Cut airline on trailer suspension

cav551:
You’re lucky, people have been killed when air suspension has suddenly deflated while they were working underneath.

Moral of the story: if you don’t know what you are doing leave the [zb] thing alone. Basically you’ve [zb] it.

Lets just say I did not cut the pipe to fast or hard and let it bleed slowly and then did a runner out of there fast to jack the legs up

Acorn:
As I read it, you used to have one airline to the valve, but now it’s two, and now you’re wondering if it could cause an air leak!!!

A tractor unit won’t drive off with it, as I assume you’ve chocked the wheels. It’s isn’t going anywhere till it’s fixed

I was more worried about some one trying to nick it and using its current problem (air suspension pipe broke) to sort that out until /I need to move it some time in the future

Conor:

Tucker.C:
You’ll need about 200 PSI so forget doing it with a tyre pump. You have to do it through the red line. Anyone who tries to hook up to the trailer and drive off with it will be going nowhere because it’ll be chucking air out. And even if they could you can’t drive with no air in the suspension because it will eventually knacker the airbags.

Thanks for good info! So to clarify its safe from being nicked right? Will the brakes be locked up because of no air to suspension?

Conor:

Tucker.C:
Get a HGV mechanic out to repair the air line. It’s a simple fix which won’t take long.

To be honest I will just get a few push fit connectors to rejoin the pipes, but I need to get air back into the system. As I would like the suspension up and not down. Is there a way I can do it with out a tractor unit■■?

md1987:
Lots of trailers are piped up differently. Forget the tyre pump lol. Without a unit you ideally need an adapter for the airline connector, see them in most garages or toolboxes usually something welded up so you can just connect up a 1/4 or 1/2 airline whatever one you use.
Like someone said its a simple 2 minute repair with a few push fit connectors.
If you really want to move it as it is then usually just put a kink in the pipes you’ve cut. Couple up and charge system off you go.

Dump the air before cutting next time :slight_smile:

But what pressure pump do i need?

Franglais:

stu675:

the maoster:

Zac_A:
Cold burn from pressurized gas (gas is always cold when it escapes from pressure)

As an aside, when I started with Imperial Tankers their work was predominantly CO2 and Anhydrous Ammonia deliveries and can testify as to how bloody cold minus 200 is if you don’t treat it with the full respect it deserves. I was lucky, a few others weren’t

My daughter went for a spa treatment in a -110 degree C capsule, it wasn’t very cold. I guess it depends what contact you have with those temperatures, air being not very conductive.

-110 deg C ? Is that a typo?

Average winter temp in the Arctic is about -35 Celsius. Lowest ever recorded was above -90 C in Antarctica. Lowest in UK was -27.2 Braemar, 1982.

It would have been a cryo chamber I guess, similar to this clicky

Franglais:

stu675:

the maoster:

Zac_A:
Cold burn from pressurized gas (gas is always cold when it escapes from pressure)

As an aside, when I started with Imperial Tankers their work was predominantly CO2 and Anhydrous Ammonia deliveries and can testify as to how bloody cold minus 200 is if you don’t treat it with the full respect it deserves. I was lucky, a few others weren’t

My daughter went for a spa treatment in a -110 degree C capsule, it wasn’t very cold. I guess it depends what contact you have with those temperatures, air being not very conductive.

-110 deg C ? Is that a typo?

Average winter temp in the Arctic is about -35 Celsius. Lowest ever recorded was above -90 C in Antarctica. Lowest in UK was -27.2 Braemar, 1982.

I’m sure she would not want me posting a video of her dancing in her bathing suit! But this undownloaded WhatsApp shot should be ok.

stu675:

Franglais:
-110 deg C ? Is that a typo?

Average winter temp in the Arctic is about -35 Celsius. Lowest ever recorded was above -90 C in Antarctica. Lowest in UK was -27.2 Braemar, 1982.

Whole Body Cryotherapy | The Glass House Retreat

I’m sure she would not want me posting a video of her dancing in her bathing suit! But this undownloaded WhatsApp shot should be ok.

Colour me surprised! :smiley:
I imagine a minute or 2 of cold shower might have the same effect.
youtube.com/watch?v=l4NMMXrzHv4

Tucker.C:
To be honest I will just get a few push fit connectors to rejoin the pipes, but I need to get air back into the system. As I would like the suspension up and not down. Is there a way I can do it with out a tractor unit■■?

