B&W fail or Operator Error?
Not my truck, trailer or hitch. Buddy of mine had this happen to him a couple of weeks ago. Said he did a pull test, all was good. When he pulled out of the campsite it disconnected. I do not have any...
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dieseltruckdriver wrote:
Your experience is exactly why I say no one does a proper pull test.
When I hook up, I do three separate visual checks.
I hope this never happens to me, but if it does, I know it will be operator error, not equipment error.
A proper pull test (with the landing gear slightly raised and the wheels chocked or brakes applied) would have saved my bacon. The second visual check DID save my bacon. I never do a proper pull test, only a brake test. If I had done my usual brake test before the 2nd visual, I would have dropped the trailer and it would have been 100% my fault.
