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Trailer docking question

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by wildbill123, Apr 16, 2011.

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  1. Apr 16, 2011 #11
    Pmracing

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    Just use the crazy glue debonder!

    Mikeeee
     
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  3. Apr 16, 2011 #12
    Lantern

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    Your point is valid. Only thing I've used crazy glue for was gluing a girlfriends purse shut. Yea... It was worth it. But the payback she got me with wasn't.
     
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  4. Apr 16, 2011 #13
    Lonesome

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    Air ride trailers will do that. Short of pushing it against the dock, then setting the tractor brakes, not much you can do.

    BTW, who complains about a trailer being 2" from the dock?
     
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  5. Apr 16, 2011 #14
    canuck in da truck

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    the dock plate is what--about 30 inches or so?--if they are complaing about 2 inches----just tell them their girlfriend says the same thing--2 inches is just not enough
     
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  7. Apr 16, 2011 #15
    48Packard

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    I know some of the older places actually want you an inch or two from the dock so they have room to raise the manually-operated dock plate they have from the 1930s.
     
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  8. Apr 16, 2011 #16
    Lonesome

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    One place I deliver to, I have to stay about 2" away from the dock. The trailer has 2 rubber bumpers on the ICC bar, and the dockplate has a hard time clearing them, if I'm backed up tight.
     
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  9. Apr 16, 2011 #17
    wildbill123

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    I've had them complain about one side being less than an inch from the dock. That was on a drop and hook. I pickup and deliver auto parts at medium to small factories.
     
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  10. Apr 17, 2011 #18
    THBatMan8

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    Most shippers and recievers do have chalks. ;)
     
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  11. Apr 17, 2011 #19
    wildbill123

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    Yeah they do, but when air bleeds out the tires don't move, it's just the suspension air and as the trailer drops it pulls away from the dock. I always use chocks.
     
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  12. Apr 17, 2011 #20
    Everett

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    I got it , just get a big wide 12 feet x 7 inch wide of velcro strip ,works wonders:biggrin_255::biggrin_2559: , but i always just chock the wheels after i moved the tadems all the way back unhook pull forward like they say :yes2557:
     
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