Jones

fILE A GRIEVE!
Staff member
You have obviously never had a tire blow on a rail chassis.
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.
 

olroadbeech

Happy Verified UPSer
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....
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.
 

ManInBrown

Well-Known Member
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
 

Covemastah

Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
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
The small little led light ones are good ,, very bright and cheap
 

Coldworld

60 months and counting
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
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 !!
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..
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
 

retiredTxfeeder

cap'n crunch
I’ve never heard of anybody driving off and losing a flash light !!
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 :censored3: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
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
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.
 
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