Now that you have an APU I would carry a heat gun to thaw out the valves. I have one in my truck and along with a big hammer for the drums and some brake safe alcohol through the lines it’s gotten me out of a lot of jams. I run the winter ice roads in Canada and never been stranded with frozen brakes. All the best for the new year. 👍👍
I’m not an owner op and I fix many truck issues on my own , most times it’s much easier and more efficient then waiting for someone else to do it!! And not only am I not an owner op but I’m a girl and I’ve been driving for almost 33 years!!
Having mechanical issues in the cold is never any good - but at least you knew what the problem was. You and your family have a Happy & Prosperous New Year, and keep the video's coming!
Estimado gordito. Me encanta su canal sobre el digno trabajo de ser camionero, en particular el conducir camiones clásicos y hacer cosas en ellos como la vieja escuela. Me recuerda a mi papá que fue camionero por más de 40 años y a pesar de todo el desorden de cosas que tenía debajo de la cama igual al suyo, siempre encontraba algo con lo cual solucionar el problema. Este vídeo en donde se le bloquearon los frenos es mi preferido porque muestra todo lo que hay que hacer para solucionar el inconveniente. Saludos desde La Rioja, Argentina.
That is exactly what happened to my father's truck in Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1977. Back than, my old man was driving a 1972 Chevrolet COE Titan. He was on a Husky truck stop and had to raise the cab to repair something (can't remember what it was). He did it but the cab wouldn't came back down. He fought that thing in minus 25 degree to the point he suffered a stroke and pass out along the truck. Other drivers and people from the truck stop picked him up and brought him in the restaurant saving his life. God bless them!!! The old man was so stubberned, he wouldn't go to the hospital. He got them to call me living in Montreal, Quebec to go and get him, the truck and the load. So i took a plane from Montreal to Toronto and from Toronto to Thunder Bay than a cab from the airport to the truck stop. I was 18 years old at the time and drove that piece of crap back to Montreal. It was the good old days...LOL!!!
Steve, always carry a couple sets of extra gloves, when yours get alcohol soaked! Next, always carry a hand held propane torch, you could of heated up the froze air governor, the froze cab latch, and the air dryer, to get the ice out of them! Also, air line antifreeze is a must! I have had my foot valve freeze hard as a rock, and did not find out it was that way till i got moving down the country road leaving my house one very cold spell years back! Trucking in extreme cold is not for the faint of heart! Glad you got everything fixed to get you back to the shop! Be safe out there! Also having one of the "Little Buddy" propane heaters with you if your fuel gels up just might save your life in extreme cold! a couple of extra tanks too!
I have to say Steve complete respect for you. Even after that back breaking hard work of fixing the truck then chaining down your load. You still have the passion to put the go pro's up you are a bigger man than me take care sir
Thanks for explaining everything, no seriously, it really helps us understand what's going on for those of us that aren't truckers. I find what you do interesting and the more you share, the more I respect you and your fellow road warriors. May 2023 bring you a little more prosperity. 🤞
In sweden where stacks are relative uncommon and the exhaust is at groundlevel we use a flexible hose from the exhaust and direct the flow towards the valves that are frozen and it does the trick 99% of the time and there is no melting of the airhoses
One of your best videos; Know its a pain to video while in the middle of a problem; but I learned a few things on this one. Shows how much knowledge a trucker has to have to keep the wheels turning.
Ah, those "little voices" that remind us "winter is coming, are there any weak spots in Orwell that need some TLC?" Glad your quick fixes got it working, even if it did undo your laundering. Happy 2023!
Steve it would benefit you to carry a propane torch to heat up the air valves in situations like this until you can get to your shop to repair the issue.
