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Nothing to forgive. Take break and hydrate. The truck can wait a few minutes.

Only one time in 48 years? Damn, that is a good record.

co-worker costs twice as much. He was in route for something else if you watched the video.

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Ah, you answered at the end, don't blame you at all for cutting it short.

Depending on what day he shot the video it was somewhere between 110-117 F

Mike Dinning he needs lots of cool water, and some energy bars, or a sandwich in a cooler.

Trent is out in the low desert about 100 miles east of where I am. Deserts can get really hot in the daytime, and then if the sky isn't cloudy, really cold at night. Normally (from what I remember, I haven't been there in years) the humidity is pretty low where the office is. But he was down toward the south someplace picking this thing up, and the southern Imperial Valley can get really humid, as well as really hot. I think he mentioned at the end that is was 110F (or about 44C) when he was doing that.

For conversion sake 110-117 F is about 43-47 C. The hottest it was when I lived out there (between 92' and 99') it would get as high as 120F(49C) to 127F(53C)(hottest day I ever saw), if only for a day, with 112- 118F (45-48C) average highs. Humidity is usually single digits though, but when it does get to 25-30% you feel like melting.

The address is in the show more if you want to send them some, I think they are up to 300 trucks now.

To allow proper clearance for the under-lift to pivot while I turn. Otherwise it would be locked straight. Thanks for watching!

Six pack of beer.

If he moved the tools out of that front tool bin he could get a nice little refrigerator in it and a generator on the other side. Of course Dad may not agree.

He was caging the brakes, as in caging them so they do not go on. The driver that jack knifed thought the trailer brakes caused the issue, so Trent basically disconnected all 4 trailer brakes so they do not cause him any issue. Trailer is empty the truck brakes are all Trent needs to stop properly. That round container uses the air he hooks up to control the brakes. Modern trailers are supposed to have a spring in the round container that will apply the brakes if there is no air pressure. This is to keep a disconnected trailer from moving and if the Tractor pulling the trailer lost air pressure the brakes would come on once the air pressure in the tank drops to about 20-30 pounds stopping the trailer and tractor.

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The air pressure is what unlocks the brakes so the wheels will turn. If a truck looses air the brakes will lockup.

They locked up in the rear only from what I understand and he was going around a corner, so with them locked the back end would NOT turn with the trailer.

Alexis DeVille A jack knife is usually caused by the lack of the trailer getting traction for the brakes to slow it down. One example and a guess not accusing the driver, but if the driver was going to fast into the corner and hit the brakes hard, but the trailer brakes did not work at all or locked solid the tires would not get the traction the heavy tractor would and so the back end would not slow down as fast as the tractor, since the front wheels on the tractor are turned for a corner the trailer would get loose and keep on going even as the front (tractor) was slowing, the inertia of the trailer would spin it on the king pin holding it to the tractor and around it comes. When you watch the video look for tire marks (black skid lines) like the ones caused when Trent pulled the trailer sideways with his rig. I did not see any marks in the direction of the corner and so would guess the trailer brakes failed or were not hooked up correctly and he got into the corner to fast, braked hard causing the trailer to go for a swing but since the tires could still turn they do not leave big skid marks. Hope it makes sense, I give you sarcastic answers sometime thought I should be polite and explain it. Think about 5th or 6th grade science class. If you drive in heavy rain or icy roads this is why you do not drive along side or right behind a tractor trailer. Also if the tires are junk you can get tire parts flying at you.

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They don't get paid to help.

Normal low traffic road.

So should he have all the tools on a big trailer he can pull up to the item he is towing? Every tow is different and every brand truck is different. If someone already removed the drive shaft the bolts may be a different size so should he take all of the wrenches and sockets with every time? Even the truck owner commented on how hard Trent was working in the heat and humidity. It is usually the dishonest people that accuse others of being dishonest!