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Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by thekidsixer, Nov 3, 2015.

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  1. Nov 3, 2015 #1
    thekidsixer

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    Today I saw a guy stopped at a traffic light and he went to pull out and his trailer dropped to the pavement. I've seen this happen before. Cops were blocking routing traffic around him. I felt bad for the guy. But as I'm driving past him I notice his entire 5th wheel is still hooked up to the trailer. Apparently it broke loose from the tractor. Now my question is...how does that happen?
     
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  3. Nov 3, 2015 #2
    joseph1135

    joseph1135 Papa Murphy

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    It broke. Plain and simple. It happens, not on a regular basis thankfully, but it can and does happen. A fifth wheel needs to be maintained as much as the rest of the truck. When it's not, you risk failure of that component.
     
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  4. Nov 3, 2015 #3
    Bakerman

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    Are you in the rust belt?
     
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  5. Nov 3, 2015 #4
    thekidsixer

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    Central PA.
     
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  7. Nov 3, 2015 #5
    joseph1135

    joseph1135 Papa Murphy

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    The Coal Belt, lol.
     
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  8. Nov 3, 2015 #6
    thekidsixer

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    Yes sir
     
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  9. Nov 3, 2015 #7
    joseph1135

    joseph1135 Papa Murphy

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    I lived there in a bunch of those crappy towns (Tuscarora, tamaqua, summit Hil, Coaldale, etc). What kind of trailer was it pulling? I've seen some real junk up there.
     
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  10. Nov 3, 2015 #8
    thekidsixer

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    It was a Norbert dentstrangle unit. Looked like a new Mack pulling a fairly new trailer. It seemed to be in good shape. That's why I was surprised to see it
     
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  11. Nov 3, 2015 #9
    Accidental Trucker

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    wouldn't it be more likely the slider got unlocked and went through the end of the rails?
     
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  12. Nov 3, 2015 #10
    joseph1135

    joseph1135 Papa Murphy

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    Oops! I don't know then, unless the 5th wheel wasn't assembled/bolted correctly.
     
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