This is the third video I've watched about how to run a Pneumatic, and this time now I'm finally confident I understand everything. Very well explained, OP, you did a fantastic job at teaching. I very much appreciate your video.
Hey bud, great video! Do you know of any Pneumatic Tankers that service Maine and Vermont? I have a client who is starting a big project up there and am looking for carriers. Be safe out there!
Excellent video. You are clear, well trained and you know how the tank works. Nice video. Just one tip, use a wire or rope to tie up the blower hose, because the camlocks can open due to vibrations and gravity, releasing the hose and the connector end can hit you.
Thanks a lot for doing this. I'm building a model train layout, when finished it will be modeled after a small industry with just a locomotive or two. No reason to build a large bulk sand storage area when you have extra trailers on hand. Are these trailers built so that when they are full can they be dropped and be off loaded when needed or should a tractor or maybe a two axle dolly be used to support the front end? The trailer will be dropped near the shop building with a pressurized air line near by which will pressurize the trailer and off load to a storage bin located above the the rail. From there it will be be gravity fed down to the locomotive.
I've done pneumatic cement jobs and I find this video very helpful to those who are getting into this business. I worked for Riverside Concrete and it was a hell of experience for me. I've learned so much but I ended up quitting due to lack of equipment. Sand trailers way better than Cement especially when you get clogged! It gets dirty and you'll have to clean all your lines before restarting the process of unloading. Thank you sir for such video. Be safe
Yes you can set your automatic up with the same equipment. The blower and PTO. I paid about 8500 blower and PTO installed through finance. If you want to get into this work with just pulling a trailer, you should look at Haliburton Sand Box. I also have a blower and PTO that I can sell. I drive over the road now and have no need for it.
Usually you can go out and learn from the guys working along side you on they're trucks. It should take about a day or three runs before you get comfortable with the basics. All I mention in the video is just to get an understanding of the tanker.
Correct, I didn’t have DOT tape. These were new pneumatic trailers and I believe I drove like that for about a year and a half. And I didn’t have any issue with it but during that time I probably went into the DOT inspection station once and they let me right through. Something about West Texas there’s so much Oilfield traffic they look at other stuff trucks that don’t operate correctly, and for some reason I think DOT didn’t see it as a big issue. It was not until I got my own trailer that I bought DOT tape and I will make sure that it was 50-50 all the way across the fenders and the trailer. Thanks for the question.
Blower start: 1. With vehicle running and parking brake on. engage the clutch. 2. Put it in gear. (1st or reverse) 3. Engage PTO. (It can be a switch on your dash or floor board next to your seat) 4. Put back into neutral. 5. Slowly release clutch. 6. Blower should be running after you release the clutch. 7. When your hoses are connected outside and to your blower you can increase RPMs.
@@shbt8875 depends, had a Cummins with a 13 speed auto with it step on brake , place in drive, engage PTO, shift back to neutral, release brake. New truck is a Paccar with it I just flip the PTO switch.
@@shbt8875 I have never used an automatic but the procedure is similar. Vehicle in gear with parking brake reverse or drive. Press on foot brake and engage PTO switch. Release the foot brake and the gears in the PTO and transmission will engage the blower drive shift. Rev up engine to 900 to 1100 hundred RPM
There are different types of auto transmission. Ultra shift which works like a regular standard and automatic transmission like a regular car. So putting it neutral might differ. If the truck wants to move forward then you need to go back into neutral after engaging the PTO
