differences between US and EU trailer

I had some eastern block guys work for me, I admit u need to screen them but once they are good then they really are good, you get the right eastern guys then u have a proper workforce ! They can mechanic or drive, unbelievable guys on crash repairs, yeah of course u need to know who you are hiring but an hour of your time can decide that , furthermore , I paid my eastern block guys the same as Irish guys, I never had any problems , it only takes an hour to know if a guy can drive or not, it's up to the employer! Don't blame guys that wanna make a living,

 

The hook in normally mounted quite close to the last axle on the trailer as low as possible.
I see if I can get a picture next week, should be a hook on the one I'm supposed to drive (tandem for the first time, will see how that goes)

Scania man:

I do know you can find good people from all around the world. Just wish it only was the good, not the ones steeling, trowing trash around. Use the local gas station not only the parking space and so on. It really sucks to don't know if you can park close up to a pl, est, rus,,,, truck anymore without anything gets stolen.
I thought everyone that drives a truck now how to repair stuff,, kinda part of the job when you are on the road, calling action service is quite expensive

Well enough #### talking about others.


To get something else to think about, a movie I made from this week between Arjeplog and Sorsele in Sweden on my way to Mo I Rana. Love to drive in the northern parts of Sweden
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRrKuVo9hYI[/ame]

 

Thats the thing, once you know how to reverse it doesn't require any more movment than any other 25.25m. No need to move it from side to side. Just look where the last wheels are.
Think of it as a Truck + dolly + trailer, just that the middle part is quite long. Yes it takes sometimes to get used to it but once you master it...

My practice was back in time exactly with one that drove one of these, wish I would have made some movies then to prove that you can reverse to tricky places to

 

When we are on it. The 4 axel is much tricker than the 3axel + dolly. Not hard but harder

 

There are some dolly trailers that you cant reverse even if you drove in forward.
This is usually when you try reverse up an incline on a curve.
If the connection of the dolly to the towing vehicle is a non load imposing type and is short any out of line reverse pressure can cause it to swing round.
If you are on a curve that requires this you are in a bind.
These type of set ups should be outlawed.

 

You mean one of these http://www.vbg.no/int/products/kopplingar/vbg_760/
You are not allowed to pull a dolly with that one, but police in some countries don't know the difference, asked a Swedish Technical Police if it's normal people use wrong hitch and he stood like a big question mark.