Frozen brakes

Beating the brakes does no good if the line is frozen.

Antifreeze does no good if the brakes are frozen.

So wouldn't the first step be to determine if brakes or lines?

Better idea would be to drain tanks every night. Cuz trying to de ice lines is a PITA most times.

And the dryer most certainly effects the trailer. Which seems to cause more problems then the truck.

 

It didn't get any warmer than low 20s that day. I just sat there for a good while. You're right though. The air going through got warm enough to break off the ice.

 

unhook trailer, drive untill you see palm trees, return to trailer in July.

 

Why don’t you keep the tractor brakes applied and release the trailer brakes. Go back there and crawl under and see what the hell is going on.

If you don’t know what to do call a road service. I’m assuming you haven’t been sitting there since this thread was made? lol

 

No offense, but I don’t think you have a clue what to look for. Sometimes it’s best to call someone who does.

 

If the brake shoes are free on all wheels, then it's safe to assume that the tires are frozen to the ground or they are in depressions created in the ice/snow when you parked with warm tires. You might be able to rock yourself loose, but don't get too carried away. That's how drivelines and u-joints get busted. What you might try is de-icer. I had it happen in Sheridan, WY after a particularly ugly storm hit us. I snagged a couple of handfuls of the granular deicer their snowplow left behind and was able to work myself out. If you can find kitty litter or floor dry, that will help, too, if the tires are spinning.

What I've done in the past is sit for a few minutes when I get parked, then move forward (or back) a couple feet and sit, then move the other way and sit. What you want to do is try to keep the tires from melting into whatever snow or ice is covering the parking lot and keeping the tires from freezing to the ground. It's a PITA, but it works.