A lot lizard worked her way through a TA lot just outside of Savannah. The truckers that turned down her services had their latches pulled. There were about a dozen trailers that dropped.
Whenever you hook up to a trailer, after you het the hoses and pigtail hooked up, you do a pull test. You lock the trailers brake and put the tractor in gear and see if the 5th wheel is locked (you can't move). If it's not, the tractor will pull up (a couple inches) and the trailer will stay put.
It wasn't latched in, so it slid off the plate, and the truck pulled out from underneath from right to left, leaving the right side unsupported, so it rolled over that way.
KurtP.... The correct way to do a pull test is to do it BEFORE you hook up the hoses.. it would be a wasted step to get out, do everything then get back in and beside that, you always (when doing a correct hooking procedure) raise the landing gear when you hook everything up, doing it your way means if you tug too hard on the pull test, you may shoot out from under the trailer and it will fall to the ground, or onto the frame/off the 5th wheel....
when I hook up, I look at 3 things in addition to the tug test, on the front of the 5th wheel there's a threaded end of a bolt with nut and washer that should be pulled tight, the release handle is pulled in and most important, lean under and make sure the jaws are locked around the pin, takes a whopping 30 seconds and I've never dropped one in 40 years
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#9 just a whole bunch of fun
ReplyDelete#7- I got it in the hole- did I win?
ReplyDelete#10- Aye caramba, es muy loco-
#1 Failure to do a tug test b4 pulling out....
ReplyDeleteOr somebody pulled the pin latch.
DeleteA lot lizard worked her way through a TA lot just outside of Savannah. The truckers that turned down her services had their latches pulled. There were about a dozen trailers that dropped.
#2- In Logger's parlance, that's what's known as a Jill Poke. When it strikes someone in a cab it's a bad way to die.
ReplyDeleteI thot they called that "sticking the landing"
Delete# 5. Leftovers again ???
ReplyDeleteJD
#10: India? Or maybe Indonesia? Bangladesh? Seems right-hand drive. Guess he regrets not wearing seatbelt.
ReplyDelete#9 - Poking a little fun at the dude and he took it seriously!!!
ReplyDelete10 A bit too much rotation on the dis-mount.........
ReplyDelete#9 - Dr. Cone says your prostate is normal, but feels a little tender.
ReplyDeleteWinner!
DeleteWhat made the truck in #1 tip over..???
ReplyDeleteGravity.
DeleteThe fifth wheel didn't lock on the kingpin.
DeleteWhenever you hook up to a trailer, after you het the hoses and pigtail hooked up, you do a pull test.
You lock the trailers brake and put the tractor in gear and see if the 5th wheel is locked (you can't move).
If it's not, the tractor will pull up (a couple inches) and the trailer will stay put.
In #1 the 5th wheel on the truck didn't latch, He turned and drove out from under the trailer.
DeletePhysics.
DeleteStupidity.
DeleteIt wasn't latched in, so it slid off the plate, and the truck pulled out from underneath from right to left, leaving the right side unsupported, so it rolled over that way.
KurtP.... The correct way to do a pull test is to do it BEFORE you hook up the hoses.. it would be a wasted step to get out, do everything then get back in and beside that, you always (when doing a correct hooking procedure) raise the landing gear when you hook everything up, doing it your way means if you tug too hard on the pull test, you may shoot out from under the trailer and it will fall to the ground, or onto the frame/off the 5th wheel....
DeleteFor my money, #7 is way more impressive than a 300 game.
ReplyDeletewhen I hook up, I look at 3 things in addition to the tug test, on the front of the 5th
ReplyDeletewheel there's a threaded end of a bolt with nut and washer that should be pulled tight, the release handle is pulled in and most important, lean under and make sure the jaws are locked around the pin, takes a whopping 30 seconds and I've never dropped one in 40 years