Fit handles on the air lines. It makes it slightly less of a pain in the arse job.
So do you have to let the air out to use on oil?They're not something I use if I'm swapping trailer's a lot then I'd just fire the oil on .
Also a pain having to wait for air to build up before moving
Yeah because the air will hold the brakes on when parked up so you need to empty the tanks to use oilSo do you have to let the air out to use on oil?
I will probably want to use this trailer more on a tractor without air brakes anyway.
I do have another trailer with air braking has it for about 12 years but that never had the air brake pipes with it so just use it on oil
So there couldn’t have been any air in it when I picked it up as when I failed to plug the air in I simply hooked up the oil instead and trundled off.Yeah because the air will hold the brakes on when parked up so you need to empty the tanks to use oil
No it would be empty they're just crap to hook up with dry couplersSo there couldn’t have been any air in it when I picked it up as when I failed to plug the air in I simply hooked up the oil instead and trundled off.
I’ll have to go have a look for a drain valve now.
Just been having a look at my trailers, the newish one I’ve just bought has a button which says push to shunt, presumably that dumps the air?Yeah because the air will hold the brakes on when parked up so you need to empty the tanks to use oil
It will move with a little air in the tank, i suggest you try the air brakes, but when you go back to oil remember to press harder when approaching the junction!Just been having a look at my trailers, the newish one I’ve just bought has a button which says push to shunt, presumably that dumps the air?
The older one which I’ve owned since 2009 and never used in air just has a lever valve on the bottom of the tank, just turned it and there was a whoosh of air so now I’m really confused, how have I been pulling that around without issues for the last 13 years if they won’t move with air in the tank
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It will move with a little air in the tank, i suggest you try the air brakes, but when you go back to oil remember to press harder when approaching the junction!
Have they got load sensing
You’re taking the pish, I try my best not to use the brakes they’re that good, if they’re any “better “ on air i really don’t want to plug them in.
I probably ought to add to that that there’s a big difference between when towing with a massey and a case, the Masseys seem to apply much more pressure to the trailer brakes
Wouldn’t have a clueHave they got load sensing
No, on mine you only have to get the brake lights on to get gentle slowing of the trailer, hyd ones wont do that, its all much more car like in control
You’re taking the pish, I try my best not to use the brakes they’re that good, if they’re any “better “ on air i really don’t want to plug them in.
I probably ought to add to that that there’s a big difference between when towing with a massey and a case, the Masseys seem to apply much more pressure to the trailer brakes
Look at the axles if there's load sensing there could be a bar between them with a wire rope going to a valve to adjust how aggressive the brakes are depending upon load this helps a lot!!!Wouldn’t have a clue
They have two pipes to connect them
helps destroy them worse thing you can do as the grit and small particles make them leak after a whileno but a bit of lube on the fittings helps
I wipe with oily rag so are reasonably clean each timedone 7 year with me and whatever before I had tractorhelps destroy them worse thing you can do as the grit and small particles make them leak after a while
you never see it in the haulage industryI wipe with oily rag so are reasonably clean each timedone 7 year with me and whatever before I had tractor
Doesnt matter on mineNot to sound daft but on our massy you have to have the jandbrake off as handbrake pressurises brake line .