Right, I did drive in cold weather down to zero way back when. I can see that dolly crank gear box getting stiff and or with a load on, in extreme cold, something I did not consider with my post here. They can be a b$tch as I recall now, like the old job trailers we had, 50's era. More than likely where I drove, as I recall, I was the only one using the trailers, so when dropping them I would most likely have them close, usually did not load unhooked.
Really hits home when such a tragic accident occurs, like this one, we had another right over the hill, tractor trailer wiped out some poles in a really bad thunderstorm, had some funnel clouds, rain and wind, 2 wreckers to get it out, 10hr power outage, thankfully I have a back up battery bank, not sure how the driver made out, went over an embankment into a tree, and sheared a huge limb off.
I can see why now, busy yard, pre-loading trailers and all the variables, tractors being at varied heights, uneven ground if not paved, etc. and of course old stiff grease in the gearbox, heavy load on.
I suppose my view on ramming them home comes from trying to be careful with equipment, not be abusive, however there are times when you have to do things like that, just wondered if it had any association with any kinds of failure, the repeated shock loads on these.
I drove for a number of years, still have a clean CDL A with a current DOT medical card, use to haul lumber out of the railyard, large roof trusses and lots of building materials, as well as lowboy moving D8K's, D8N's 627 scrapers, 980 loaders and 235 excavators, graders, tandem site trucks job trailers and the like. At that outfit I ran a '68 AutoCar, and a 72 AutoCar with a real heavy Rogers low boy type trailer. Ran a few R model Mack's, owned a GMC astro, 435 detroit 8V-92, 13spd fuller road ranger.
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