Wreckers!!

[Half Pipe]

Excuse my ignorance, me old lorry driving chums, but what does " dropping the red line " mean ? 10/4 glued me ears on for the smokey bear and all that........

Red line is the emergency line, it's the one that puts trailer brakes on when disconected

 

[roscoe erf]

I'm kind of confused as well, what's the primary and back up braking system mean, what does this button do, I'm not up on modern trucks, or artics for that matter.

you and me both unless they mean the trailer brakes but who puts them on unless your dropping the trailer

 

[7610 super q]

Ah,I understand now. And I've found my stick on Burt Reynolds moustache. All is well.

 

[roscoe erf]

Ah,I understand now. And I've found my stick on Burt Reynolds moustache. All is well.

where did you find it the images that come to mind

 

[Nearly]

Ah,I understand now. And I've found my stick on Burt Reynolds moustache. All is well.

where did you find it the images that come to mind

'I'm gonna be the Bandit'

 

[roscoe erf]

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that's the one

 

[Boohoo]

you and me both unless they mean the trailer brakes but who puts them on unless your dropping the trailer

The city centre run off in question involved a unit and double deck trailer. The cab was left unlocked and the engine was running to power the lift when a member of the public climbed into the cab and released the handbrake. If the trailer brakes had been locked on nothing would've moved. It's fairly common practice to pull the red line and leave the handbrake on the unit off so that the idle shutdown doesn't stop the engine

 

[roscoe erf]

The city centre run off in question involved a unit and double deck trailer. The cab was left unlocked and the engine was running to power the lift when a member of the public climbed into the cab and released the handbrake. If the trailer brakes had been locked on nothing would've moved. It's fairly common practice to pull the red line and leave the handbrake on the unit off so that the idle shutdown doesn't stop the engine

this is where its all wrong the driver did f**k all wrong the little sh!t that interfered with it did maybe if people focused more on that this country wouldn't be so full of shitheads

 

[Mursal]

Yes, but the driver should have secured the cab, especially on a hill.
The lad that let the handbrake off, needs a good hard days work

 

[roscoe erf]

Yes, but the driver should have secured the cab, especially on a hill.
The lad that let the handbrake off, needs a good hard days work

why ffs I wouldn't dream of doing that and I wouldn't expect anyone else too either

 

[Netherfield]

Yes, but the driver should have secured the cab, especially on a hill.
The lad that let the handbrake off, needs a good hard days work

Does the driver have a way of securing the cab though? Maybe after this the bosses might find a solution rather than putting it on the driver.

 

[Boohoo]

this is where its all wrong the driver did fudge all wrong the little sh!t that interfered with it did maybe if people focused more on that this country wouldn't be so full of shitheads

The little sh1t got 18months and a £500 fine. More could've been done to prevent what happened, but that's likely down to the company rather than the driver.

 

[Mursal]

But leaving the lorry ticking over on a hill in the middle of the night, with the cab open, was like a red flag to little feckers walking home

 

[Nearly]

that's the one

Thought so.

 

[Mursal]

Does the driver have a way of securing the cab though? Maybe after this the bosses might find a solution rather than putting it on the driver.

A second key as mentioned earlier by another member .............

 

[Netherfield]

A second key as mentioned earlier by another member .............

I'm not up on modern trucks anymore, do they still have keys to lock and unlock, or are they like most cars that have a remote.

 

[grainboy]

No no no,
this is all about what society has come too,
Have had an alarm on house fitted this week, much to my annoyance.
Sort out society and remove the problem.
Rather than have to take over and above precautions to cover other people’s actions,

 

[betweenthelines]

Does the driver have a way of securing the cab though? Maybe after this the bosses might find a solution rather than putting it on the driver.

KEYS

 

[ridger]

The city centre run off in question involved a unit and double deck trailer. The cab was left unlocked and the engine was running to power the lift when a member of the public climbed into the cab and released the handbrake. If the trailer brakes had been locked on nothing would've moved. It's fairly common practice to pull the red line and leave the handbrake on the unit off so that the idle shutdown doesn't stop the engine

That idle shutdown is the most annoying thing ever I was driving a lorry lately and it stopped every time just as the trailer was hooked on and I got in to drive off

 

[v8willy]

That idle shutdown is the most annoying thing ever I was driving a lorry lately and it stopped every time just as the trailer was hooked on and I got in to drive off

You can get it bypassed with a laptop, but most have a rev setting on the stalk for pto work, this will also bypass it.