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<blockquote data-quote="JonFrum" data-source="post: 503745" data-attributes="member: 18044"><p>City Driver,</p><p> </p><p>I'm not trying to pick a fight with you here, (I'm glad you posted the info,) but if a trailer is supported at three corners, by both rear tires and the other front leg, how can it tip on its side? It's not physically possible unless it was loaded top-heavy and the contents all shifted to the low side. There just isn't enough vertical space between the front corner of a level trailer and the ground directly below. Even the corner that collapsed to the ground functions as a support of sorts and would serve to resist further tilting. Whatever rigidity the trailer frame has will resist fiipping over on its side as well, because the rigid frame is attached to the relatively stable rear wheels. Now if the trailer also had a flat tire on the same side as the collapsed leg, then <u>maybe</u> the trailer would flip over. </p><p> </p><p>Apartment dwellers shouldn't fight a "massive" fire, but they should fight a small fire. That's why there are fire extinguishers mounted on the walls. And some places have hoses as well! The sooner a fire is out the better for the property and for the residents. Fires get exponentially worse as the seconds tick by. If you can safely put a fire out or keep it at bay until the firefighters arrive, do it.</p><p> </p><p>The forklift drivers probably never lifted a trailer exactly like that before, but it's not hard. You slide the forks under the side of the trailer and slowly lift. Not much different than a normal lift, except you should do it very slowly so you are sure to cordinate with the other lifters. </p><p> </p><p>[I'm assuming the trailer fell completely off the shifter's 5th wheel and the shifter was not under the trailer and supporting it in any way. Correct?]</p><p> </p><p>Again, did anyone refuse a request/order to help?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JonFrum, post: 503745, member: 18044"] City Driver, I'm not trying to pick a fight with you here, (I'm glad you posted the info,) but if a trailer is supported at three corners, by both rear tires and the other front leg, how can it tip on its side? It's not physically possible unless it was loaded top-heavy and the contents all shifted to the low side. There just isn't enough vertical space between the front corner of a level trailer and the ground directly below. Even the corner that collapsed to the ground functions as a support of sorts and would serve to resist further tilting. Whatever rigidity the trailer frame has will resist fiipping over on its side as well, because the rigid frame is attached to the relatively stable rear wheels. Now if the trailer also had a flat tire on the same side as the collapsed leg, then [U]maybe[/U] the trailer would flip over. Apartment dwellers shouldn't fight a "massive" fire, but they should fight a small fire. That's why there are fire extinguishers mounted on the walls. And some places have hoses as well! The sooner a fire is out the better for the property and for the residents. Fires get exponentially worse as the seconds tick by. If you can safely put a fire out or keep it at bay until the firefighters arrive, do it. The forklift drivers probably never lifted a trailer exactly like that before, but it's not hard. You slide the forks under the side of the trailer and slowly lift. Not much different than a normal lift, except you should do it very slowly so you are sure to cordinate with the other lifters. [I'm assuming the trailer fell completely off the shifter's 5th wheel and the shifter was not under the trailer and supporting it in any way. Correct?] Again, did anyone refuse a request/order to help? [/QUOTE]
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