For the new guys, Winter is coming, Don't be a VICTIM!

[Brock]

(11-13-2019 )DDlighttruck Wrote:  

(11-13-2019 )Chamberpains Wrote:  I use standard DOT brake hose and lots of it with 3 spring points attached. In 5 years I've never tore a line. And I've had the trailer past 90° many times.

To keep them from being written up for chaffing, I just cut up some rubber tarp I had laying around and zip tied it to any spot that may rub something. I'm sure those fancy airline wraps would do a good job too. It's not fancy or pretty. But again, I've never cut or tore a line even in -20f temps. And if I ever did, it's as simple as cutting off the tear and reattaching the glad hand.

I think I’ve broken two gladhands. Both times while mid-turn

Since this is a thread designed for newer drivers- there is red, blue and universal gladhands. Reds and blues have a nipple designed to keep you from hooking one up accidently wrong to the wrong one

Universal gladhands have no nipples

The things you learn after you stuff an extra gladhand in the tool box and are trying to fix a broken one while blocking two lanes of traffic....

I have always carried spare glad hands after as a rookie I tried a uturn in a intersection and snapped one. Funny thing is in 12 years I've probably used 6 of them, but not one was on my own truck lol. It's always helping some rookie who did the same dumb sh$t that I did back when.

Kind of like my air fitting kit, I spent $300 making sure it was stocked up, well its bone dry now but only a few fittings have actually been used on my own truck..... it's always helping some guy broke down on the side of the road, hate to see someone pay a huge mechanic bill for a $2 fitting.