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[Just A UPS Guy]

Whichever one of you it is that keeps putting 5th wheel grease on all the glad hands, your mom's a ho.

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

Whichever one of you it is that keeps putting 5th wheel grease on all the glad hands, your mom's a ho.

 

[Cowboy Mac]

Whichever one of you it is that keeps putting 5th wheel grease on all the glad hands, your mom's a ho.

The shifters here do it and it’s freakin annoying. Had to wipe grease off my dolly glad hands last night.

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

The shifters here do it and it’s freakin annoying. Had to wipe grease off my dolly glad hands last night.

Twice in the last three days. Sets me on fire.

 

[burrheadd]

The shifters here do it and it’s freakin annoying. Had to wipe grease off my dolly glad hands last night.

Feeder problems
SMH

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

Feeder problems
SMH

The struggle is real.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

The shifters here do it and it’s freakin annoying. Had to wipe grease off my dolly glad hands last night.

That's when you walk up into Feeder dispatch and ask for cleaning supplies.

Nope.... not going to make my pull time.

 

[Coldworld]

Feeder problems
SMH

You don’t even know….like a bunch of old women.

 

[MaceFremonti]

Spit works just fine.

 

[Yeet]

Spit works just fine.

So do gloves.

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

Spit works just fine.

So do gloves.

So do new glad hand seals from the shop...??

 

[Yeet]

So do new glad hand seals from the shop...??

I must have misunderstood what we were talking about. I thought the complaint was grease on the hoses and the next guy getting his hands in it. If that’s the case, wear gloves. If you are using grease on a worn out grommet to get a better seal, then yes replace the grommet.

 

[ManInBrown]

I must have misunderstood what we were talking about. I thought the complaint was grease on the hoses and the next guy getting his hands in it. If that’s the case, wear gloves. If you are using grease on a worn out grommet to get a better seal, then yes replace the grommet.

Wearing gloves does nothing. By the time you realize it, it’s too late, then you’ve already touched other things and it cascades out of control. I never do a thing without gloves on, a few weeks ago I was on a job and a pig used the tractor the week prior. It took me a good hour to figure out everything I touched, third of a bottle of spray nine later it was taken care of. I don’t wear the blue disposable gloves I wear gloves that are black I buy on Amazon. That adds to the problem. Had I had the blue ones on I probably would’ve noticed the problem quicker. Been wearing the same type gloves for my whole career. Can’t change now.

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

I must have misunderstood what we were talking about. I thought the complaint was grease on the hoses and the next guy getting his hands in it. If that’s the case, wear gloves. If you are using grease on a worn out grommet to get a better seal, then yes replace the grommet.

Lol, yeah man, they use the grease to create the seal instead of replacing it. PISSES ME OFF! I'm at an extended center so my dolly is my dolly every day, and now grease is everywhere because it got all over my blue line. Don't worry, UPS paid me a dollar a minute to get it all off.

 

[Yeet]

Wearing gloves does nothing. By the time you realize it, it’s too late, then you’ve already touched other things and it cascades out of control. I never do a thing without gloves on, a few weeks ago I was on a job and a pig used the tractor the week prior. It took me a good hour to figure out everything I touched, third of a bottle of spray nine later it was taken care of. I don’t wear the blue disposable gloves I wear gloves that are black I buy on Amazon. That adds to the problem. Had I had the blue ones on I probably would’ve noticed the problem quicker. Been wearing the same type gloves for my whole career. Can’t change now.

I have an assigned tractor with a clean codriver. When we got it, I bought a bunch of cleaning supplies and went to town the first day I had it. That tractor stays clean.

We have had guys before that don’t have assigned trucks take another driver’s for the day and leave it a mess. When that happens the dirty driver usually gets put on blast on Facebook. It’s juvenile, and I’ve never done it myself, but that’s funny to me.

 

[Cowboy Mac]

I must have misunderstood what we were talking about. I thought the complaint was grease on the hoses and the next guy getting his hands in it. If that’s the case, wear gloves. If you are using grease on a worn out grommet to get a better seal, then yes replace the grommet.

I have heard of guys pulling a set with grease on the glad hands when they hit a bump and the glad hand pops off. They probably had to replace the glad hand and their underwear that day.

 

[Coldworld]

I have heard of guys pulling a set with grease on the glad hands when they hit a bump and the glad hand pops off. They probably had to replace the glad hand and their underwear that day.

I thought everyone carried a few glad hand gaskets with them???

 

[Cowboy Mac]

I thought everyone carried a few glad hand gaskets with them???

Some people don’t check if the set is already built for them.

 

[Coldworld]

Some people don’t check if the set is already built for them.

I’ve pulled sets apart before because something wasn’t right in my mind. One time I did and found out that I could easily spin the dolly eye with one hand…so you never know.