FROZEN ! ? ! ? Steve...... Early in my career I was in your predicament ! I struggled for hours ! An older driver sat in his truck grinning will I struggled ! When I got the situation resolved, the older driver ( 64 ), cams over and said there is an easier way! I took his advice and stuck to it over the last 40+ years. When the first freezing temp is predicted for the season, pour alcohol down both trailer air lines and hook them back up. I would do that every time I hooked up air lines. Once a week if I was pulling the same trailer. At least twice a week when it dropped to 0°, and every other day below 20°. No problems with air but did have alcohol in a squirt bottle to use with a hammer when drums froze-up ! Hey ! Have a good day and "Keep on Truckin !" 😎
Great video. I worked for an electrical contractor back in the mid to late 90s. They bought a brand new auger and pole setting truck. The first time we used it, we were able to drill 4 or 5 holes with no problems. We were wrapping up the last hole when our operator was shaking the dirt off the auger, and all of the hydraulic filters on the truck blew off the truck. We dumped all of the hydraulic fluid on the customer's lot. It was rather funny listening to our operator call the office to tell the president of the company what happened. I hope you are family have a Happy New Year.
I replace my air dryer cartridge and purge valve, similar to a governor, every fall. Both parts are cheap, service calls aren't. Be safe out there and happy New Year!
Saw you rollen down 83 in PA in York last week, i passed you in our 35 ton. Keep the hammer down 🤘🏻. Love the cabover, trying to talk my boss into getting a 50ton cabover for our next wrecker.
Perseverance pays! Glad you got the air system issue sorted well enough to get back to your shop. Looking forward to the full report and fix video on the FSC Truck Shop channel.
One thing I think you could've done was take the air inlet (suction side) hose to the air compressor off the engine air cooler, and let the compressor >slowly < suck the alcohol into the system. Is much easier to get at than that pressure line, you were trying to get at. Anyway, Happy New Year Steve! 🎉 Keep on truckin!!
That air leak is notices able on camera, you can hearing from where the camera sits.Rear wheel steering, hmm, I guess you can crab steer that blower machine. Great drive on from the loader, Seem to know that machine a lot.. Great positive vibes does help as well get you motivated to get out of the cold as well.
Another good video Steve I remember having a crawl around under those old trucks in the winter but if it was a new truck you would have to plug it in to a computer to work on it Happy New Year and I hope it's a Great One 🚛🇺🇲🐘👍
Great video Steve. Sure am glad you somewhat fixed the issue. Governor might be cheap, but that roadside assistance sure won't be.. Thanks to them guys for helping you out! At least you made it home. Happy New Year Steve and Family!
Oh the joys of winter driving. All the things ya should have done come back and bite you in the ass. Winter has its own special pre maintenance. Lines freeze, bolts break, hands and feet go numb. I remember the winter fun to well. At least you pull your own trailer. Always best when winter gets started to shoot alcohol through your lines. Anything that has some kind of air or fluids running through it should be check. Air dryer brought up to snuff. Just a bit of ice in the wrong place has ruined many a drivers day. Glad I don’t have to deal with that anymore. Anywho FSC another fine video. Have a great and a safe day , happy trails and happy motoring, keep the ice at bay….Happy New Year
Thanks for your video's. I would install a "T" and run the line to the back of the cab to put the alcohol in the system it would save having to crawl under the truck.
Had some dudes at a Pete dealer last winter give me some abc cause I didn’t have any, shit happens. Still have oil leaking into my air out of the compressor. Respect my guy, went through that last winter and now staying south to avoid replacing the compressor. There are different options..
On the school buses, they tell us that when the brakes freeze up like that, pump the brake pedal and raise the engine RPM’s. The thinking is that the pumping action gets the warmer air from the air compressor through the system and thaw out the moisture in the lines. Good luck
Dewalt makes a cordless heat gun that uses the driver batteries. I use it all the time now to heat intakes and make cold starts way easier in minus 20. My backup is the MAPP torch.
Great video Steve really enjoy you still filming while you troubleshoot your air troubles. Glad you were able to fix it stay safe Steve. Happy New Year Steve and Jen and family.
Sorry you had this happen to you buddy. You got to make sure to be ready and prepared especially in the winter time. It’s always that one time when you don’t or skip or forget to that it will come back and bite you in the ass. Lol! I remember a couple years ago when you didn’t hook up the power to the air dryer to heat it for the winter. I always carry a plastic syringe in my box with me on the road. You don’t need the needle just the tip so you can inject it into things like that air line. It’s about 1” or 2” dia by 4” to 6” long. It works great for lots of jobs. Also a refillable torch especially in the winter time.
