Author Topic kd4jfd

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1168 Posts Posted - 02/12/2009 : 12:01:59 PM I was looking at a tractor-trailer the other day and noticed something on the trailer's lug nuts. I asked the driver about it and he said that it was a device to indicate loose lug nuts. It was florescent/neon green, and had a 12? point hole that fit over the lug nut and a point on the other end that almost touched the adjacent lug nut, pointing counter-clockwise. The drver said that he didn't like them because they easily became out of alingment.



Would this be somthing worth doing for a School Bus? Rich

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5768 Posts Posted - 02/12/2009 : 2:06:31 PM There is a district here in NY that put these on every bus in the fleet. You can tell when a lug nut is loose when the tab moves in another direction. So far they are very happy with the system.



jeepcjron

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262 Posts Posted - 02/12/2009 : 6:14:40 PM i noticed ny transit is usingthem also its like a slinky! useless but fun to watch. ModMech

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948 Posts Posted - 02/22/2009 : 5:32:53 PM If you need them, you need new mechanics and drivers.



Just my opinion, because there is NO excuse for a wheel nut EVER comming loose! If you want customer service, you NEED an International! Thomas Ford 85-16

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4177 Posts Posted - 02/23/2009 : 05:27:35 AM I've seen these as well! I saw them the other day on a contracted Thomas EF. They were tear drop shaped and neon green, each aligned to point at the neighboring lugnut. I had seen them once before but didn't realize what they were since the first time I saw them they were chrome. It was on an FS-65 from the same fleet. As much as I like chrome, I thought those little tear drop shapes were awfully tacky...why not get real chrome lug nut covers. Well, now I know what I was seeing. Mike's Bus Yard - http://buses.zwebpages.com - Since 1999

Brad Barker

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869 Posts Posted - 03/04/2009 : 2:52:39 PM Its like ModMech says, If you put em on right they don't come loose. No need for em. Just a gimick to make some bucks from someone who doesn't know better. Brad A. Barker second.flood

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640 Posts Posted - 03/04/2009 : 3:43:37 PM quote: Originally posted by Brad Barker



Its like ModMech says, If you put em on right they don't come loose. No need for em. Just a gimick to make some bucks from someone who doesn't know better.





Especially not necessary with steel disc wheels. Aluminum......? 03CV200

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740 Posts Posted - 03/04/2009 : 5:26:20 PM

Here's a link to the company who makes them:



I agree, if the lug nuts are properly tightened, there should be no need for them. Not to mention they look like crap.Here's a link to the company who makes them: www.wheel-check.com

-Dave -Dave Edited by - 03CV200 on 03/04/2009 5:27:02 PM Rich

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5768 Posts Posted - 03/04/2009 : 5:59:42 PM I don't think these can hurt, considering how inexpensive they are. Never know when some creep can tamper with the lugs and a driver can miss it in the pre trip.



03CV200

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740 Posts Posted - 03/04/2009 : 6:08:29 PM True, this brings to mind the bus accident that happened in my area last year, when the wheel fell off. Maybe if it had these on, that wouldn't have happened.



I've also seen these on several trucks used for gas drilling, which I can understand since these trucks spend a lot of time off road in harsh conditions which could jar lug nuts loose.

-Dave -Dave origcharger

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619 Posts Posted - 03/19/2009 : 7:00:34 PM quote: Originally posted by Rich



I don't think these can hurt, considering how inexpensive they are. Never know when some creep can tamper with the lugs and a driver can miss it in the pre trip.





I think these doodads would be more likely to be tampered with than the lugs themselves, or the some sicko could loosen the lugs and readjust the indicators. Operating; Seven T444Es, One MaxxForce 7, One VT365, Four DT466s, One E-450 6.0 and one Mercedes in a C2. Edited by - origcharger on 03/19/2009 7:01:20 PM ModMech

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948 Posts Posted - 03/21/2009 : 08:38:30 AM I've been doing this almost 30 years, even as a GREEN tech who knew almost nothing, I NEVER have had a lugnut come loose, NEVER.



There is ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE for a lugnut being loose, let alone more than one to allow the wheel to come off! If you want customer service, you NEED an International! Topic