me about your damn axle weight. I don't want to see any more of your scale tickets. Enough already. What trucking school did you go to? You actually want me to believe your carrier never told you about your trailer? I drive a spread axle. I frankly don't know why every trailer does not have spread axles. I rarely worry about being overweight. The suspension load meter on my dash tells me quite accurately- thank you - how much my load weighs. There is nothing as hilarious as a driver stopped in the middle of some truck stop with 3 scale tickets falling out of his jeans - trying to slide his axles. Bang, bang, bang - get back in the truck - try to slide forward or back - outside again - bang, bang, bang - how absurd. Today, I had just parked in the FJ to grab some dinner. No sooner do I put my feet on the ground and a driver comes running up to me with his scale ticket - "Sir, sir, sir, how do I, what can I, help, help, help." "Sorry brother, I drive a spread axle!" Hey, I was really hungry! There were other drivers around, why ask me? Anyway, there are a lot of other folks who can explain this better. For the confused and needy, you can go to that idiotic "site" - TruckerNet, DriversRoundTable, or something like that. I'm sure Dave Sweetman will come to your rescue. Until then, I think this is how it works. First of all, make sure you have a sledge hammer and a can of liquid wrench. If you are a female driver, you probably already know (because female drivers are a lot smarter than men drivers) how to adjust your truck weight, but on the outside chance you don't, just stand there helpless (a little extra lip gloss helps) and you'll have every male trucker stop and do it all for you. For the clueless others, try to get someone else, preferably not me, to assist you with what you're doing. Each "pin" hole represents, let's say +/-, 350 lbs. With the trailer brakes applied - that's the big red button - if you push the trailer back you're transferring more weight to the trailer axles and less weight on the drives. If you pull the trailer forward, there will be less weight on the trailer axles and more weight on the drives. That's the best I can explain it. As far as sliding your fifth wheel - and for the record - I don't even have to do that - mine are fixed to where experience has proven that where they are is the best place to distribute the weight - slide the fifth wheel all the way back and they'll be less weight on your steers and more weight on the drives. Slide them all the way forward - that is toward your cab - there will be more weight on your steers and less weight on the drives. I have a headache. Buy a spread axle. And leave me alone! The photo is a Great Dane trailer from http://www.greatdanetrailers.com/
Friday, September 12, 2008
This is so boring, but stop asking...
me about your damn axle weight. I don't want to see any more of your scale tickets. Enough already. What trucking school did you go to? You actually want me to believe your carrier never told you about your trailer? I drive a spread axle. I frankly don't know why every trailer does not have spread axles. I rarely worry about being overweight. The suspension load meter on my dash tells me quite accurately- thank you - how much my load weighs. There is nothing as hilarious as a driver stopped in the middle of some truck stop with 3 scale tickets falling out of his jeans - trying to slide his axles. Bang, bang, bang - get back in the truck - try to slide forward or back - outside again - bang, bang, bang - how absurd. Today, I had just parked in the FJ to grab some dinner. No sooner do I put my feet on the ground and a driver comes running up to me with his scale ticket - "Sir, sir, sir, how do I, what can I, help, help, help." "Sorry brother, I drive a spread axle!" Hey, I was really hungry! There were other drivers around, why ask me? Anyway, there are a lot of other folks who can explain this better. For the confused and needy, you can go to that idiotic "site" - TruckerNet, DriversRoundTable, or something like that. I'm sure Dave Sweetman will come to your rescue. Until then, I think this is how it works. First of all, make sure you have a sledge hammer and a can of liquid wrench. If you are a female driver, you probably already know (because female drivers are a lot smarter than men drivers) how to adjust your truck weight, but on the outside chance you don't, just stand there helpless (a little extra lip gloss helps) and you'll have every male trucker stop and do it all for you. For the clueless others, try to get someone else, preferably not me, to assist you with what you're doing. Each "pin" hole represents, let's say +/-, 350 lbs. With the trailer brakes applied - that's the big red button - if you push the trailer back you're transferring more weight to the trailer axles and less weight on the drives. If you pull the trailer forward, there will be less weight on the trailer axles and more weight on the drives. That's the best I can explain it. As far as sliding your fifth wheel - and for the record - I don't even have to do that - mine are fixed to where experience has proven that where they are is the best place to distribute the weight - slide the fifth wheel all the way back and they'll be less weight on your steers and more weight on the drives. Slide them all the way forward - that is toward your cab - there will be more weight on your steers and less weight on the drives. I have a headache. Buy a spread axle. And leave me alone! The photo is a Great Dane trailer from http://www.greatdanetrailers.com/