Thanks for another good video! As for "Bomb Cyclone", people got way too soft these days. Yes, it is a snow storm like the ones I grew up with on a New Hampshire dairy farm in the 1940'2-50's. We just thought it was winter and snow comes often enough to hide trucks and tractors. But, we were always prepared.
Hi sorry see you having this issue , im a Swedish trucker folloing your great shannel , think you should get thouse we use on our Scania and Volvo heat temp regulated air cleaner , clock date you mount it then shange filter next year some date and so on thanks for your greate work and keep on truckin 👍👍👍
Hows this for a thought. Tee a #6 line up from the governor to the flap on the grille for checking radiator and that way you can add alcohol easily without having to raise the cab. Cabbys are fun....until they're not.
It took me 4hr to unthaw a 53 ft garbage trailer It was frozen from glad hands back great video and keep up the good work God bless from GA and happy new years to you and your family
FYI, While Alcohol does work, it also does a number on the rubber parts in your air valves. I recommend rebuilding your air valves this summer when it is warm.
Steve, we're a lot alike lol... So, the guy put the ramp on the other ramp pretty well, but you had to make sure it was better! that's me always. lol, Happy New year to you and your family! love your videos Keep on Trucking
Old trucks are like old people in they just don't like the cold and if it makes you feel better, my windshield wiper fluid froze up on me during the cold snap down here in Southeast Texas because it was too cold for the fluid and the only way to warm it up to melt it was to drive Aggie until her engine got hot enough for it to melt.
@@tracymiller1881 No. You're wrong. There are check valves that prevent back flow to the tractor. Red line charges air to the trailer. Blue line is service air when the brakes are applied. You were taught incorrectly. What you're doing will help the trailer from freezing up. But, not the tractor.
@@jcsully well my tractor must be screwed up in your theory because what I had said before is how it works on my 2000 KW w900L 2004 48' Wabash reefer. That's how I kept mine from freezing up for the 18 years I've owned it.
@@tracymiller1881 Let's make this simple. The air does NOT flow from the trailer to the truck. Glad you've had good luck. Maybe you service your air system correctly, and therefore don't have any problems with your tractor. But, your deicing method isn't doing shit to your truck. That's why Steve didn't just pour alcohol in his air lines to solve his problem. But, WTF do I know. I've only been doing this stuff since 1985. As long as you feel good about it is all that matters.
I heard somewhere every so often you have to drain the air tanks as water builds up from precipitation if that's the word im looking for. Which can freeze the brakes. I'm not a trucker and my only experience driving a real one was a 1978 Kenworth dump truck 13spd a block and a half down a side street. I drive a 5spd pickup and having more gears kinda threw me off.
Sounds like you either need to get a good mechanic to keep that rig maintained and roadworthy, or trade it in. Especially since you have to keep a supply of every type of mechanical fluid on hand to keep it operating.
COLD reaks havoc on everything but out of an abuntabndance of caution ck ALL air lines and change all filters that way there is fresh fluids in the system and keep some air line fluid on board (respectfully sayin ) oh yea merry christmas /happy new year to FSC TRUCKING
You need to carry a plumbers propane torch I carried one for over 25 years they come in handy in the winter for air line and fuel line freezing and for frozen chains and binders
I felt for you when iI was a mechanic long ago I remember doing that and how bad it sucked but being old and disabled no i would give anything to be doing that again, stay safe and thanks for the videos,, does Orwell have a air dryer?
Need to carry a fitting to connect 2 main air lines on dryer together an bypass dryer when that happens so you can get to somewhere and repair it. Purge valve seems froze.
Sometimes ether or lock deicer maybe washer fluid might free up frozen mechanical stuff like the lock to keep the cab down.🤷♂️I dunno if useful but I've used it on hydraulic quick connects & stuff
Now that you have an APU I would carry a heat gun to thaw out the valves. I have one in my truck and along with a big hammer for the drums and some brake safe alcohol through the lines it’s gotten me out of a lot of jams. I run the winter ice roads in Canada and never been stranded with frozen brakes. All the best for the new year. 👍👍
This is what separates the Owner/ops from the drivers out here nice work steve!!
Agreed. Knowing how to avoid, diagnose, and solve problems. Not a matter of if but when.
