[Kranky]

Who knows?

Some drivers do things different.

The trouble with using the trolley to apply the trailer brakes is that sometimes the "friction lock" on the trolley valve isn't strong enough to hold the lever in the applied position, and the trolley can unexpectedly "pop off" while unattended.

A loss of air pressure could cause the trailer brakes to not hold properly, up until the point when the air pressure gets low enough to make the red & yellow knobs pop out & apply the spring brakes.

I always just pull the yellow knob if I'm getting out of a truck.

On most trucks nowadays with the combination dashboard valves, pulling the yellow (tractor) knob also pops the red (trailer) valve at the same time.

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[Orangetxguy]

Originally Posted by repete

AHH, I got a stupid question. Why would someone use the trolly bar to park with? Or is the fact that he did use it to park be the stupid part?

Drivers are dumb enough to just use the "trolly bar" or.."Johnnie Bar", to park...that Miller Transporters removes them from every truck that they buy or that leases into the company. :hellno:

[Jackrabbit379]

That one would be kinda hard to explain. :hellno:

[mike3fan]

Originally Posted by Orangetxguy

Drivers are dumb enough to just use the "trolly bar" or.."Johnnie Bar", to park...that Miller Transporters removes them from every truck that they buy or that leases into the company. :hellno:

They don't want you cheap O/O's from only using their trailer brakes to stop. Again don't ask how I know.

[golfhobo]

Originally Posted by Kranky

Who knows?

Um.... Mike3fan knows!! But, just don't ask him HOW he knows! :lol2:

[mike3fan]

Originally Posted by golfhobo

Um.... Mike3fan knows!! But, just don't ask him HOW he knows! :lol2:

Exactly!

[freebirdrfd]

hey mike, how do you know about that stuff??????

[GMAN]

Originally Posted by Fredog

the new Loves I-75 exit 33 in Tennessee

I thought it was somewhere near Chattanooga. Thanks, Fredog.

[mike3fan]

Originally Posted by freebirdrfd

hey mike, how do you know about that stuff??????

All I can say is you should never rely on the trolley bar for parking, no matter how many times it has worked before......

[VPIDarkAngel]

Originally Posted by Fredog

He told the woman at the fuel desk that he had been "having trouble with the truck" it's a Werner truck which I believe are pretty well maintained

I wish that were true... Come to the DG yard. We'll show you what well maintained is [not].