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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 1170203" data-attributes="member: 42691"><p>I've only been back here for 2 and a half years, so keep that in mind from my advice. But the one thing I would definitely say that has stood out to me in my time back here is, never get in a hurry. And if you do, learn to mentally downshift when you feel rushed. I won't lie, I've dropped a few trailers and I've pulled away from a few trailers with my hoses and light cords still on. The common denominator in EVERY case for me, was I was in a rush. The last time I dropped a trailer, I'm afraid to say, was because I had to drop a deuce REAL bad. So I did a fast post-trip, and completely passed up the legs, pulled the pin, pulled the hoses and pulled away. BOOM! Lucky for me, two other drivers helped crank the legs, otherwise I would have crapped my pants. All because I was in a hurry. </p><p></p><p>Like I say, if you ask me, learn to slow down. This ain't package car, it ain't some sort aisle with sups yelling about production. If you screw up in feeders, hopefully you do something simple, like dropping a trailer, or busting a hose. Embarrassing, but ultimately harmless. But if you get in a hurry in feeders, a mistake could be on the road, and that could get deadly in an wink of an eye.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 1170203, member: 42691"] I've only been back here for 2 and a half years, so keep that in mind from my advice. But the one thing I would definitely say that has stood out to me in my time back here is, never get in a hurry. And if you do, learn to mentally downshift when you feel rushed. I won't lie, I've dropped a few trailers and I've pulled away from a few trailers with my hoses and light cords still on. The common denominator in EVERY case for me, was I was in a rush. The last time I dropped a trailer, I'm afraid to say, was because I had to drop a deuce REAL bad. So I did a fast post-trip, and completely passed up the legs, pulled the pin, pulled the hoses and pulled away. BOOM! Lucky for me, two other drivers helped crank the legs, otherwise I would have crapped my pants. All because I was in a hurry. Like I say, if you ask me, learn to slow down. This ain't package car, it ain't some sort aisle with sups yelling about production. If you screw up in feeders, hopefully you do something simple, like dropping a trailer, or busting a hose. Embarrassing, but ultimately harmless. But if you get in a hurry in feeders, a mistake could be on the road, and that could get deadly in an wink of an eye. [/QUOTE]
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