Broken Shaft from being stuck in Snow. Don't do this!

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Broken Shaft from being stuck in Snow. Don't do this!

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Hey truckers! Chicago had a decent amount of snow recently, just like most of the northern United States. The shaft broke on this truck when the driver was trying to get out. Tune in to see what happened and some ways to avoid this from happening if you get stuck.
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@evguenimertodjan9783 2 жыл бұрын

Snow shovel, bag of salt, washer fluid and chains are a must for winter driving

@Montoya1991 2 жыл бұрын

Cat litter acts as sand too

@CremeDeLaCreme72 2 жыл бұрын

A gallon piss jug goes along way too. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@johnaxell3750 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent advice!!! Call a tow if you can't get movin

@berniesands6201 2 жыл бұрын

Man I love them big ass side boxes on the side of Volvos.

@ozzy_selfx614 2 жыл бұрын

Drop knowledge.. very good tips .. gracias 👍

@ebenlogah7500 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your advice!!!

@macfapd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro. Appreciate the advice.

@the.porter.productions 2 жыл бұрын

Porter greetings! ❄️ This was one of your drivers…did he get a Chewin Out? Hope he didn’t lose his job. That really shouldn’t happen, but sometimes people get in a hurry. That shaft was all screwed up and lost his heads! 😵‍💫 The new parts look quite good. I bet that was about a $2000 job…with a $1K tow bill on top of that.🧐 I’ve never thought of using wiper fluid on the snow. Sand, cat litter or gravel is a good thing to carry. Thanks for showing us. 🥰😢✌️

@makeitpay8241 2 жыл бұрын

i carry a metal flat shovel with a slightly shortened D-handle so it will fit inside my storage box on the truck.

@danieleltravieso7666 2 жыл бұрын

U the best bro too bad u can’t work on my truck any more

@johncrooke7658 2 жыл бұрын

Your on point. As OO self infected cost is hard lesson learn. Being stuck happens rocking and don't giving up is what happens. In hindsight waiting for $300 wrecker seems cheap. A 50 PD bag salt even cheaper. Just happened to me in Detroit. 50 PD bag salt spread in front of all 4 drive tires lock in. Was able to get enough traction get out. I didn't have a second chance only 1 bag. Lucky. I seen a trucker take 4 short chains that was able to go through rim around one tire link the ends together on each axle as. Slowly as the tire turns the chain grabs the truck rolls out unstuck remove chains.

@custommade8830 2 жыл бұрын

I keep a shovel and rock salt in the truck just in case this happens

@deansarow6259 2 жыл бұрын

I understand the shovel,instead of salt,try sand or kitty litter.the salt just melts and makes a slurry, actually makes it more slipperly.trust me

@Montoya1991 2 жыл бұрын

Saw this happen once when i was pulling a belly dump trailer. A driver got stuck and instead of waiting a couple minutes for the machine to push him out, he revved tf fwd and in reverse and boom. Shaft went out. He Spent the rest of the day stuck there all because he didnt want to wait not even 1 minute for the tractor to push him out lol