How to uncouple a trailer... for dummies

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  1. LtlAnonymous

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    I honestly didn't know either.
     
    LtlAnonymous, Aug 26, 2020
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    You folks would cry to have to break up a spring ride tractor.
     
    jamespmack, Aug 26, 2020
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    Thanks for bringing back painful memories. We had a yard truck once that was an old international day cab hack job (I think it actually was a straight truck originally), it had spring ride and a higher than usual 5th wheel. That thing could be a real pita.
     
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    Try a spring tractor, spring trailer and Teflon disk on trailer plate. Crank till you see day light.
     
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    What's landing gear? :p

     
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    Just all the squeaks,creaks,thumps, and cracks that the spring ride makes when trying to lift under a trailer will scare the younger guys.
     
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    Or going around a corner. Lol
     
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    I usually roll the gear down till it just barely touches the ground lightly. If it’s loaded I’ll dump the bags till I can slide out from under in easy in 1st. If it’s empty no big deal. You just don’t want to leave a loaded trailer dropped too low is the big no-no. Makes it hard to get back under for the next guy without having to get rough with it. That plate doesn’t want to slide across the bottom the trailer if there is too much pin weight on it.
     
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    I've seen a few Internationals that didn't have it.
     
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    Thank you for bringing back that memory I didn't need. :confused: :eek:
     
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