, something was broke in gear box, good thing i was on a level flat hyway

 

yes, you crank them all the way up unless just moving across a level lot or something. Now, the trickier question !

Where do you put the landing gear when dropping ?

 

I was just asking. I do crank them all the way up. Well about 95%. That last bit, where there are no wear marks. That is where you can get into rusty, unlubed gears...

I crank them to the ground and do one more. I do not like to have the front portion of 45K doing any sort of free fall drop!!!!!!

And I pull out slow, in case the landing gear fails, the trailer is still over the frame rails of the tractor. I might be stuck there till a wrecker arrives, but the product will be saved! So will my job!

Mikeeee

 

On firm ground.

When we pre-load our tankers we gotta put the feet down on a 4' concrete pad. Or else, ya know, it'll be who knows how far into the mud/dirt/ground when you show up tomorrow, or after a weekend of heavy rain which we are getting.

 

If delivering on time means you don't even have time to crank the landing gear all the way up, you're schedule is way too tight.

 

Dropping a loaded, all the way down on a firm surface. Empty, about 1/4 in off the ground and drop the bags.

 

Why is that?

Mikeee