You ain't never lied about that driver 👍🏿👍🏿
I’m not an owner op and I fix many truck issues on my own , most times it’s much easier and more efficient then waiting for someone else to do it!! And not only am I not an owner op but I’m a girl and I’ve been driving for almost 33 years!!
There's a lot to learn from these videos. Thanks a lot.
Having mechanical issues in the cold is never any good - but at least you knew what the problem was. You and your family have a Happy & Prosperous New Year, and keep the video's coming!
This is not the first time I've seen Feszchak on the ground in below freezing condition's, working and his filming was still top notch. D-mn!
Estimado gordito. Me encanta su canal sobre el digno trabajo de ser camionero, en particular el conducir camiones clásicos y hacer cosas en ellos como la vieja escuela.
Me recuerda a mi papá que fue camionero por más de 40 años y a pesar de todo el desorden de cosas que tenía debajo de la cama igual al suyo, siempre encontraba algo con lo cual solucionar el problema.
Este vídeo en donde se le bloquearon los frenos es mi preferido porque muestra todo lo que hay que hacer para solucionar el inconveniente.
Saludos desde La Rioja, Argentina.
Lol 🤣🤣🤣
I'm a retired mechanic, I hated working on cabovers for the same reason you did in this video.
That is exactly what happened to my father's truck in Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1977. Back than, my old man was driving a 1972 Chevrolet COE Titan. He was on a Husky truck stop and had to raise the cab to repair something (can't remember what it was). He did it but the cab wouldn't came back down. He fought that thing in minus 25 degree to the point he suffered a stroke and pass out along the truck. Other drivers and people from the truck stop picked him up and brought him in the restaurant saving his life. God bless them!!! The old man was so stubberned, he wouldn't go to the hospital. He got them to call me living in Montreal, Quebec to go and get him, the truck and the load. So i took a plane from Montreal to Toronto and from Toronto to Thunder Bay than a cab from the airport to the truck stop. I was 18 years old at the time and drove that piece of crap back to Montreal. It was the good old days...LOL!!!
Steve, always carry a couple sets of extra gloves, when yours get alcohol soaked! Next, always carry a hand held propane torch, you could of heated up the froze air governor, the froze cab latch, and the air dryer, to get the ice out of them! Also, air line antifreeze is a must! I have had my foot valve freeze hard as a rock, and did not find out it was that way till i got moving down the country road leaving my house one very cold spell years back! Trucking in extreme cold is not for the faint of heart! Glad you got everything fixed to get you back to the shop! Be safe out there! Also having one of the "Little Buddy" propane heaters with you if your fuel gels up just might save your life in extreme cold! a couple of extra tanks too!
You are a hard working man. A lot of people should look up to you as a model of what hard work means.
I have to say Steve complete respect for you. Even after that back breaking hard work of fixing the truck then chaining down your load. You still have the passion to put the go pro's up you are a bigger man than me take care sir
Cameras in cab when you are talking----perfect! Cameras on equipment you are hauling showing front & rear view---awesome!!
Thanks for explaining everything, no seriously, it really helps us understand what's going on for those of us that aren't truckers. I find what you do interesting and the more you share, the more I respect you and your fellow road warriors. May 2023 bring you a little more prosperity. 🤞
At least it happened in chilton and not Baltimore!
In sweden where stacks are relative uncommon and the exhaust is at groundlevel we use a flexible hose from the exhaust and direct the flow towards the valves that are frozen and it does the trick 99% of the time and there is no melting of the airhoses
Excellent idea, very clever 👏
One of your best videos; Know its a pain to video while in the middle of a problem; but I learned a few things on this one. Shows how much knowledge a trucker has to have to keep the wheels turning.
Ah, those "little voices" that remind us "winter is coming, are there any weak spots in Orwell that need some TLC?" Glad your quick fixes got it working, even if it did undo your laundering. Happy 2023!
I was always so glad to be rolling again after a breakdown
Steve it would benefit you to carry a propane torch to heat up the air valves in situations like this until you can get to your shop to repair the issue.
FROZEN ! ? ! ?
Steve......
Early in my career I was in your predicament !
I struggled for hours !
An older driver sat in his truck grinning will I struggled !
When I got the situation resolved, the older driver ( 64 ), cams over and said there is an easier way!
