Wise trucker showed why he had bottles in the wheels of the truck

When a resident of Novosibirsk Vitaly Chemenev on the air "What? Where? When? asked experts why truck drivers are empty wheel-bottleThe bright heads could not give any clear answer. As a result, Vitaly received a reward, and the audience of that program learned the real purpose of bottles on wheels.

Today's edition. "Site" He offers to talk about the difficult work of truckers, which makes them constantly come up with new life hacks. After all, only an inexperienced person seems that these lords of the sheep for their pleasure ride around the world and earn a lot of money for it.



In films and TV series tell how the life of truckers is full of interesting adventures. But it's not really that way. Living days and weeks away from home and family is about truckers. Not being able to sleep and rest normally is also about them.



There is no question of normal nutrition either. And if it is difficult for a young person to understand how a quick snack in a roadside cafe is worse than a homemade lunch, then with age, this difference you see more clearly. And even the strongest body after such tests will begin to fail.

You also have to forget about driving with the wind. After all, a truck is not a racing car or even a car. You have to move in moderation quickly (because the deadlines are tight), but do not forget about the safety of driving and pits on the roads.

There are many other disadvantages: the lack of prospects for further growth, clashes with criminal elements, unexpected car breakdowns on the road, unscrupulous employers, standing in traffic jams, negative attitude of other drivers ... There are a lot of disadvantages. And people who see the work of a truck driver in pink colors should know at least a little about these shortcomings.



This is one of many life hacks that were invented and tested by truck drivers. And yet on "What?" Where? When? experts could not give the correct answer, but they were not far from the truth when they said that this way drivers save the wheels from frost.



The fact is that under the influence of extremely low temperatures, when the thermometer shows below 40 (yes, truckers also have to work in such conditions), many nodes do not work as usual.

But the heavy truck behind can be two and three pairs of wheels. And it happens that in the cold the brake pads of one of the wheels fasten. And sometimes, the bearing itself freezes. In this case, the wheel just does not turn, jams.



However, such trucks are powerful enough to drive even with one jammed wheel. What happens next? The wheel will rub against the asphalt for a while, and then just burst. As a result, it can cause a terrible accident. The wheel itself usually costs a lot of money.

So drivers have come up with an easy way to control that all their wheels are spinning. Put empty plastic bottles on the nuts of the rear wheels and drive themselves calmly. They look in the mirror to see if all the wheels are turning. If they see that one of the bottles “hangs”, they stop and wizard over the wheel to unlock it.



What do you think of such a life hack? Doesn't it seem unsafe? After all, the bottle when driving can fall off, and then fly out on the road. Share your views in the comments.