I slide tires times 8 when I tug test trailers. If it aint coming off then it wont ever.
Oh wait, scratch the ever. She'll come off if it has a mind to do it too.
If anything in trucking you probably know this already, Im writing this to scare the newbies a little bit.. he he...
Murphy was once a driver. (Murphy's Law...)
about to start my journey
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by GOD & COUNTRY, Mar 13, 2018.
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Always tug test.
But ya know? I’m gonna up that..
When I dropped. I couldn’t get through a light. Incline and ice. Three times I backed and went forward trying to make it. Third time it dropped. No damage to a fully loaded trailer.
Ever since then. My tug test is both directions.
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Always check the handle position as well, make sure it's in all the way.
One nice thing about the air release, NOBODY, not even Arnold, is gonna mess with your lock when you're not around trying to pull against that piston. -
I'm dropping & hooking right now at The Evil Empire, evil for those that don't pull this freight, I always lube ( Liquid Wrench) big bolt in front, and linkage underneath, grease the top.
Never mess with the jaws. When I do PM ( 20,000 miles ), wrench puts just a small dab of grease on jaws.
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Now eat lasagne!!!
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The one thing I seriously raged at in my time was a 5th wheel that got lazy and sloppy. There is your trailer beating on the wheel banging back and forth every time you made a shift. Companies say aww it's fine run it.
I do anything to dispose of that tractor and get another that does not bang. Whoops the shaft got bent wonder how that happened boss...Dave_in_AZ Thanks this. -
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-Pens, paper clips
-Truckers Atlas
-Chalk(to mark pin locations when sliding tandems)
-Electrical tape
-Toolbox/hand tools/hammer
I do the kingpin visual inspection just before connecting the air lines/electric right after coupling. You’ll learn to group together certain pre-trip checks to work efficiently as a driver.GOD & COUNTRY Thanks this.
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