speerk Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGqWpRjyI5g Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Thats just one of them OH $#!% moments. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 At least he did not cause an accident. But maybe alittle embarrassed.mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Hancock Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 How the hell did it follow to the shoulder like it was still hooked????? Quote Don Hancock Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 How the hell did it follow to the shoulder like it was still hooked?????And the brakes didnt lock... Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Anti lock airbrakes, and about 80,000 lbs of pure good luck. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 How the hell did it follow to the shoulder like it was still hooked?????It might have rode his drive tires over to the shoulder before falling off. Everyone within 100 yards or so is lucky it ended the way it did. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFormula Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I think once the driver realized he was unhooked he made his way to the roadside before it completely came apart. Notice the tractor was not too far ahead. Very lucky no one was hurt. Quote ~ JT Burkard ~ AKA Sweaty Mackwww.jtresto.com www.wickedreputation.netwww.jonathanthomasmotorcars.com Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmackattack Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 That guy is good! Look how smooth he was. Lol Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 That guy is good! Look how smooth he was. LolYeah, as if he'd done this before! Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkobes43 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 wow thats amazing. Tom Quote "Nothing Breaks Wind Like A Bulldog" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 That guy is good! Look how smooth he was. Lolso good he made it to the interstate before he lost the trailer. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 so good he made it to the interstate before he lost the trailer...and that's bad. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarnall Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 That is why my father told me to always look at the jaws on the fifth wheel to make sure it is hooked. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 That is why my father told me to always look at the jaws on the fifth wheel to make sure it is hooked.Yes and it is part of the pretrip inspection. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dash Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 That is why my father told me to always look at the jaws on the fifth wheel to make sure it is hooked.Always and without fail. A "high hook" can go unnoticed during a tug test if the jaws are only partially locked. A visual inspection is foolproof, barring an undetectible mechanical failure. Quote Jim Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 watched that video a few times. it came apart and he hit the shoulder. he was way ahead and trailer just walked back to the right. i don't see any marks from the landing gear hitting the ground,It has me puzzled. just used up all his chips on that one Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Always and without fail. A "high hook" can go unnoticed during a tug test if the jaws are only partially locked. A visual inspection is foolproof, barring an undetectible mechanical failure.Thats damn good advice right there! same as i reccomend to everyone in a truck!....................................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-151987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
storkmack Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 We run spread axle trailers like that with the forks on the back. When empty with the front trailer axle down and the fork on the rear, there is almost no wieght on the fifth wheel. We have lifts on the front axle of our spreads so that you have weight on the truck when empty. There were reports of guys having premature wear on the locking jaws and trailer pins because of the trailer pulling up against the fifth wheel when empty. Running empty with that fron axle down and the fork on is not fun, especially in the rain. -Brad Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/28874-truck-loses-trailer/#findComment-152046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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