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

All our trucks are the same? Hmmmm....gotta ponder that bit of wisdom.

 

My trailer doesn't have a landing gear.

 

All company trucks are same year, make, model at my job, so keep on pondering scooter and let me know what ya come up with.

 

I always leave an inch or two between the legs and the ground...Sometimes more if another driver b#tches about the way I do it...Really??? Does being a professional driver not include having to deal with things like this??? I say deal with it, quit crying about it and do your job man!!! BTW God bless you!

 

I'll do that, and thank you for your invitation, I won't forget it!.

 

Folks with your attitude who purposely drop trailers too low make me want to put an extra crank or two into 'em when I drop them for you.

 

If the ground is sloped at your landing gear and 4 inches lower than your drives , naturally you have to crank them down further. It's when the trailer is taken to the dock loaded and placed on a pad that is actually a little higher than your wheels , I lower my air backs when the trailer is dropped high , and line the longest point of the 5th wheel up with the king pin. Set the king pin just to the rear of the 5th wheels pivot point 3 to 4 inches left of the locking jaw where it's actually up on the 5 wheel. Now fill the air bags. That should get enough wt off the landing gear to get it up 2 inches. You have to not bring the landing gear up too much , if you do when you drop the air bags the king pin will still be on the 5th wheel. Practice make perfect , you get the hang of it after a few times. If you can't get the wt. Off the landing gear this way , it's obviously dropped really high , go get a spotter.

 

When you dropped the trailer was it in the same exact location after being loaded and put back on the yard ? I ask because terrain differs and just 2 or 3 spots down can make a big difference especially in a gravel lot.

 

Hmmmm...ok then I guess I would have to maybe GET OUT the truck 1 extra time when coupling...Gee hope it doesn't kill me!!! Too late I died and went to trucker hell where all of the landing gear are too high when I hook.