Urgent: trailer frozen
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Penumbra, Nov 12, 2019.
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Love it. lol
I did that to home depo docks a few years ago. lol I felt for the drivers, but I still was not moving. lolD.Tibbitt and FlaSwampRat Thank this. -
No but everyone has enough hot antifreeze in their radiator and a pee bottle in the cab. You find your drain spigot under the radiator lay on some cardboard, fill up a steaming hot bottle of your favorite green, orange or rust brown blend, and pour that on the landing feet. Make a snow dam if you have to keep it from running downhill. Thatll seep under and thaw the feet and wont freeze up.
If the jack leg has a cap missing ontop its either full of frozen rain water or gravels. Have conquered both.
Refill engine with some fresh new company paid antifreeze next time you park. Its not a bad idea to purge some of the sediment now and then anyways.
If youre gonna be in frozen climates you want to carry some carpet to lay on or feed under a tire. Some lock deicer, a yellow electronic bottle torch, a good headlamp and extra batteries since its dark just after breakfast.. And some actual pants. Warm ones. The truck may not always be running to keep you from freezing to death in shorts. 30 yrs ago i never saw a person in shorts during winter. Now its daily. Screw loose i reckon.D.Tibbitt and bryan21384 Thank this. -
excuse me sir I am a semi professional truck driver and an amateur tattoo artist, I don’t wear shorts and flip flops!D.Tibbitt and bryan21384 Thank this.
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Wait for the Springtime thaw.
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I didn't think of that, but thata actually a really good idea, especially if you drink a lot of water or tea hahahahahahahahaFold_Moiler and D.Tibbitt Thank this.
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Always invest in running alcohol boys and girls. Spray everything down if you anticipate frozen conditions. Try to keep as much warm air as possible going through the air lines. All issues will greatly be reduced if you take these precautions.
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I do not suggest pouring antifreeze in the parking area, we spilt some on a logging road and it made a pothole that just kept getting bigger and bigger, all winter, it finally got to where we could not get around it. lolD.Tibbitt, VIDEODROME and FlaSwampRat Thank this.
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How else does one get even with walmart? They have tankless toilets so you cant leave em an upperdecker.FlaSwampRat Thanks this.
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