Sobering thought for the day
- Thread starter Bongodog
- Start date
apply park brake will dump the pressure and allow the spring on
- Location
- North Notts
The problem lies with the driver as anyone who thinks they drive a tractor safely at 50k has seriously over estimated themselves.
Traffic dodger
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Sorry been told off it’s all smart phone then no more pen and paper. Not such a bad thing as I would be on the dole as not got a smart phone. Just think using technology for the sake of it when pen and paper works. Money would be better spent on training drivers to do checks etc properly.
Tarw Coch
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- Location
- Bottom of Wats Dyke
I must admit I didn't know there was a legal obligation to keep records of trailer maintenance, unlike fertiliser and pesticides.
General-Lee
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- Location
- Devon
Sure a big New Holland I saw a video on few years ago didn’t matter which you pressed (could be making it up memory a bit hazy on details!) and they were promoting its ability to turn tighter using independents.
itsalwaysme
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- Location
- Cheshire
I wasn't aware of anything either and would presume it could only be connected to manufacturers recommendations, i.e grease once a week or whatever, but still not sure about any requirement to keep records
General-Lee
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- Location
- Devon
Tarw Coch
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- Location
- Bottom of Wats Dyke
I'm not convinced it is a legal requirement, obviously some think it is, I certainly don't know enough to dispute what they say.
- Location
- East Sussex
Tarw Coch
Member
- Location
- Bottom of Wats Dyke
Every year I fetch straw from the other side of a VOSA testing point, I have had tractor and trailer pulled in and they never asked about maintenance records.Better start backdating the trailer maintenance book then
One thing on the witness statement. No brake lights were seen, so, as there was nothing wrong with the tractor, it would seem no braking was attempted.Its quite possible that the driver tried to straighten up the outfit by accelerating. If he was, then all the health and safety inspections in the world would have done nothing to prevent this accident.
betweenthelines
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- Location
- southwest
Not a legal requirement but "good practice" In the event of an accident, it shows that "reasonable" care has been taken.
The Highway Code (when did anyone last read it?) is not Law, but if you fail to comply with it, you can be charged with "failure to drive with due care"
Some parts of The Highway Code are law, where it says must or must not. Read the introduction
- Location
- Darlington
Anchor lock will come on if pressure drops below 5 bar , it's an 8 bar system .
In a truck air pressure has to build to above 5 bar before the alarm goes off and the brakes will release.
- Location
- Darlington
I wouldn't like to think, if my yellow line failed going down a hill, that I had to wait for the pressure to drop enough to apply the spring brakes. Your compressor will be working flat out to maintain that pressure as you are accelerating down the hill.
Trucks is what I do.
That's why trucks have " dead man" quadrant on the handbrake application.
ollandroverman
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- Location
- nr Kendal (The Lake District)
On an air brake equipped tractor, lifting the handbrake up from rest, just enough to put the handbrake light on, will fully put on the trailer brakes, be them spring brake type or the more common in agriculture - pressure on, fed from the trailer air tank.
I haven't definitively checked, but I am very sure this is done by cutting air to the red line, ( hence the solenoid valve fitted to the red line on the tractor)
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