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  1. 01-24-2009 09:34 AM #1
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    Sunoco tankers are the only company i know of that takes the landing gear off their trailers. I guess they really want to save on the weight. Any other company's do this??
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    Another words, the tractor and trailer are a "MARRIED PAIR"??? They NEVER drop and hook??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Windwalker View Post
    Another words, the tractor and trailer are a "MARRIED PAIR"??? They NEVER drop and hook??
    Gee, what was your first clue Mrs Obvious?

    Most likely the company has stands at the terminal to drop a trailer on when the need arises. I would imagine that gas tankers are,t into drop and hook, as loading one doesn't take very long at all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mackman View Post
    Sunoco tankers are the only company i know of that takes the landing gear off their trailers. I guess they really want to save on the weight. Any other company's do this??
    Must be a eastern PA thing. The SUNOCO tankers around here have them and they DO drop and hook at thier terminal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Windwalker View Post
    They NEVER drop and hook??
    Well yeah....but you gotta be FAST.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Double R View Post
    Must be a eastern PA thing. The SUNOCO tankers around here have them and they DO drop and hook at thier terminal.
    Maybe there's a different reason? Perhaps their route takes them over RR tracks that are at a particuliarly bad angle? i dunno, just thinkin outloud.
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    That's odd.
    Maybe it has something to do with their truck's wheelbase. The tail-end is too close to the landing gear. Every once in a while, I may pull a long trailer, with a twin screw. Sometimes, I may use the same twin screw a couple nights. I know our twin screws' tail-ends come real close to the landing gear on our pups.
    That sounds strange, though. What if you have to drop the trailer.


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    All of the trailers that i seen have no landing gear. Now i look for it. I will try to get some pics.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jackrabbit379 View Post
    What if you have to drop the trailer.
    You mean like if you have 8000 gallons of gasoline and the tractor catches on fire? That trailer's gonna hit the ground my friend!
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