Drove about 20 miles the first time I blew a tire on a chassis (per the shop). There were just a few strands of rubber left hanging off the hub by time I got where I was going.
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silenze
Lunch is the best part of the day
Every breakdown is different. I have limped a rail chassis in.
Coldworld
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Or walking in and out of the building...most exercise I get all day
Coldworld
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Some of those rails are so jacked anyway I would be afraid that if a tire blew out that the whole back end would fail....
Coldworld
Well-Known Member
Duct tape and zip ties???
Johney
Pineapple King
Hopefully not with chunks of rubber flying off. Every rail flat I've ever had the crap was flying off.
olroadbeech
Happy Verified UPSer
There are some times that you have a flat tire and not even know it for hours. Sometimes it can cause a fire and if it breaks apart and goes thru someone's windshield that could be a problem. Most times it just stays on the rim .
I have switched trailers with a driver that doesn't even bump the tires and he has driven a couple hundred miles on a flat. But if i knew about it i would have it changed. Too many things can go wrong with a bad tire. It's funny , when you know something is wrong the problem only gets bigger and when you don't know things usually go ok like you are lucky or something.
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
Garbage, almost every last one of them.
ManInBrown
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Anyone have any suggestions for a good flashlight? Buddy of mine said I need to get a small one with a powerful light for feeders. Who knew there were so many different flashlights. Go to Home Depot yesterday and there’s a bunch. Wasn’t sure which one to get
Indecisi0n
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I'm trying to build my butt bigger.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
The small little led light ones are good ,, very bright and cheap
ManInBrown
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Coldworld
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Don’t go crazy with a surefire or some high end brand since you’re likely to set it down for a second and drive off...and when you are underneath the trailer checking the couple a 500 watt light will blind you..
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Sports on couch all weekend with beef and pizza !!! You’ll be in fine company soon enough
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Buy three or four , guarantee if your new in feeders , you’ll loose a few when doing something ,,any one who denies it is a LIAR !!
Lol
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
I’ve never heard of anybody driving off and losing a flash light !!
lol. lol. I must of lost a few that way. Hah hah
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
I want a bubble butt not aflatfeeder butt.
retiredTxfeeder
cap'n crunch
Never lost a flashlight, since the one I used was really skinny, and I put it in the part of the pocket that holds pens. I forced myself to put it back in my pocket when not in use. But gloves, I have lost a
pot of those. A pair of gloves would usually last me 3-4 months. Nothing worse that leaving a new pair of gloves on the DOT bumper, and realizing it on your next TA. Grrrrr..
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DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
Not sure why you would need a powerful one. I just recently lost one I got from the dollar store I had been using for months. The eneloop rechargeable batteries in it cost three times what the light did, gonna have to order more of them.
retiredTxfeeder
cap'n crunch
We had a driver who had a blowout and tire shred. He pulled into a rest area that was close by. A state trooper followed his tire parts and gave him a ticket for littering.
