Question About Overheating Tandem Wheels
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Oops forgot to attach the image to that post. Here’s the image:
There’s this funny video floating around social media. This is a screenshot of it.
As someone who is earning a CDL through Wilson’s apprenticeship program, am I correct to understand that this is what happens when you check the hub seal sight glass to make sure the oil level is according to manufacturer specs, find that it’s low and then drive anyway?
Or is this the result of not using engine breaks like you should after going down a mountain?
Asking because this is the back/left tandem wheel. The tandem wheel in front of it is not glowing in the center.
Just hoping to learn something from this meme instead of just laughing at it haha
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
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".
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Ok I made multiple attempts to share the picture and the picture wouldn't upload. But I was on my phone.
I'm now trying on my laptop to see if this works. if it works with this reply, below or above is the picture I've been referring to in this thread:
Most new trailers use sealed grease hubs, that don’t have sight glasses, and need to be filled by the fleet shop. I carry a temp gun and check the job temps after the day is over.
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There’s this funny video floating around social media. This is a screenshot of it.
As someone who is earning a CDL through Wilson’s apprenticeship program, am I correct to understand that this is what happens when you check the hub seal sight glass to make sure the oil level is according to manufacturer specs, find that it’s low and then drive anyway?
Or is this the result of not using engine breaks like you should after going down a mountain?
Asking because this is the back/left tandem wheel. The tandem wheel in front of it is not glowing in the center.
Just hoping to learn something from this meme instead of just laughing at it haha
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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".
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated