Tandem Sliding and Pin pulling tool

I watched the video on youtube and the Sta-rat works real well. I've pulled trailers made by TRAILERMOBIL, and some others where you have to lift the lever up to release the pin's. I do not know if the Sta-rat would be of any avail with that type of trailer. ???

 

The Sta-Rat is the best tool out there!!

 

The pins on Our trailers will get sticky sometimes also. I put a rubber tarp strap on the under side of the trailer down to the arm, pull tight and a wrap or two around the arm and back up to the trailer as tight as I can get it, then rock the trailer back and forth, when bungie pulls the arm up and the pins disengage don't slide the tandems as the arm will bend, remove the bungie and them slide them. I hate pulling on the arm as hard as you can, it releases and your arm comes up and smashes into the trailer deck leaving a big bruise/ gash on your forearm that sucks.

 

Any one know,if this tool is worth it. Its 128$

 

Yep, it's worth it and beats hammering pins.
But all of our trailers now are newer Wabash trailers and they have the spring assist or activated handle and I rarely ever need the Sta Rat.

 

Ya swift had air ride tandems. Buf i work with chassis now. N they suck. Not all of em

 

If you guys have air tandems, sometimes you have to manually tighten the line from the tank to the tandems. I used to have to find a curb to get the tandems unstuck, or a decent sized wheel chock. Even wd-40 wouldnt slide those bad boys. I always wondered WTF people were doing halfway stuck out on the road inside tires snugged to the curb, now I understand. There's really no need to tools though, just a Cresent wrench to tighten the air valve to the tandems works just fine. And yes a hammer.