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Hmmm..mine is too thick to break. Looks like a shiny small flower pot and you stick the smaller end in the hole.
Let me.guess you got the yellow one with the stick looking thing between the two pieces?
What's a tandem
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Do yourself a favor. Return the POS that broke. Go to Home Depot or Lowes and get a 12" long piece of galvanized 1 1/4" piece of pipe. It is threaded on both ends. The proper name for it is a "nipple". Then buy a 11/4" 90 degree elbow or "ell". Also, buy a 4" nipple. Screw them together. Voila!! Tandem stopper that won't break, or break the bank. Errol made one. He will post a picture I'm sure.
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
What's a tandem
Another name for a " Bicycle built for Two"
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Hmmm..mine is too thick to break. Looks like a shiny small flower pot and you stick the smaller end in the hole.
Let me.guess you got the yellow one with the stick looking thing between the two pieces?
Yes! I haven't seen any other kind. Got this one at TA. Where did you find yours? $44 right down the drain.
Do yourself a favor. Return the POS that broke. Go to Home Depot or Lowes and get a 12" long piece of galvanized 1 1/4" piece of pipe. It is threaded on both ends. The proper name for it is a "nipple". Then buy a 11/4" 90 degree elbow or "ell". Also, buy a 4" nipple. Screw them together. Voila!! Tandem stopper that won't break, or break the bank. Errol made one. He will post a picture I'm sure.
I am heading back home in two weeks, and I will definitely check that out. A picture WOULD be nice.... Errol?????
Too many jokes, too little time...
I know, right??!! LOL
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Sorry, no photo handy. But the cost for the pipe thing is way less than those fancy tandem stops.
BTW in sliding tandems , there is no "gentle" setting.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Sorry, no photo handy. But the cost for the pipe thing is way less than those fancy tandem stops.
BTW in sliding tandems , there is no "gentle" setting.
Ok... I went slowly, I guess I should have said...as opposed to slamming the truck one way or the other. LOL I will make the pipe thing. So when you use that, I am assuming that you stick the long piece of pipe into the hole?
***Lord have mercy.... There are so many ways this conversation can deteriorate.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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I finally broke down and bought one of those tandem stop things...Used it for the first time today and broke it!! I attempted to follow the directions on the package, but I think I put it in the hole the wrong way. I was very gentle moving the tandems. Could someone who has one please post a picture showing the proper way to insert it into the hole?? I'm so mad at myself!
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated