What a great idea

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by TruckRunner, Apr 19, 2018.

  1. TruckRunner

    TruckRunner Heavy Load Member

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    This trucker at a truckstop added a wheel chock on his driver side steer to back up on so that his sleeper would be angled downward
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    I could see his truck leaning at a distance so I had to see if he had a flat or ran over something then saw it was on purpose.
     
    Last edited: Apr 19, 2018
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  3. gpf87

    gpf87 Heavy Load Member

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    lol , great idea

    I can't sleep either when the ground is too unlevel . I end up switching sides which drives me nuts and when I awake mid-sleep I'm usually dizzy like a drunk person when I stand up
     
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  4. Opus

    Opus Road Train Member

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    #1, I'm not that good of a driver.
    #2, I can put up with it if I have to.
     
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  5. GreenPete359

    GreenPete359 Road Train Member

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    Dump your air bags & call it a night
     
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  6. win-some-loose-less

    win-some-loose-less Medium Load Member

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    Maybe he just needed to crawl up under his truck to fix something, I got a Volvo and I have to shimmy my big butt under there with the full fairings.. lol
     
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  7. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    That's really bad to point load that tire like that. Better off getting full bearing by putting three 2x4's side by side and stacking maybe two 2x6's and stacking so the whole tire is putting its weight on the wood instead of just a few square inches for hours at a time like that.

    The video does not feature a steer tire but the concept is the same--

     
    Last edited: Apr 20, 2018
  8. SteveScott

    SteveScott Road Train Member

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    I find it a lot easier to just take an extra blanket and double it up on the downhill side of my mattress. That way I'm not dealing with chocking my tire in the dark on a urine covered parking lot.
     
  9. BillStep

    BillStep Light Load Member

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    Don't forget to put them back up.
     
  10. buzzarddriver

    buzzarddriver Road Train Member

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    I can't sleep with my head below my body. Never could, never will.
    I cut a 3/4" piece of plywood to fit under the mattress and carry a couple of 2' 2x4's to put under the head end to level the mattress. Worked for 20 years.
    I would probably forget to get out and remove the wedge block when i needed to leave, so i would need to constantly replace them.
     
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  11. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    Guess you never heard of a pre trip in those 20 years.
     
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