need veterans driver HELP ASAP

Sounds like you bought a lemon.....did you have to pay for those repairs....had to be costly...but if they rebuilt the rear suspension like you said they did , then you are OK......any problems and the shop where you had the repair done should warranty their work and parts .

 

The repairs were done before you got the truck? You found out there was a problem after trying to pull a load with the truck? Which happened 1st......

 

sounds like you are pulling a tanker

 

Almost does. Dontaehill what do you mean by the trailer hit the back of the tractor?

 

The trailer was up too high when he pulled under to hook the 5th wheel?

 

you stated that you were hauling paper. was it cut and on pallets or rolls? if rolls were they secure? if rolls are loaded "to roll" and aren't blocked right especially in the nose they can bang around and feel nasty even if they are only rolling a few inches. if they are loaded "tall" meaning standing on end and aren't spaced and blocked properly they can slide side to side. that would also give you that side to side motion you describe especially if you are on a rough road.

 

otter if i may call you otter? if he was high hooked with that much weight he would have lost it long before he got out onto 80. i thought maybe the 5th wheel wasn't locked, but then discounted that too. i figure with that much weight he would have broken the stops.

 

Sure thing...call me Otter...even the wife does!! ( when I'm not on that "bad-boy" list...then it isn't printable!)

I was only joking ... but ... how else does the front of the trailer hit the back of the tractor? Maybe the 5th wheel wasn't locked in and slid forward in like a hard brake situation?

I agree with your previous post...carried my share of paper rolls, both upright and on their side....doesn't take much movement at all to feel like they are sliding around if not blocked in correctly!