This is really how and why to use a air/suspension dump. Two missing things IMO.... 1. My personal pet peeve is drivers who lower landing gear all the way. As you sort of suggested doing if you don't have a dump. Lowering the gear all the way, particularity with an empty trailer screws the next guy. ALWAYS leave an inch or two. 2. Lowering the gear all the way and or using the dump incorrectly when hooking can be very hard on the gear as well. If the fifth isn't raising the trailer when you push under then cause you're never exactly centered it side loads the gear. You did it in the vid but didn't mention it, if using the dump to get under then stop before hitting the pin and let the tractor lift the trailer.
Mil gracias, por sus esfuerzos para compartir sus conocimientos, a pesar de no dominar bien el inglés, interpretó muy bien el gran esfuerzo que haces por dejar todo bien entendible. Gracias nuevamente.
@@MyTruckingSkills Ha, that is ok, I see plenty of it up close out in the field. I never jump in the truck without triple checking both the locking jaws, hoses and Landing gear. I have never dropped a trailer and never plan to ever be that guy. When I was a brand new driver there were a couple times I started pulling out with the gear dragging, luckily there were other drivers there in the yard to get my attention before I did any damage. I pulled the handle and released the locking jaws once without first disconnecting the hoses first and the trailer rolled back off the truck, pulled the hoses tight but luckily no damage, did that in front of a bunch of other drivers. Never fuck up, but if you do, never do it in front of other truckers.
Our mechanic refuse to fix the dump valve system. I dropped a trailer in front of one and he said to use the dump valve, I told him I wrote it up more than once.
@@drm44876366 Can't, not in any practical way. Do as he showed in the vid and stop for a minute right at the point where the fifth tilts back. But please do not lower the gear all the way to compensate, lowering the gear all the way screws the next guy.
If a pin will not go out when you are trying too move the tandems, what should you do? I pulled the little release value 3 pins engage one does.nothing, thanks for your time,big fan joined your.F.B and going be a paid.membef if u get it running
When I experienced that, the only reason was that it was broken. The pin and the bar that is connected to it, the weld that keeps then together is broken. I have seen that tons of times.
Great video. I finally understand the leveling valve.
Great video, very advanced talents, it's amasing how you are able to teach in a very short amount of time possible, Thanks, you are always the BEST :)
Thanks man!! It surprises me how much people in teaching positions don't go into detail with regards to the sure suspension and dumping the air.
Great video on rarely touched but very important part of Trucking.
This is really how and why to use a air/suspension dump. Two missing things IMO....
1. My personal pet peeve is drivers who lower landing gear all the way. As you sort of suggested doing if you don't have a dump. Lowering the gear all the way, particularity with an empty trailer screws the next guy. ALWAYS leave an inch or two.
2. Lowering the gear all the way and or using the dump incorrectly when hooking can be very hard on the gear as well. If the fifth isn't raising the trailer when you push under then cause you're never exactly centered it side loads the gear. You did it in the vid but didn't mention it, if using the dump to get under then stop before hitting the pin and let the tractor lift the trailer.
Ya, there was a couple of stuff I didn't mention. Cheers man
Mil gracias, por sus esfuerzos para compartir sus conocimientos, a pesar de no dominar bien el inglés, interpretó muy bien el gran esfuerzo que haces por dejar todo bien entendible. Gracias nuevamente.
Very informative. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Great information thanks !!
Glad it was helpful!
Love your video’s 🚛
thanks for doing this, very good information.
Do the one where a driver disconnects and pulls out from under the trailer but forgets to lower his landing gear.
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This is the most i will do that. I Will not intentionally do that just to make a video lol
I’ve done that before not fun. Loaded to.
@@MyTruckingSkills Ha, that is ok, I see plenty of it up close out in the field. I never jump in the truck without triple checking both the locking jaws, hoses and Landing gear. I have never dropped a trailer and never plan to ever be that guy. When I was a brand new driver there were a couple times I started pulling out with the gear dragging, luckily there were other drivers there in the yard to get my attention before I did any damage. I pulled the handle and released the locking jaws once without first disconnecting the hoses first and the trailer rolled back off the truck, pulled the hoses tight but luckily no damage, did that in front of a bunch of other drivers. Never fuck up, but if you do, never do it in front of other truckers.
Our mechanic refuse to fix the dump valve system. I dropped a trailer in front of one and he said to use the dump valve, I told him I wrote it up more than once.
Thanks👍,,,,good stuff.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you so much
international or freightliner ? which one do you like most?
Great vid and any update on that app you talk about at the beginning of the year
Still working on it, I've started to build the maps now.
Can you bleed the air pressure off by pumping the brakes when the engines off instead of a dump valve?
That air is separate from the ones in the air tanks. Plus you world not be able to move the truck with no air so there is no point
@@MyTruckingSkills So how would you reduce the air pressure if the dump valve isn't functioning?
@@drm44876366 Can't, not in any practical way. Do as he showed in the vid and stop for a minute right at the point where the fifth tilts back. But please do not lower the gear all the way to compensate, lowering the gear all the way screws the next guy.
If a pin will not go out when you are trying too move the tandems, what should you do? I pulled the little release value 3 pins engage one does.nothing, thanks for your time,big fan joined your.F.B and going be a paid.membef if u get it running
Woops.meant was out could not get too go in
@captain_ahab thanks but meant was out needed go in
When I experienced that, the only reason was that it was broken. The pin and the bar that is connected to it, the weld that keeps then together is broken. I have seen that tons of times.
Is that in the Fontana yard?
Yes
@@MyTruckingSkills I thought so. That's where I picked up my truck when I soloed out. I work for the same company that you do.