>>There is no >reason to pull over and adjust your pressure settings. >The only time you need to adjust your settings is when you get a >new load/weieght.
>
>How do you know how much pressure to put on? I don't have
>the same psychic power that you must have.
> I don't have any psychic powers whatsoever. Once I know the weight of the load, I use the chart provided with pressure controls to make proper setting.
> >Your weight does'nt change during transit. Therefor, there's no >reason to have these settings in the cab.
>
>Nor does it change the weight on the scale. However, we have
>noticed that different road conditions do affect the way the
>truck rides, thus, we change the pressure to balance our
>ride.
> Nope, it surrrrre don't. These axles are'nt meant for comfort honey!
>>The manufacturer of your lift axle has a product that
>>is outdated and illegal in many states.
>
>I see...so states that still have outdated laws such as
>women being men's property or pigs can only be slaughtered
>on Tuesday, or all horses must be tied 50 hands from your
>front door should start inforcing them as well. Granted,
>these lift axles may be "illegal" in many states BUT
>apparently these other states aren't inforcing some obscure
>law or have the sense to realize that their particular
>statute may not apply to all types of trucks. AND, how do
>you explain why we haven't gotten any other citations
>traveling thru Louisiana in the past three years? Hmm...do
>you think they might just be trying to make a few bucks on
>unsuspecting out of state drivers? Outdated... maybe, just
>maybe...it is a NEWER way to install them. Do you think that
>Louisiana can be considered an up to date progressive state?
>Yepper, Louisiana, a state that favors a political
>philosophy of progress and reform and don’t forget the
>protection of civil liberties...
> Like I said, I don't have psychic powers, so I can't tell you why you have'nt gotten any other citations. Women/pigs/horses/progressive state/political philosophy/civil liberties????????? Whats all that about?
>>I find it hard to believe they're not aware of this!
>
>So do I, considering there are probably at least a hundred
>or so expediter trucks set up just like mine.
> Ya think??? Maybe 200
>
>>I think they are having ahard time admitting their lift axle has a DOT problem.
>
>Yup, real problem with Louisiana DOT...the only state that
>has flashing lights on the scale signs instucting you to
>BYPASS them while they are flashing! Progressive thinking
>there...This state is trying to make money off a statue that
>they don't even have listed in their weights and standards
>statutes.
>
>>There are many lift axles out there with the settings outside the >cab.
>
>Yup, there sure are, dump trucks, garbage trucks, propane
>trucks, oil trucks...
> Stop. I'm sorry to say I dont think you'll get very far with telling the >DOT you purchased the truck that way. Don't be surprised if
>>their responce is somewhat sarcastic like: "IF YOU BOUGHT
>>THE TRUCK WITH BALD TIRES WOULD YOU DRIVE IT THAT WAY TOO"??
>
>Don't be sorry for me. If I have to inform the company I
>lease with that I will need an extra hundred bucks added to
>my rate so I can travel thru Louisiana, <I'll bet they jump right on that.
>just not go there. Furthermore, I think everyone who has a
>lift axle setup like ours and has to travel thru Louisiana
>should inform their companies the same thing!
>
>You are right, purchasing a brand new $125,000 truck with
>bald tires would be pretty stupid on my part and would be a
>faulty argument with ANY DOT official.
> OK
>> My advice to you when dealing with the DOT is this; HOPE
>>FOR THE BEST & EXPECT THE WORST!!
>
>I "expect" nothing from Louisiana DOT...which by the way, it
>is not who we were cited by, in their "progressive"
>state...it is the Department of Weights and Standards who
>fine people on the I don't care if Barney Fife gave it to you, its still a ticket.
>as the "officer" told me who gave us the citation. He said,
>"we aren't DOT, we don't even check log books!" I am not
>new to situations like this. I recognize when I am getting
>hosed. I have the cognitive ability to recognize I can't
>argue with these kind of backward local yokels. Before I was
>a truck driver, believe it or not, I had a "real" job that
>dealt regularly with these type of people who turn into
>power crazed a&&holes. I also dealt with small communities
>that railroaded vacation travelers with their "speed traps"
>and "probable cause" searches/seizures, so I am not kidding
>myself here. I just don't like to go down without a fight.
>YOU might think about that...historically, if everyone had
>just kept conforming to this type of bureaucratic bull$hit,
>where would our legal system be then? The funny thing about
>people that don't fight for what they believe in, or fight
>for change, is that they are usually the biggest whiners
>when they experience what they believe to be some injustice.
> My goodness!
> Is there really much difference between a whiner and a bitcher? By the way are you and your husband fighting?
>
>--What goes around comes around--
>
