Sliding trailer axles on slippery surface

Nope find a block of something big and deep enough to force your trailer tires forward when you shove against the trailer to slide tandems.

You could apply lubricants to the inside rails and bottoms of them where the tandems want to slide. That sometimes helps.

Like anything in life against nature, if you just cannot slide it in the winter situation then you need to work at it until you can. I don't run into stubborn trailers like that, probably because I do anything to not slide those tandems all the way back on the 53's where they might not be able to be slide forward again in the winter. It's unfortunate

 

Get rid of the 53', and get a 48' spread axle! If enough of us put our foot down on 53', they'd have to load those 20 pallets without insisting we have 53'.

It's a joke in case anyone thinks I think everyone should be running 48' spreads

 

It's something that Ive had to put up with since about 1994. Before then no one gave a #### when them towmotors slam onto the trailers at full tilt with a ton of pallet. No real problems in those days as long the Plate matches the deck.

 

If it’s a trailer with a button to release slider pins I use visegrips to hold button out and use the trailer spike to get them to slide as I’m backing up or going forward

 

Problem is with older trailers you need more force to get the rails moving which in ice is not possible. I try to lube the rails as best as I can and give it a quick whack with the hammer see if I can shack anything loose then you got to work quick because if it’s cold enough that lube will freeze up quick. Sometimes using the trolly handle might help if there’s ice in the brake lining spring brakes don’t really hold the truck well if it’s not been recently adjusted. If you got a newer truck that refuses to allow the trolly handle to supply air if the trailer knob is out then remove the red air line and then push in the trailer knob and use the trolly handle have to work quick though you’re going to be pissing out air fast.

 

I can slide a rusted up and seized, ice covered and frozen set of tandems on a sheet of ice or any other surface with out bumping a curb.

All I need is a couple 25' X 3/8" chains.