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How many of you have dropped a trailer?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Labrador, May 10, 2020.

Have you dropped a trailer?

  1. Yes

    41 vote(s)
    36.6%

  2. No

    71 vote(s)
    63.4%
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  1. May 10, 2020 #41
    Labrador

    Labrador Medium Load Member

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    Pretty cool story. Are you sure it was 50 tons of concrete though, 100,000 lbs?
     
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  3. May 10, 2020 #42
    LoneRanger

    LoneRanger Road Train Member

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    I accidentally forgot to lower landing gear on empty trailer once, but didn’t drop it, only slid off onto frame rails before I realized it.
     
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  4. May 10, 2020 #43
    Shawn2130

    Shawn2130 Heavy Load Member

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    Yes. I measured the concrete slab size and thickness.

    We have a concrete plant here as well and the operator told me how to estimate the weight.

    I’ll get the photo from my other phone.

    It was a local load. Few miles down a side road.
     
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  5. May 10, 2020 #44
    Shawn2130

    Shawn2130 Heavy Load Member

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    F22904AF-9348-4BD0-833F-3E321791CDAB.jpeg 2451FCA9-70D3-442F-BD48-7813CFF789C9.png
     
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  7. May 10, 2020 #45
    Labrador

    Labrador Medium Load Member

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    Wow that is a heavy load
     
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  8. May 10, 2020 #46
    Labrador

    Labrador Medium Load Member

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  9. May 10, 2020 #47
    FoolsErrand

    FoolsErrand Road Train Member

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    Ive never dropped one but this year a coworker who runs a short trailer with no landing gear at all, for some job i never been to that hangs up landing gear feet, dropped one turning into the truckstop. Trailer passed him and smacked the prettiest truck on the lot.
     
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  10. May 11, 2020 #48
    Labrador

    Labrador Medium Load Member

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    Ouch. Bad day.
     
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  11. May 11, 2020 #49
    bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    I did my rookie year. Ever since then I go up under and look
     
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  12. May 11, 2020 #50
    Labrador

    Labrador Medium Load Member

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    Just saw a dropped trailer video where instead of spending 30 minutes working the landing gear to raise the loaded trailer, he lowered the suspension of the truck, stacked blocks of wood on the frame, backed partially under the trailer then raised the suspension to raise the trailer. This make lowering the landing gear easier. What I don't get is that if he could get under the trailer at all, why not just keep backing up and hook up the fifth wheel? Maybe he couldn't get low enough, it is hard to tell in the video.

     
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