Bottle jacks and some big blocks of wood. Jack it up.

stu675:
My daughter went for a spa treatment in a -110 degree C capsule, it wasn’t very cold. I guess it depends what contact you have with those temperatures, air being not very conductive.

Do you have a link to the place offering this thing? I suspect they weren’t being entirely accurate with their marketing, and I cannot conceive of what benefits they believe exposure to such temperatures could confer.

At a temperature of -110 deg C, the air would freeze your lung tissue instantly, when that tissue defrosts, it would rupture and you’d be coughing up blood. -80 deg C is considered a standard for long-term cryopreservation of biological tissues.

Zac_A:

stu675:
My daughter went for a spa treatment in a -110 degree C capsule, it wasn’t very cold. I guess it depends what contact you have with those temperatures, air being not very conductive.

Do you have a link to the place offering this thing? I suspect they weren’t being entirely accurate with their marketing, and I cannot conceive of what benefits they believe exposure to such temperatures could confer.

At a temperature of -110 deg C, the air would freeze your lung tissue instantly, when that tissue defrosts, it would rupture and you’d be coughing up blood. -80 deg C is considered a standard for long-term cryopreservation of biological tissues.

"Our electric cryo chamber is at the peak of cryo-technology, maintaining a constant temperature of between -85°C to -110°C, without relying on dangerous nitrogen gas. It’s a safe way to activate your body’s protective systems and feel the best you’ve ever felt."
glasshouseretreat.co.uk/the … yo-chamber

Alike you I cant imagine breathing air at that temp. Nor touching anything with bare skin, surely the moisture in ones hands would freeze to any surface?

the maoster:
Yeah I thought that too. I’ve experienced minus 30 in West Germany and it was that cold that it was hard to function.

Working in those temps is not too bad I’ve been down to -40 here’s a shot from Russia a couple of years ago now, a mere -26 no problem

Conor:

Tucker.C:
To be honest I will just get a few push fit connectors to rejoin the pipes, but I need to get air back into the system. As I would like the suspension up and not down. Is there a way I can do it with out a tractor unit■■?

Bottle jacks and some big blocks of wood. Jack it up.

But I want to raise the rear suspension, how is this going to do it?

Are you sure you know what you are doing on that trailer. I am getting worried now

Why were you cutting “beams”?

Zac_A:

stu675:
My daughter went for a spa treatment in a -110 degree C capsule, it wasn’t very cold. I guess it depends what contact you have with those temperatures, air being not very conductive.

Do you have a link to the place offering this thing? I suspect they weren’t being entirely accurate with their marketing, and I cannot conceive of what benefits they believe exposure to such temperatures could confer.

At a temperature of -110 deg C, the air would freeze your lung tissue instantly, when that tissue defrosts, it would rupture and you’d be coughing up blood. -80 deg C is considered a standard for long-term cryopreservation of biological tissues.

Yup, as previously posted, and as Franglais posted. Sorry the pic lost even more detail posting it here. She had on a simple COVID style mask and gloves to make sure she didn’t touch anything. I’ve no idea how accurate their temperature claims are.

Well, as long as she enjoyed her “treatment” and didn’t feel ripped off I guess there’s no real harm done.

But from a scientific perspective, I suspect this company are talking out of their ■■■■■■ and would probably not pass muster with a visit from the Advertising Standards Agency.

Certainly the rest of their blurb reads like nonsense for the non-scientifically minded punter:
Cryotherapy is a ground-breaking treatment, popular with celebs and top athletes—part of a futuristic new era in health and wellness.
Its uses are diverse, from soothing muscular injuries and aiding weight loss, to enhancing beauty, combating the signs of ageing, and improving overall wellness.
When your body is exposed to intense cold, remarkable things happen—including cellular regeneration, heightened oxygen absorption, and fat burning.

Maybe the chambers are capable of a possible minus 110deg?

A bit like data speed on www sales offers?
Or possible earnings or…?

It all seems very popular on e-bay, so it must be real :laughing:
ebay.co.uk/itm/313724587291 … 9c76eba535

Anyway, no need to waste time and money on that, I have something much better, here’s an excerpt from my next marketing campaign :laughing:

snake oil.jpeg

At this point now; Im out!

Tucker.C:

Conor:
Bottle jacks and some big blocks of wood. Jack it up.

But I want to raise the rear suspension, how is this going to do it?

You jack up the chassis at the rear or rear bumper if it’s meaty enough. It has same effect as raising the rear suspension. Christ almighty if you can’t even work that out without being told you shouldn’t be near anything with tools because you’re beyond incompetent which is probably why you scythed through the air lines.