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I think I'm over weight

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by gentleroger, Oct 14, 2019.

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  1. Oct 16, 2019 #81
    Swine hauler

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    Well what i meant was if the trailer come in off the road with tires warmer than the snow and it got parked before they cooled off. Then they melt the snow and then an hour later they are froze in.


    Or, if the road was slushy and wet and I didn't do a good job draggin' the brakes to dry them out they will freeze solid to the drums. And there is always one that you can beat half to death and it still won't release, and that's when you can shine up the ice under the drives.lol
     
    Swine hauler, Oct 16, 2019
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  3. Oct 16, 2019 #82
    starmac

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    I have not really had any trouble having the tires freeze to the ice, but our tires are typically not that hot by the time we get stopped. I did back on to some ice in a truck stop parking lot and go to bed once. It wasn't long before I felt the trailer fall through the ice was setting on. It seemed I had backed the trailer on to a hole that had water in it and iced over before it snowed. I could look across the interstate under the overpass and see the local wrecker, but he wanted a fortune to pull me out, so I walked down the road to the john dealer and tried to pay them to come pull me out, but they wouldn't because the wrecker company would complain, but they would rent me a tractor. lol

    When the brake drums freeze, our problem is dragging them without them turning, I keep a 12 pound short handled sledge on the truck for my brake hammer in winter, I have never had any trouble breaking a drum loose with it. lol
     
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  4. Oct 16, 2019 #83
    Savor the Flavor

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    "Does this dress make me look fat??"

    BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA

    Oh, and lest I forget: I'm HERE ALL WEEK, FOLKS!

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  5. Oct 16, 2019 #84
    Swine hauler

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    Ya, my sledge is only a nine pounder but like I said there is always one that doesn't release but you thought it did, and go to take off and jest set there and spin. And it only has to spin once and you're re done.lol
     
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  7. Oct 16, 2019 #85
    starmac

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    I have never had one hold me, they I usually will not even feel them sliding. I have some bright lights so I can see them and stop and get them to turning before continuing on.
     
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  8. Oct 17, 2019 #86
    truckdriver31

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    anything to keep the rim safe. zip tie together if need.
     
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  9. Oct 17, 2019 #87
    truckdriver31

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  10. Oct 17, 2019 #88
    MACK E-6

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    No, the FAT makes you look fat. :biggrin_25520: :biggrin_25523:
     
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  11. Oct 17, 2019 #89
    MACK E-6

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    @gentleroger
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    This is what I was telling you about.

    I keep these load bars there to keep the dock idiots at the terminal from destroying the front of the trailer, which they will. Hell, we’ve had one ram a fork clear through the wall of a brand new one. :biggrin_2552:

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    Anyhow, seems like 4 or 5 of those in the vertical should be enough to hold those paper rolls back if the first one is loaded against them.
     
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  12. Oct 17, 2019 #90
    gentleroger

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    Yep, they would work. Straps would be better, imo. Easier for the driver to store when not in use, you can snuggle thay first role in to it, and a strap can't jet dented. The problem is getting the dock to use either one. My last load had 2 skid mats, it should have had at least 6. Once it's loaded there is no way to check the front to make sure the loader did his darn job.

    Kegs, 2 liter bottles, and roll stock need to be driven like a horse trailer full of Triple Crown winning stud horses - slow and easy.
     
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