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<blockquote data-quote="chev" data-source="post: 433647" data-attributes="member: 6761"><p>I had a near rollaway with a set of doubles. It only rolled about 5 feet. Scared the crap out of me. Especially because I was between trailer 1 and 2 when it started rolling. Totally my fault. A rookie mistake my first year in feeders. I had put the set together on a bay door and totally forgot to pull the tractor brake. Since it was now hooked to the rear trailer which had no air charging its brakes, it would not move. When I went in between the trailers at the dolly and connected the air lines, all was still well. Then I turned the air on, thus charging the rear trailer. I nearly chit my shorts when the whole unit started rolling away with me in the middle. Thank God someone had given me sound advice about this very situation. Don't run for the tractor to apply the brake. You will likely be run over trying that. Instead, yank the red air line off the rear trailer or the dolly. It will immediately lock the brakes on the rear trailer. Needless to say I learned my lesson. Luckily no one got killed. Namely myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chev, post: 433647, member: 6761"] I had a near rollaway with a set of doubles. It only rolled about 5 feet. Scared the crap out of me. Especially because I was between trailer 1 and 2 when it started rolling. Totally my fault. A rookie mistake my first year in feeders. I had put the set together on a bay door and totally forgot to pull the tractor brake. Since it was now hooked to the rear trailer which had no air charging its brakes, it would not move. When I went in between the trailers at the dolly and connected the air lines, all was still well. Then I turned the air on, thus charging the rear trailer. I nearly chit my shorts when the whole unit started rolling away with me in the middle. Thank God someone had given me sound advice about this very situation. Don't run for the tractor to apply the brake. You will likely be run over trying that. Instead, yank the red air line off the rear trailer or the dolly. It will immediately lock the brakes on the rear trailer. Needless to say I learned my lesson. Luckily no one got killed. Namely myself. [/QUOTE]
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