I was hauling a load of Pepsi one time with a borrowed heavy haul tractor. It was over a hundred thousand gross so I was using the tractor drop axle down. Hit a bump and thought I was going to shake the whole rig apart. I hit the switch and raised the drop and it quit, lowered the drop and went on fine. Delivered the load and headed empty to the shop. New shocks and it was fine. Soda loads in the plastic two litre bottles will tip in a trailer and make a real mess. I didn't tip that load or any other I hauled. I was shocked when I opened the doors and found it still standing and no soda pouring out.
Talk to some of the boys that hauled "Swingin' Meat" through the Roger's Pass.
STUPID to have allowed them to drive that fast in the #1 place
#2,...alla' those hippies down in Vancouver B.C. hated us anyway, called us "blue eyed arabs", and as vegetarians seemed to take delivery of an inordinate amount of Alberta Beef.
everybody slow the F down !
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I never drove swing meat but I understand it is like driving a half full tanker without baffles.
Haney taught us to drive all day with a two litre bottle half full sitting on the floor next to the gear shift. Drive all day without tipping it over and you passed.
'96 Cherokee has it, randomly starts as you accelerate to about 45. Didn't know Fords could get it.
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Lots of different causes on a coil spring live axle, from insufficient castor angle to worn components, out of round tires or wheels, even incorrect tire pressures can aggravate it. Never experienced it on my own trucks, but saw a 2nd Gen Ram 1500 do it on I-25 near Fort Collins last year. It was so violent I could hear the banging with my windows closed, and watched wisps of tire smoke from the fronts as they touched down at an angle to the pavement.
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Anyone here experienced the death wobble in a Ford F-250 ? I had my first a couple days ago and hopefully my last , unnerving to say the least
96 dodge cummins did that to me. Not a fun experience...
I recently replaced all the ball joints on my '08 Dodge Cummings. It hadn't gone into a full blown shimmy on my yet but I could feel it getting close a few times. Dodge has been ordered by the courts to have a buy back program because of it. Mine is one of the bad ones. I don't know yet what they're doing or what they're offering to buy back. It hasn't got that far yet.
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Have an old 67 chevy truk that would do that every time I drove it. Imagine a truck built in 67 having worn parts. changed the ball joints and it never did it again. It now is awaiting restoration. My pop bought it for me when I was 15 y.o.
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I had it happen several times on a 91 F150 that I bought brand new. Never lifted it or made any modifications other than putting all terrain tires on it.
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I see a lot of older Ford pickups going down the road with the front tires at an angle. The square body Fords especially. Ball joints. The 7.3 OBS Fords really liked eating ball joints and wheel bearings. If a Box Chevy is doing the death wobble is an incorrect steering angle (Bubba Inc. lift) or the steering stabilizer is completely shot and running bigger than stock tires.
It is a common problem on Chrysler products. Most of the time caused by worn tracking/stabilizer bar. About a $350 fix on my 98
It's gonna be an issue on most any vehicle when the pittman arm, center link, tie rod ends and ball joints get sloppy. Loose wheel bearings will add to the problem.
It is that and more. Makes the nerves go on overtime and it lasted for me for days.
Did drive a 8000 barrel tank with a 6 speed mack hooked up and let me tell you,one should not try any of that Joey Chitwood style of driving with a short load. Also found out that the only brakes on the rig were the air trailer brakes and with them it took about 3 miles to come to a complete stop. When in the shop it took 8 drums because they were cracked.
