Ox Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Those gizmo's on the back of the trailers tend to cause havoc when parking in the truck stop. (CRUNCH!) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinental couch Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 The underslung fairings keep the low profile sports cars from driving under the trailer at intersections and keep the self driving cars from not "seeing" an opening in traffic and attempting to drive under the trailer. We have already at least one fatality for this reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 1 hour ago, catinental couch said: The underslung fairings keep the low profile sports cars from driving under the trailer at intersections and keep the self driving cars from not "seeing" an opening in traffic and attempting to drive under the trailer. We have already at least one fatality for this reason. I think these fairings came around long before autonomous cars were thought of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 11 hours ago, Ox said: Those gizmo's on the back of the trailers tend to cause havoc when parking in the truck stop. (CRUNCH!) . Are you talking about these: Aren't they supposed to fold flat under certain speeds? These are the 'vortex generators' that irREVerent & I saw: I think my trucker buddy said they go for about 65 bucks each & are self-adhesive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techdenis007 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 That one appears to be screwed on. Anything to save a couple of percent on fuel is a huge savings for a fleet. There's also a big plastic shroud I've seen forwards of the trailer axles diverting air away from the axles. Maybe for the same reason. They do seem to keep snow buildup off the running gear though, for an added weight savings during winter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfish Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 10 hours ago, revrnd said: These are the 'vortex generators' that irREVerent & I saw: I think my trucker buddy said they go for about 65 bucks each & are self-adhesive. They might work on my sled trailer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ox Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Quote Aren't they supposed to fold flat under certain speeds? I would Shirley hope that they git back-up cams back there long before automation on wind dams. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 16 hours ago, revrnd said: Are you talking about these: Aren't they supposed to fold flat under certain speeds? These are the 'vortex generators' that irREVerent & I saw: I think my trucker buddy said they go for about 65 bucks each & are self-adhesive. Those tabs appear to be a molded length of tabs. That's the first I've seen like that. The ones that I have seen are individual self adhesive tabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 16 hours ago, revrnd said: Aren't they supposed to fold flat under certain speeds? I have only ever seen manual rear trailer fairings that are either folded in or out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04nightfire Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I guess this will cut down on my wannabe nascar drafting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ox Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Quote These are the 'vortex generators' that irREVerent & I saw: Polar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 11 hours ago, 04nightfire said: I guess this will cut down on my wannabe nascar drafting I'm pretty that's what the guy in the Smart car was up to on Fri'. Tailgated me, but wouldn't pass even when I moved slightly to the right when there was no oncoming traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04nightfire Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 11 hours ago, revrnd said: I'm pretty that's what the guy in the Smart car was up to on Fri'. Tailgated me, but wouldn't pass even when I moved slightly to the right when there was no oncoming traffic. lol. probably trying to save on more fuel. Brake checking is always fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 11 hours ago, revrnd said: I'm pretty that's what the guy in the Smart car was up to on Fri'. Tailgated me, but wouldn't pass even when I moved slightly to the right when there was no oncoming traffic. Probably needed to draft you just to keep up to the speed you were going. I agree with 04 about the brake checking however it might be deadly with one of those buggies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 1 hour ago, 04nightfire said: lol. probably trying to save on more fuel. Brake checking is always fun 1 hour ago, PISTON LAKE CRUISER said: Probably needed to draft you just to keep up to the speed you were going. I agree with 04 about the brake checking however it might be deadly with one of those buggies. As much as brake checking comes to mind, police figure it was the cause of a fatal MVA earlier this year on the QEW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 1:02 PM, PISTON LAKE CRUISER said: I have only ever seen manual rear trailer fairings that are either folded in or out. I didn't realise they didn't retract automatically when the truck slows down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 5/15/2018 at 9:06 AM, 04nightfire said: lol. probably trying to save on more fuel. Brake checking is always fun Use the e brake, no lights, then watch he fun behind you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04nightfire Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 1 hour ago, soupkids said: Use the e brake, no lights, then watch he fun behind you. hmmm....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinental couch Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 ........ well, it is tourist season...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techdenis007 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 5 hours ago, soupkids said: Use the e brake, no lights, then watch he fun behind you. Had a buddy with an old Ford ... had a toggle switch on the dash for the back-up lights.... you know the rest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinental couch Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 BTDT I had a 66 F150 with a toggle switch for the back up lights. Ya. I know the rest. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupkids Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Could you see the mess on the 400 north this Friday if you pulled something like that. I would sit up an a bank and watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ox Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 On 5/16/2018 at 8:37 PM, catinental couch said: BTDT I had a 66 F150 with a toggle switch for the back up lights. Ya. I know the rest. lol Had a '73 or '74 that I could not git the steering wheel off to fix, and ended up going with some system like that for a while. I just (now) remember that I had several toggle switches up there for turn and ??? It had already seen it's heydays before I got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinental couch Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Built Ford tough. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Sled Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 It used to be that if you had a factory installed trailer brake system on your truck and you activated the electric brake switch manually without a trailer on the back it would activate the truck brake lights. You wouldn't slow down and solid on brake lights were much more obvious than the tap of the brake pedal. I haven't checked on the new truck. It may be more intelligent than it used to be and not activate the brake lights unless a trailer is connected. I know it's smart enough now to know when a trailer is connected, check the lights and deactivate the backup alert system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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