What’s this gadget?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by JReding, Aug 29, 2019.

  1. JReding

    JReding Road Train Member

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    Sorry folks, wasn’t sure where to post this one. Anybody know what this little doohickey is? In someone else’s truck. I’ve never seen it before.

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  3. x1Heavy

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    Interesting.

    It is dangerous to truckers like myself to display gadgets like that. It is like dangling a sweet to a child or something, one way to find out is to pick it up and throw one of those buttons and wait for whatever is going to happen then.

    he he he. Sometimes the only learning you have is by doing.
     
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  4. JReding

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    Trust me, if I was there, I would. Then you could watch for me on the evening news... “Driver destroys...”
     
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    A educated wild assed guess would be suspension for one side of the coin or the PTO for a function of dumping etc on the other.

    I cannot think of anything on the drivers cab that requires a remote control. Unless its some sort of custom radio. (I have a custom radio with it's own remote (Like i ever need it, I tossed it its all push button... the previous owner made a jukebox out of the whole thing. I spent some days having the shop pull out unnecessary wiring and scrap it.)
     
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  6. 86mechanic

    86mechanic Medium Load Member

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    It's a controller to raise and lower the airbags.
     
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    Catapult
     
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    Dont press while driving
     
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  10. buddyd157

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    it's the vibrating bed controller, that when you are not idling the engine, will gently rock you to sleep.
     
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  11. tucker

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    You know what it sort of looks like to me?
     
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