Re: [MV] A safety warning for loading trailers

From: Joe Shannon (fordpart@bellsouth.net)
Date: Thu Feb 27 2003 - 10:27:36 PST


I have loaded a few D6 dozers that will lift the truck axle and the
trailer brakes not hold. You either have to go forward and set the truck
down or back and get weight on the ramps to stop it. Did this a couple
of weeks ago.

Ryan Gill wrote:

> At 5:36 PM -0800 2/26/03, Paul A. Thomas wrote:
>
>> > PUT THE CHOCKS ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE OF THE WHEELS
>>
>>> Sorry I had yet to see someone say this............watched many a
>>> Marines NOT do this and chased trucks DOWN hill........chocks still
>>> beind them on the ground.
>>
>>
>>
>> Gee: never saw that happen to Army guys...
>
>
>
> The army guys are probably given more than one chock to use....
>



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