For everyone that does this.....

Discussion in 'Intermodal Trucking Forum' started by cuzzin it, Jun 27, 2024.

  1. cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    Thank you, i just love those train hits truck stuck on tracks videos :) 20240627_172220.jpg
     
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  3. Atlanta trucker

    Atlanta trucker Road Train Member

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    It's a chassis .. probably took all his might to get those pads up just that high.
     
  4. cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    I doubt it took all his might. All his interest and motovation, maybe. But might ? Naw
     
  5. Blu_Ogre

    Blu_Ogre Road Train Member

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    Meh tractor airbags are not inflated. When aired up, should get just enough clearance to just clear most of the Rail Road tracks.
     
  6. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    Laziness or negligence usually comes with an unforeseen ‘stupid tax’ attached.
     
  7. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    He’s one of those “leave the landing gear 2 inches off the ground before pulling out from under the trailer” idiots. Just leave it there and he’ll never have to touch that handle again. :rolleyes:
     
  8. wis bang

    wis bang Road Train Member

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    -OR- the guy who wouldn't crawl in to crank the legs and dragged it out of the line one the dirt.

    Had a port driver do just that while standing there with 6 lawyers and an accident recon person...the empty can reveberates a sound that makes everyone look!
     
  9. striker

    striker Road Train Member

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    Never hauled intermodal have you? Chassis landing gear is frequently bent and some have never been or greased/serviced since the chassis was built in 1979, yeah, it probably took all the drivers might/energy to crank that gear that much. I've had chassis where the gear was stripped, you'd get a few cranks in low, then a few cranks in high, then a few in low, and in between it's slip a tooth and you're grabbing for air to keep from falling over.
     
  10. wis bang

    wis bang Road Train Member

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    That did change some when the steamship lines stopped providing chassis. Once I convinced our owner to stop leasing refurbs an stick with new long term leases [had close to 700 at one point] we saw little landing gear problems and our roving maintenance vendor did grease them correctly!
     
  11. cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    Dairy... same thing old neglected equipment
    Sometimes used sledge
     
    broke down plumber Thanks this.
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