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leemcabee said:
I agree. Touch the ground then 1 full turn in high gear. Too many times I see the "1 inch" thing end up with the handle jammed against the upper floor frame.
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Who do you agree with? You're the first to say keep cranking. If you're leave them low, the handle isn't an issue. The weight is lifted, taking the pressure off the handle.
 
from the looks of this thread, I see there is NO hope of seeing the day when ya won't have to crank down a loaded trl. If anything, it's gonna get worse.
 
is there anything fedex freight drivers wont ***** about ? I leave the pad up a tad. remember rookies. LEAVE THE PAD UP A TAD
 
well we have had this disscusion before, seems to me i have not had to many high trailers this winter, maybe just maybe this post has done some good, ty trucking boards, remember rookies leave about an inch then dump your load
 
We had a driver apprentice who thought you had to crank the trailer over the 5th wheel like you lift a trailer tounge off the ball of your pickup truck hitch.:nono_h4h:
 
Overton said:
We had a driver apprentice who thought you had to crank the trailer over the 5th wheel like you lift a trailer tounge off the ball of your pickup truck hitch.:nono_h4h:
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How did that work out? ;)
 
You know the sad thing is years ago when I hostled at the Rock, when it was American Freightways, if the trailer was too high when I pulled it to the yard I would crank the legs up a little to make it easier on the driver to hook to it(before I got my CDL). The guys that hostle now don't care enough about their fellow employee's to take the time to do this, at least the ones at Memphis don't. They are too busy driving around the yard while they talk on the phone while dragging the sand paddles across the asphalt.
 
roogie said:
You must be the city driver that dumped the X van in front of where I was hooking up Monday. lol

roog
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I paid that guy to do that to screw up your day. Your welcome
 
I swear some people think the proper way to drop a trailer out is to leave 4 inches below the feet, so that way the next driver has to crank the trailer up and sweats to death.
 
zathlon said:
I swear some people think the proper way to drop a trailer out is to leave 4 inches below the feet, so that way the next driver has to crank the trailer up and sweats to death.
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that's from leaving space dropping a heavy loaded trailer. People who think dropping loaded and empty trls are the same are idiots. Leave an inch or two on a 24k lbs air ride trl and you'll need a hostler to get back under it if it's not unloaded where it sits.
 
min of 2 inches off the ground all the time let these air suspensions do the work and yes the kws need to drop 3 or 4 for the low volvos
 
CORNBINDER said:
:6799:roll landing gear all the way down, 2-full turn's up. Dump your bag's, good to go.:shift:
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Wrong! Now the next guy has to crank it down. Trying this; drop it like you suggested, pull out and dump your bags, after they fully deflate, airport the bags back up. Now try hooking to the set against. The trailers have magically raised up, huh?

You have to look at the air ride systems to understand this. When you are under a trailer, the ride level valve tells the air system to inflate to a certain point. The heavier the trailer, the more air is pumped into the bags. When you dump your bags or are just bobtailing, the system knows there is less air required. You will sit a little lower. That is why you should never keep cranking once the gear hits the ground. The next guy will be sitting lower than you were when loaded.

I'd rather see a too low trailer than too high. There is at least 4 inches of travel in the suspension dump. I have yet to find one too low, that was dropped normally, that I couldn't get under. Of course I've only been trucking for 18 years, so there's still time.
 
CORNBINDER said:
:6799:roll landing gear all the way down, 2-full turn's up. Dump your bag's, good to go.:shift:
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Or did you mean 2 turns up off the ground? If so, ignore the last message. :)

If you meant hit the ground and give her 2 more cranks, go back and read the previous message again.
 
been doing this for 38 years from pie to fedex and have seen trailers dropped high low and in between and it has been a bone of contention all of this time just as long as you drop your . landing gear and dont drop it on the ground.howevere and theres always a however in life look at the trailer nex to the one you are droppin and adjust accordingly my 2 cents anyhow
 
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