[terrylamar]

Now explain to me how rubbing alcohol in the glad hands will free up a brake shoe frozen to the brake drum?

[geeshock]

Originally Posted by terrylamar

Now explain to me how rubbing alcohol in the glad hands will free up a brake shoe frozen to the brake drum?

I think they ment to apply it directly to the break shoe and drum, hence punch a hole and squirt at a safe distance

[YerDaddy]

Originally Posted by LBF

Too many trucks are wired with the connections conveniently both at the same end of the row, instead of one at either end for balanced charging and loading. The battery furthest from the connections has a bad habit of being under charged, or the one closest gets overcharged, shortening their lives.

That doesn't matter! LOL! It's electricity not water! What gauge are your "dogbones" [?], 00 right? What gauge comes off your alternator, 6 correct? You really think any amount of alternator amperage is gonna have trouble coming from the 6 ga. on through the 00 ga. from the starter to the "dog bones" [still ?!] and then have trouble getting all the way across the "dog bone"? Barring any uneveness in battery condition and corrosion/bad connections in the cables, each battery is gonna take what it needs and the voltage regulator in the alternator won't overcharge the batteries. If batteries are in uneven condition the best one will charge up slower than the more depleted ones because they are taking more of the available charge.

[YerDaddy]

Methanol or anything else introduced to the air system of a truck is not desireable. I think some mfrs even void warranties? like Bendix or WABCO.

There is no excuse for not maintaining your air system with a properly functioning air dryer. You should not have to contaminate your air system with foreign substances.

I drag my own platform but you D&H guys must all suffer the lowest denominator - the guy who's compressor is running 100% duty, his air dryer pops off every 20 seconds and he drains a gallon of water and oil out of his primary tank!

I own my truck 15 years and have yet to get one drop out of my primary.



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[specialkay]

Must be nice, My truck get a new dessicant every year and it still gets moisture on a day with high humidity. Has since the day it was new.

[Fredog]

Originally Posted by GMAN

I am glad to hear that your truck cranked up all right. I never put my trailer brakes on in winter, especially when there is snow or ice. It can be a bit difficult when you are doing drop and hook. I will share something with you in case your brakes freeze up again. Keep a bottle of rubbing alcohol with you. If your trailer brakes freeze up you can take the glad hands loose and pour some alcohol in the lines. Start pumping your brakes and using anything that has air and it should free itself up within a short time.

you should never use rubbing alcohol, it will dry up the seals and cause them to fail, get a bottle of air brake antifreeze, they have it at most truck stops, it has the proper lubricant in it

[GMAN]

I don't usually leave the alcohol in the lines. Once the ice melts I try to blow all the moisture out of the lines. Regular alcohol can dry rubber, but I have never had a problem with it. Once you get the moisture out of the lines you should not have any problem with them freezing unless your shoes freeze to the hub.

[urban_buy]

I don't know about u guys, but sometimes it's too cold to stay in the truck when it's sot down( In such cases I go and rent a room for a night. I hate cold places, and when I bought my first house it was really cold there, so I renovated all the central heating and replaced all radiators with ones that are more energy-efficient. You can check this radiator outlet to get the same ones.