I took his advice and stuck to it over the last 40+ years. When the first freezing temp is predicted for the season, pour alcohol down both trailer air lines and hook them back up. I would do that every time I hooked up air lines.
Once a week if I was pulling the same trailer. At least twice a week when it dropped to 0°, and every other day below 20°. No problems with air but did have alcohol in a squirt bottle to use with a hammer when drums froze-up !
Hey ! Have a good day and "Keep on Truckin !"
😎
Great video. I worked for an electrical contractor back in the mid to late 90s. They bought a brand new auger and pole setting truck. The first time we used it, we were able to drill 4 or 5 holes with no problems. We were wrapping up the last hole when our operator was shaking the dirt off the auger, and all of the hydraulic filters on the truck blew off the truck. We dumped all of the hydraulic fluid on the customer's lot. It was rather funny listening to our operator call the office to tell the president of the company what happened.
I hope you are family have a Happy New Year.
Orwell is like us old men bitching cause we have to work on a cold day hahahahah
Brought back many memories for me, I worked in the shop for Saunders Leasing in the 70s ran many a road call doing the exact same things you are
whatever happened to calling them blizzards... Sorry you had this trouble though, I have high hopes the rest of this delivery goes well!
I replace my air dryer cartridge and purge valve, similar to a governor, every fall. Both parts are cheap, service calls aren't. Be safe out there and happy New Year!
RESPECT!! You’re a true Badass Professional Driver Steve!
Cold weather screws up everything!
Saw you rollen down 83 in PA in York last week, i passed you in our 35 ton. Keep the hammer down 🤘🏻. Love the cabover, trying to talk my boss into getting a 50ton cabover for our next wrecker.
All the props in the WORLD driving that beast in the snow you're definitely a OUTLAW TRUCKER. HAPPY NEW YEAR DRIV,AH..
Perseverance pays! Glad you got the air system issue sorted well enough to get back to your shop. Looking forward to the full report and fix video on the FSC Truck Shop channel.
One thing I think you could've done was take the air inlet (suction side) hose to the air compressor off the engine air cooler, and let the compressor >slowly < suck the alcohol into the system. Is much easier to get at than that pressure line, you were trying to get at.
Anyway, Happy New Year Steve! 🎉
Keep on truckin!!
That air leak is notices able on camera, you can hearing from where the camera sits.Rear wheel steering, hmm, I guess you can crab steer that blower machine. Great drive on from the loader, Seem to know that machine a lot.. Great positive vibes does help as well get you motivated to get out of the cold as well.
Another good video Steve I remember having a crawl around under those old trucks in the winter but if it was a new truck you would have to plug it in to a computer to work on it Happy New Year and I hope it's a Great One 🚛🇺🇲🐘👍
Good stuff again Steve showing them how trucking is really done
Hi Steve that was brutal watching you in that cold weather you n ur family have a great New Years keep on trucking safe
You're one of the lucky ppl that at least know how to fix there own stuff. Anyways happy new year from Belgium
Great video Steve. Sure am glad you somewhat fixed the issue. Governor might be cheap, but that roadside assistance sure won't be.. Thanks to them guys for helping you out! At least you made it home. Happy New Year Steve and Family!
sometimes the unloader valves get gummed up too!
Hi Steve excellent video awesome job fixing air dryer and as always you be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸
I think Orwell is tryin to give ya hint…. He doesn’t like winters anymore LOL 😂
Neither do I.
Oh the joys of winter driving. All the things ya should have done come back and bite you in the ass. Winter has its own special pre maintenance. Lines freeze, bolts break, hands and feet go numb. I remember the winter fun to well. At least you pull your own trailer. Always best when winter gets started to shoot alcohol through your lines. Anything that has some kind of air or fluids running through it should be check. Air dryer brought up to snuff. Just a bit of ice in the wrong place has ruined many a drivers day. Glad I don’t have to deal with that anymore. Anywho FSC another fine video. Have a great and a safe day , happy trails and happy motoring, keep the ice at bay….Happy New Year
Sorry for your trouble Steve. My thoughts are the purge valve in the air drier . Ad9 s were bad for that. Just my ,2 cents Safe travels my friend
You handled that like a pro!
