Good jacks, but bad driveway

So, I recently had to get the radiator replaced in my International 9200 Day Cab - $1000, but that's a different story. In the meantime, I still had 2 contracts to fill for corn. I went ahead and hooked up my sleeper cab International 9200 and kept right on running my loads. When I finally got the call that the shop had my truck done, I was more than happy to switch back to my daycab - shorter wheel base, lighter truck weight, etc; so I ran out to the shop and picked my truck up. When I got back with it that night, I decided to switch tractors that night, so
I could run with full loads again on the next day. I had already loaded my trailer, and had 60,000 lbs of corn on it.

Well, I dropped my landing gear and pulled my sleeper cab tractor out from under the trailer, then went to go get the daycab tractor. When I got back, I realized that the jacks had sunk into the semi-soft gravel driveway about 2". Well, I kicked the jacks into low and cranked it up a few times, then started to back under. It was then that I realized that while the Sleeper Cab truck has lo pro tires, the day cab does not, and thus the frame sits about 4-5" higher... More cranking, sweating and cussing, until the jacks were fully extended and I was worn out. The dollies on the landing gear were now 3-4" into the gravel, and as I backed under the trailer, I realized that it was still not high enough... grumble, grumble.

Got back in the truck, went back for the sleeper cab truck, brought it back and hooked up again, lifted the jacks, and then put 2x12's under the dollies, unhooked, got the daycab, and finally got hooked up right.
I can haul about 50 bu. more with the daycab than the sleeper, so I was pretty happy to get it put on, but I have learned now that it is much easier to switch from daycab to sleeper than sleeper to daycab trucks for me.
I am pretty thankful for gear reduction jack drives, though!

 

I always make sure that I dump my suspension, because it's just a little bit more that I don't have to crank!

 

I was worried about that too when I was going to get my daycab again!