Don't crank down landing gear all the way !! Please !!

Won't help you if I drop one.... You with low pro 22.5s and me with tall 24.5 tires... LOL

 

5th wheel height also

 

I appreciate those who crank landing gear all the way down, we have overly lazy drivers at our company who wont crank them down to the point that I have had to use blocking on frame rails and use my tractor airbags to get the trailer raised high enough before I can back under them. It makes me not happy.

 

Why can't you crank it up the rest of the way?

 

How about we just drop trailers? You ask the impossible. When you go to drop a trailer you often set your brakes. Ie dump your bags. Sounds like you don't like to crank? Maybe you are new?

I just deleted a lot. I wish you the best in this endeavor

 

This is and always will be a bone of contention for all drivers, for all time. But the OP drop method seems to be the most unappreciated by a majority of drivers based on my readings and experiences. I'm not going to post my normal response to this post that comes up several times a year. I'm glad I work at a place where most drivers seem to know the optimal procedure, that works best for both parties, and this 'aint it

 

Wowsers. Are we a'b itc hin about picking up an mt or a spot load? GOAL applies btw. SMH.

 

Too high beats too low.

Picked one up today that was so low I couldn't even get the frame rails under it without dumping the air. Had the choice of cranking up a loaded trailer or destroying tires.

If all trucks had the same size tires and same 5th wheel height life would be easier but that's not the case.

If you have big tires and a high 5th like me leave the inch or more. If you're at the opposite end of things crank it a bit more.

 

I leave an inch all the time. My company runs mostly 22.5s on their trucks, but us regional guys tend to have 24.5s, so if we drop them flat, the 22 guys have to crank the trailer down to hookup properly.

When in doubt... Get Out And Look. Seriously.