Thanks for your video's. I would install a "T" and run the line to the back of the cab to put the alcohol in the system it would save having to crawl under the truck.
Winter can be a real pain when your trucking. Be safe.
That was hard work in the cold Steve, some great advice in the comments though.
Thanks for sharing
Had some dudes at a Pete dealer last winter give me some abc cause I didn’t have any, shit happens. Still have oil leaking into my air out of the compressor. Respect my guy, went through that last winter and now staying south to avoid replacing the compressor. There are different options..
Oh how I remember those days/ weeks !!!!!!!
On the school buses, they tell us that when the brakes freeze up like that, pump the brake pedal and raise the engine RPM’s. The thinking is that the pumping action gets the warmer air from the air compressor through the system and thaw out the moisture in the lines. Good luck
Dewalt makes a cordless heat gun that uses the driver batteries. I use it all the time now to heat intakes and make cold starts way easier in minus 20. My backup is the MAPP torch.
Great video Steve really enjoy you still filming while you troubleshoot your air troubles. Glad you were able to fix it stay safe Steve. Happy New Year Steve and Jen and family.
Sorry you had this happen to you buddy.
You got to make sure to be ready and prepared especially in the winter time. It’s always that one time when you don’t or skip or forget to that it will come back and bite you in the ass. Lol! I remember a couple years ago when you didn’t hook up the power to the air dryer to heat it for the winter.
I always carry a plastic syringe in my box with me on the road. You don’t need the needle just the tip so you can inject it into things like that air line. It’s about 1” or 2” dia by 4” to 6” long. It works great for lots of jobs.
Also a refillable torch especially in the winter time.
The struggle is real hammer down Steve
Hey....thanks for the Video....verry interesting...verry nice Truck....super Sound....many greetings from germany
Thanks for another good video! As for "Bomb Cyclone", people got way too soft these days. Yes, it is a snow storm like the ones I grew up with on a New Hampshire dairy farm in the 1940'2-50's. We just thought it was winter and snow comes often enough to hide trucks and tractors. But, we were always prepared.
Hi sorry see you having this issue , im a Swedish trucker folloing your great shannel , think you should get thouse we use on our Scania and Volvo heat temp regulated air cleaner , clock date you mount it then shange filter next year some date and so on thanks for your greate work and keep on truckin 👍👍👍
Hows this for a thought. Tee a #6 line up from the governor to the flap on the grille for checking radiator and that way you can add alcohol easily without having to raise the cab. Cabbys are fun....until they're not.
It took me 4hr to unthaw a 53 ft garbage trailer It was frozen from glad hands back great video and keep up the good work God bless from GA and happy new years to you and your family
I grew up in a cabover , and cabover first truck ever owned
Good beautiful morning brother stay safe
Man oh man. A depressing situation but made for good video. Keep your chin up Steve.
Folks. We interrupt this episode of FSC Trucking for winter. FSC will return as soon as we thaw out 10-4
shows why it's so important to drain your tanks regularly
Wow Steve...... You are truly awesome. Happy New Year to you and yours.
Gotta do the mechanic work, take care of what takes care of you !
Happy new year from ROMÂNIA
Hi Steve you and the family have a very safe and happy new year cheers "RB" Albury Australia "downunder"
Happy New Year Steve. It's good you had the know how in getting that frozen air line working. Definitely saved a great tow bill.
i wish you a good 2023
FYI, While Alcohol does work, it also does a number on the rubber parts in your air valves. I recommend rebuilding your air valves this summer when it is warm.
Yes I would have a propane torch in the side box or maybe on the cab floor in the cold snap's for sure
Gotta love winter.
Steve, we're a lot alike lol... So, the guy put the ramp on the other ramp pretty well, but you had to make sure it was better! that's me always. lol, Happy New year to you and your family! love your videos Keep on Trucking
Old trucks are like old people in they just don't like the cold and if it makes you feel better, my windshield wiper fluid froze up on me during the cold snap down here in Southeast Texas because it was too cold for the fluid and the only way to warm it up to melt it was to drive Aggie until her engine got hot enough for it to melt.
Changing the air dryer filter once a year just before the cold settles in just good maintenance
That happened to me once. I put an ounce of alcohol in the air supply line and it was good 2 go.
