Thread: Driver thought he was in a Land Rover

I would like to know why the truck is stuck.

The prime mover seems to be on good flat ground.

You can see he is coming out of a laneway over the footpath, and it has high centred.
I once saw a truck lose all it's rear trailer suspension at Ford Brisbane Plant in a similar situation but going in.
Regards Philip A.

If it had airbag trailers id have that out in about 5 minutes..

if it didnt time for the jacks and blocks.



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I got caught on the tram tracks in Adelaide... Left lane was a no go for me and the stuffin traffic would not give me an inch so I got stuck... Cop tried with his car, no go.. Then we spotted a tipper coming through, chain on and he pulled me all of 3 feet, I had traction again... The tram driver was abusing me for about 15 minutes then cop offered to arrest him to make him happy, he got happy quick...

Yes Blknight.aus, air bags have a few uses other than smoothing bumps... But you will find there are mostly steering wheel attendants on the roads now... My last job was working with someone who would go through a few drivers before finding operators... One of the biggest downfalls with drivers now, is there lack of knowledge about the trucks they drive, few know how to listen and feel the engine or the vehicle... Basically, until the wheel falls off, they wouldnt notice anything wrong...

Sadly tho, I have been called an old school driver, now to be fair, I have never driven a dray even tho I have handled four in the hand with a cart...

There are very few trailers that allow you to raise the ride height.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

There are very few trailers that allow you to raise the ride height.

If your on air bags, just remove the arm from the valve and push up, it will lift the trailer... Some will bring it up 6 inchs or more..

One trailer I was using had 2 valves, one each side... Most tri's have 2 valves, front and rear.. We had to level the rear trailer with the dolly, so we adjusted the dolly valve to make the whole lot level, probably 3 inches difference from the last trailer it was bolted to...

Originally Posted by Wraithe

If your on air bags, just remove the arm from the valve and push up, it will lift the trailer... Some will bring it up 6 inchs or more..

One trailer I was using had 2 valves, one each side... Most tri's have 2 valves, front and rear.. We had to level the rear trailer with the dolly, so we adjusted the dolly valve to make the whole lot level, probably 3 inches difference from the last trailer it was bolted to...

I'm too old to be grovelling under trailers these days.

Most of the ones I tow can be raised or lowered. Just yesterday in Sydney I had to load 22 pallets with a manual pallet jack.

Truck bags emptied and trailer bags full. Gives me a nice down hill run.

I sometimes also have to alter trailer height to suit loading dock.