Urgent help! Stucked at Walmart.

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Ikamob01, May 11, 2023.

  1. Ikamob01

    Ikamob01 Medium Load Member

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    20230511_221248.jpg Can I run the plastic hose straight down from my truck to trailer with out connecting it to the rubber hose till I get home. See pics 20230511_221202.jpg
     
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  3. Cattleman84

    Cattleman84 Road Train Member

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    Ummm... I'm not sure what I'm looking at. Is that a light saber???

    What "hoses" are you talking about? What do the other end of them look like? Did part of them break off?
     
  4. Ikamob01

    Ikamob01 Medium Load Member

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    You know the plastic hose (red and blue) that goes to the black rubber hose then returns back to the red and blue plastic hoses? 20230509_201045.jpg
     
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    Cage the brakes and roll to shop
     
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  6. Cattleman84

    Cattleman84 Road Train Member

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    Those would be your brake airlines... Those MUST be connected to legally move the trailer. If the red one is not connected the trailer brakes won't release, if properly adjusted. There are ways around this but I dont think you should do that, seeing as you didnt even know what the "hoses" were. Not trying to be rude, just saying if you dont have the knowledge of what something is... Its probably not a good idea to disable, bypass, or modify its function.
     
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  7. Ikamob01

    Ikamob01 Medium Load Member

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    But can I go plastic to plastic. I have the connectors.
     
  8. Cattleman84

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    @Ikamob01 if you know what the following quote means and how to did it... Then yes that is what you should do. If you do not know what this means or dont know how to do it... Call for a mobile repair to come fix the problem.

     
  9. Ikamob01

    Ikamob01 Medium Load Member

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    I know what they are. 4 years experience. Are those big hoses just for tandern slidings
     
  10. roundhouse

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    If you’re taking about connecting the plastic one on the tractor , to the plastic one on the trailer , without using the flexible coiled up one that’s normally between the tractor and the trailer ,

    NO , no you should not .
    it won’t stay connected because it’s not flexible enough to handle turning corners .

    Post up a better pic of the problem .
    I’m a little confused as to what happened ?
    Did you run over some debris ?

    or is it just the flexible coiled up “gladhand” line that’s damaged ?
     
  11. Cattleman84

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    I dont know... I cant see what the other end is connected to. But I would guess no, not just for slider
     
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