Great video and sound quality. such a good sounding truck
You sir have the patience of a saint!!!! What a Hugh pain in the ass working in cold with everything frozen up!! RESPECT!!!!!!
YEARS AGO, WE USE TO PUT A GALLON OF UNLEADED GAS IN OUR FUEL TANKS AND IT WOULD KEEP THE FUEL FROM FREEZING.
Whenever it gets that cold, dryer or no dryer I still dump alcohol in my glad hand lines. never had a brake freeze up ever.
Putting alcohol in the glad hands won't do anything for the tractor. You have to put it in the discharge line off the compressor.
@@jcsully wrong answer red line for trailer blue line for tractor anyway that's the way I was taught and it's worked out well for me.
@@tracymiller1881 No. You're wrong. There are check valves that prevent back flow to the tractor. Red line charges air to the trailer. Blue line is service air when the brakes are applied. You were taught incorrectly. What you're doing will help the trailer from freezing up. But, not the tractor.
@@jcsully well my tractor must be screwed up in your theory because what I had said before is how it works on my 2000 KW w900L 2004 48' Wabash reefer. That's how I kept mine from freezing up for the 18 years I've owned it.
@@tracymiller1881 Let's make this simple. The air does NOT flow from the trailer to the truck. Glad you've had good luck. Maybe you service your air system correctly, and therefore don't have any problems with your tractor. But, your deicing method isn't doing shit to your truck. That's why Steve didn't just pour alcohol in his air lines to solve his problem. But, WTF do I know. I've only been doing this stuff since 1985. As long as you feel good about it is all that matters.
I heard somewhere every so often you have to drain the air tanks as water builds up from precipitation if that's the word im looking for.
Which can freeze the brakes.
I'm not a trucker and my only experience driving a real one was a 1978 Kenworth dump truck 13spd a block and a half down a side street.
I drive a 5spd pickup and having more gears kinda threw me off.
Hey Steve check the governor on top of the compressor maybe Frozen
If you would add T-fittings to the 2 airlines & run 2 airlines to under the cab that would help a great deal. That would save you a lot of headaches!
Sounds like you either need to get a good mechanic to keep that rig maintained and roadworthy, or trade it in. Especially since you have to keep a supply of every type of mechanical fluid on hand to keep it operating.
Just another day at the beach, thanks Steve, Cape Cod Mass. Watching. Merry Christmas.
COLD reaks havoc on everything but out of an abuntabndance of caution ck ALL air lines and change all filters that way there is fresh fluids in the system and keep some air line fluid on board (respectfully sayin ) oh yea merry christmas /happy new year to FSC TRUCKING
Damn that's cold!! Brrr
Next time try and take the filter cartridge out of the Air dryer and put alcohol in that too. Winter trucking sucks for sure.
Love when you talk as your driving… best videos to watch always, your a G Steve FSC trucking
You need to carry a plumbers propane torch I carried one for over 25 years they come in handy in the winter for air line and fuel line freezing and for frozen chains and binders
I felt for you when iI was a mechanic long ago I remember doing that and how bad it sucked but being old and disabled no i would give anything to be doing that again, stay safe and thanks for the videos,, does Orwell have a air dryer?
I believe that was the dome type filter where he removed the air lines
You are correct. It's an AD-9
That blows. What a crummy way to start a haul. Happy New Year.
Diesel 911 is the best air line anti freeze I’ve ever used even tho that’s not what it’s for lol
I've had the heating element go bad on the air dryer. Had to replace the element because it wouldn't blow off from ice in blow off valve.
Need to carry a fitting to connect 2 main air lines on dryer together an bypass dryer when that happens so you can get to somewhere and repair it. Purge valve seems froze.
Steve, it looks you need to get a new driver's seat next time you are in Joplin MO
If you can get to the air compressor intake feed dump the alcohol in it with engine running that will pump it through the whole system
Hay (hey) Steve, have yourself a Happier New Year!
Happy new years to you and your family 🎆🎇🧨🎉🎊
Sometimes ether or lock deicer maybe washer fluid might free up frozen mechanical stuff like the lock to keep the cab down.🤷♂️I dunno if useful but I've used it on hydraulic quick connects & stuff