Sliding your 5th wheel 6 or 12 or 18” isn’t really going to make a noticeable difference. The reason you noticed a large difference between a daycab and a sleeper truck had to do with the wheelbase of the truck. You’re not going to slide your 5th wheel enough to get you out of a jam.
Tandem placement and turning radius
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The reason I noticed a large difference between a daycab and a sleeper truck is that there is such a large space between the back of the cab of the truck and the front of the trailer.Rideandrepair Thanks this. -
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Moving your fifth wheel closer to the truck essentially makes your rig shorter. Moving you trailer tandems forward especially makes your rig shorter.
As shorter vehicle will always be more maneuverable than a longer vehicle. A geo metro can make a left hand turn and stay tighter to the curb than a suburban. A Volvo with everything slid forward can make that turn and stay tighter to the curb than a 280inch peterbilt with a fixed spread to the rear.
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I never said or implied that the distance from the wheels on the passenger side to the wheels on the drivers side changes on an individual truck. -
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You slide your belt buckle down when you sit down, and then you slid the belt buckle back up when you stand up lol----You ought to get suspenders so you don't have to deal with that any more. -
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