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<blockquote data-quote="retiredTxfeeder" data-source="post: 1431429" data-attributes="member: 52978"><p>Another mental error which has been known to happen is making sure you put the legs down, pull the kingpin, but forget to unhook your airlines and light cord.&nbsp; Always.&nbsp; always.&nbsp; make sure if you&#039;re unhooking from a single, get into the habit of turning around in your cab and looking out your back window when you pull clear of the 5th wheel, that you lay eyeballs on your glad hands before trailer apron clears the frame.&nbsp; worst case scenario, you drive off, your hoses stretch to their max, pop off and like a rubber band, fly thru your back window.&nbsp; It happened several times a year in my hub.&nbsp; the glad hands are sometimes made of aluminum, sometimes pot metal.&nbsp; Had one driver do this and the glad hands came thru his back window and knocked him out cold.&nbsp; sometimes the glad hands stay on the trailer.&nbsp; In that case they usually rip out of the back of the tractor.&nbsp; Avoidable accident time, unless you&#039;re on a first name basis with the mechanic on duty.&nbsp; Not that I would ever advocate not reporting an accident.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/ohmy.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ohmy:" title="Ohmy&nbsp; &nbsp; :ohmy:" data-shortname=":ohmy:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="retiredTxfeeder, post: 1431429, member: 52978"] Another mental error which has been known to happen is making sure you put the legs down, pull the kingpin, but forget to unhook your airlines and light cord. Always. always. make sure if you're unhooking from a single, get into the habit of turning around in your cab and looking out your back window when you pull clear of the 5th wheel, that you lay eyeballs on your glad hands before trailer apron clears the frame. worst case scenario, you drive off, your hoses stretch to their max, pop off and like a rubber band, fly thru your back window. It happened several times a year in my hub. the glad hands are sometimes made of aluminum, sometimes pot metal. Had one driver do this and the glad hands came thru his back window and knocked him out cold. sometimes the glad hands stay on the trailer. In that case they usually rip out of the back of the tractor. Avoidable accident time, unless you're on a first name basis with the mechanic on duty. Not that I would ever advocate not reporting an accident.:ohmy: [/QUOTE]

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