No Landing Gear
#1
01-24-2009, 04:34 AM
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Location: Concordville PA
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No Landing Gear
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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#2
01-24-2009, 04:46 AM
Another words, the tractor and trailer are a "MARRIED PAIR"??? They NEVER drop and hook??
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#3
01-24-2009, 05:16 AM
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.
#4
01-24-2009, 08:01 AM
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Must be a eastern PA thing. The SUNOCO tankers around here have them and they DO drop and hook at thier terminal.:lol:
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01-27-2009, 12:34 AM
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#7
01-27-2009, 03:43 AM
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. :lol:
#8
01-27-2009, 04:10 AM
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Location: Concordville PA
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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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#9
01-27-2009, 05:00 AM
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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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