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First time we got Scanias, they sent a guy out to show us the ropes, and he said it is good practise to always leave the middle axle down except for when unit only, which is what I have always done since.
+1^^ with the cheekey monkey.
Remember the bint who drove for Stobarts who jacknifed in the snow on the motorway? She was empty and had her middle axle down.
I do remember hearing once that Stobart wanted all their motors to run with middle axle down, so people thought they were always loaded (this was quite a few years ago)I never heard that at all when I had a mid lift. The only time I would drop it when empty was if I had a decker fridge on. It seemed to sit better on the road. Or if needing to save the 3 inch extra ride height to get under bridges or to stop clattering trees!
As for that bint⌠quite standard brainless driving for a majority of our company.
I pulled into Stoke depot for fuel once, and was asked if my trailer was loaded, I said yes, he told me to drop the lift axle⌠I explained that I was full of toilet roll and didnât weigh bugger all, he said it was company policyâŚ
Needless to say, I didnât drop the lift axle, I couldnât give a â â â â about company policy, my safety comes first and setting off, handling and braking are all better with the axle UP, if it drops itself I wonât over-ride it, but otherwise it stays up.