So, what do Trailer-Fitters do? PART 1 A Trailer Technician in the UK

[@wayneshanks9005]

Learn a lot from watching you brother

[@ddddcccc3736]

Cool video. Always interesting to see hgv maintenance. 👍

[@davidgillettuk9638]

Really interesting, thanks for helping to keep our roads safe.

[@trailerfitter2]

You're welcome.

[@wilksy1]

Loved this video. Makes me want to become a HGV tech even more now. Keep videoing what you can!

[@CosgroveNotts]

You don't want to be an hgv trailer mechanic. Most work out in the rain and on customers sites. Pay is crap too if your not on a fiddling bonus.

[@thedirtlifesupreame]

I was just over in the UK last week driving through London. I just realized the rear wheels on the Lorry trailers actually turn. Blew my mind! I always wondered how the hell they make such tight turns in those things.

[@Reaper4367]

very interesting video. Cheers for sharing.

[@lrdisco2005]

Brilliant video on HGV work, as I know nothing about it.

[@Nomar1997]

Very interesting video-being in the USA, I was not familiar with the term Heavy Goods Vehicle!

[@trailerfitter2]

We have the same issue here but most of the stuff we get comes from Europe / German engineering. Except for ROR / Meritor which I believe is American.

[@InMused]

Really fascinating stuff

[@flaskandsarnies]

Very interesting stuff, can we have more of it please? Just for some personal feedback i like to know the dimensions of parts changed/serviceable and to hear you saying what you're looking for as you go round a trailer. Im not in this trade but its a great insight into a trade that interests so many. Maybe you can do a series of these, one or two videos on each part of the trailer whether its brakes, adjusters, air bag replacement, parking brake spring replacement, air systems etc etc. Im sure other fitters get a lot from these videos even though they might not admit it...

[@trailerfitter2]

Sure, guys at our place use my videos for sure when they service the Defenders. lol

[@mjallenuk]

I was just getting into that!

[@trailerfitter2]

More to come later....

[@mjallenuk]

Well that's a decent bit of info... cheers mate!

[@pedropedro2837]

Thanks

[@coles201]

I used to be a HGV fitter, miss doing it a bit now =/

[@kurtisnice7169]

Currently a commercial tyre fitting looking into trailer fitting and this really helped, thanks

[@lu4472ke]

As someone who wants to be a HGV fitter I found that really interesting

[@trailerfitter2]

I'll do some more in detailed stuff on trailers if you like?

[@lu4472ke]

@@trailerfitter2 Yes please!

[@srpacific]

I sometimes hear people in the UK complain about endless regulations both UK and EU, but if you saw the state of most trailers and semi trucks (HGV) and other commercial vehicles in Canada you’d never want to drive on the roads here......

[@fionanokelly]

That was a nice video, Chris. By the way, your keto diet has changed you greatly and you look very well.

[@russellmcallister6830]

Chris do you use the oscilloscope for any other parts of the ebs/abs modulator or just use haldex or similar software. Intersted to learn what else i can use my verus for whilst i am a novice getting into scoping for verification. Great work m8, thanks

[@TheMrgoughy]

what do you do with the kingpin after you've replaced them? they would make some good steel for forging/knife making

[@cameronburns8473]

Can you do a video on a car mechanic switch to hgv ?

[@trailerfitter2]

Yeah why not.

[@Sean-id1pn]

👍

[@procta2343]

I never knew the trailer part went through an mot,

[@trailerfitter2]

Of course. It has a lot of legalities to it.

[@rmc5278]

Is it possible to wreck a kingpin by reversing to hard on to it ? , i have done it and i hear it all the time in yards .

[@irish-thinker4429]

That's a loada bs man

[@rmc5278]

@@irish-thinker4429 i haven't broke the kingpin .

[@irish-thinker4429]

@@rmc5278 im a truck and trailer fitter , You never will break a king pin , it will take tye same abuse in all directions And iv never seen one break , they usually pull out of the rubbing plate due to rust or loose bolts

[@colinbourne8345]

U had much trouble with them square beam bpw axles cracking?

[@trailerfitter2]

Not recently. We had a couple crack on front axles positions with tankers because of twisting but nothing in the last 5 years. You have troubles with them?

[@colinbourne8345]

@@trailerfitter2 yeh bloody shit.... They are on fuel tankers.. Crack real bad

[@element271]

Brill

[@CosgroveNotts]

I prefer working on a pit for trailer work. No rolling on the floor for me. Not seen much body inspection, curtain sliding, side post checking internal body bolt inspection or load straps?

[@maestegboyo]

cosgrove notts -Working in a Pit is now classed as a confined space, so you have to be confined space trained. Also your employer must risk assess . Everything you do, pit covers etc . Lots of people fall into. Garage pits every year.

[@mjb1859]

Especially on a decker.

[@user-ur7wd2zp2v]

I work in a shop that does trucks and trailers but I'm a generator field service tech. I didn't know any of this

[@trailerfitter2]

All on a need to know basis..... if you don't need to know, no worries.