I jumped in the old 2 stick Mack that once served as the service truck for the prep crew. It had a full load of gravel on, and was hooked to the tag along. I came to the stop sign at the end of the road leaving the plant, and sailed right through. Not a brake on truck or tag along. I got turned and went back to the shop. The driver, a fresh graduate of trucking school had backed all the slack adjusters fully off, and them tightened them up a quarter turn. Just glad nothing was coming.Thank you for your help. I think that's going to be a good idea to modernize the trailer. I figured out what happened.
The last time the trailer moved was about December 5th. When I took it down to the truck shop to get the inspection done. He noted that the trailer brakes were out of adjustment and crawled under there and got to wrenching.
I think he just went the extra mile
I backed off the slack adjusters and lo and behold she moved. The cans were going full stroke. I think they need a little bit of room for parking rust.
They were trying to get a mobile mechanic out here to look at it where it was sitting and I'm going to call them back and say hey. How about if I bring it down and we readjust those brakes?
I probably erred on the side of loose, but the manual handle stops the truck and trailer fine.
The maxis are only on the front axle.
I've been thinking about upgrading my trailer brakes. Is it acceptable to have parking/spring brakes on just one of the two axles?"The maxis are only on the front axle."
Yes one axle is acceptable and two are better but some tag trailers won't accommodate bothI've been thinking about upgrading my trailer brakes. Is it acceptable to have parking/spring brakes on just one of the two axles?
You guys have to be certified to adjust brakes? They started that here before. I had to adjust brakes on a mock up axle for the guy that does driver exams. He said I would have to do it again in 8 years, but then they did away with it.No. I will probably take it to the truck shop in the middle of next week if they can fit me in, and they can re-adjust that brake with my issue in mind. They have the appropriate card for doing that. Then I can tip it up and take a picture.
What's a 396.2 card?Better have a 396.2 card. 1/3 turn to 1/2---1 1/2" stroke on a tag.