Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

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  1. Aug 28, 2009 #1141
    wheathauler

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    You're starting to sound like Pharm. His repair bug flu must be spreading. Strange a fuse would just fall out. Mine are those two prong things can't hardly get them out.
     
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  3. Aug 28, 2009 #1142
    kajidono

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    Everything around me has been breaking lately. Our other driver blew an airbag that no one keeps in stock and the overhead crane broke as soon as I pulled into load yesterday. We went through 3 bobcat loaders last week just trying to get 2 bundles loaded. My truck's just purring along with everything falling to pieces around it, lol.

    (still not unloaded)
     
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  4. Aug 28, 2009 #1143
    RW.

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    How do those work? Do you clean all the grease off, or do they work with grease? I've found that we can go 2 weeks between unhooking them to grease in the off season, during harvest we unhook them every Sat night or rain out day.

    Yep, the split speed limit sucks. We would have got that changed before now, but the idiot we used to have for governor kept vetoing the bill. Only got 10,000 on now, sweet, just enough to keep the trailer from bouncing.
     
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  5. Aug 28, 2009 #1144
    RAG

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    Do you recall what you paid for it.
    I wonder how it works with a H-H lowboy
    Thanks
    rag
     
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  7. Aug 28, 2009 #1145
    wheathauler

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    Have to clean all the grease off. Basically the fifth wheel is dry. Works good when unhooking a lot... As long as fifth wheel doesn't catch the ring.
     
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  8. Aug 28, 2009 #1146
    wheathauler

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    I think it was 30 to forty dollars. I saw them for sale at KW in Wichita. You have the teflon ring then a lock ring to hold it on. They last longer the less you unhook but still last for some time.

    I presume would work with lowboy, the only problem can be the fifth wheel is a little harder to unlatch since you have 1/4" ring in between them. And catching them when backing under them. Grain haulers around here use them.
     
    wheathauler, Aug 28, 2009
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    RAG Thanks this.
  9. Aug 28, 2009 #1147
    RAG

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    Thanks
    The only time I unhook is to greese it every week
    Other than that it stays hooked up
    If I need to drop the trailer and bobtail I detatch and take the neck with me.:biggrin_25520:
     
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  10. Aug 28, 2009 #1148
    wheathauler

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    You can tell when one of those rings goes bad. You hear a horrible noise when turning or going down the road. Think you're tearing something up but is just the ring getting bad. Had that happen few times was rather strange, replaced it no noise.
     
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  11. Aug 28, 2009 #1149
    wheathauler

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    Hopefully get unloaded today. Hate to spend the weekend there.
     
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  12. Aug 28, 2009 #1150
    wheathauler

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    How is it going for you Pharm?
     
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