Had a scare this morning

Two or three times will lock that habit in.
Or so I've heard.

 

I’ve never dropped a trailer, “knock on wood” but I’m wondering for those that have is it really that big of a deal? Other than the fact that you’re going to spend about a half hour in low gear cranking it back up? Are there other repercussions other than cranking for a half an hour and some embarrassment?

 

Drop a loaded trailer in the mud an it might just sink clear to the frame. Dropping it on solid ground can buckle the landing gear, especially on a tank. That sudden bounce can cause the liquid in the tank to start surging, which increases the likelyhood of the landing gear buckling.

 

Every time I stop, I inspect as I exit, inspect as I re-approach, and tug test before I leave. I leave as little to chance as I can.

 

I half dropped a tank in Nestle one night tired

Always had to drop and exit the bay which is unusual hauling milk


My tired ### pulled the pin and disconnected the lines with only sleep on my mind

Pulled ahead Slowly as I always do and saw the trailer drop on the frame and caught it

Spent an hour gathering scrap wood around and jacking it back up to get the landing gear down


Nestle won’t pump if it’s all GollyWaggled

 

Equipment can & does fail. I lost a second trailer at 30mph in town. I never want to see that in a mirror again. They drug me onto the carpet(union). Final outcome was defective equipment. High pin is probably the most common coupling problem.

 

Yep had a newer kenworth where I worked that gave me fifth wheel grief for a week.

Jaws closed. Handle in. Shop guy who new his Krap worked on it twice previously

Do a hard tug test and it would disconnect. I had 2 experienced guys at the farm helping me over and over. And it still did it.

Back to kenworth it went per the company owner after hearing about the problem

 

Yep our smooth bore milk tanks were a disaster waiting to happen if they were dropped anywhere but concrete when loaded.