E.L.D.E.R. - Experienced Lowbed Drivers Essential Rules

Did some one find out the hard way.. opps

 

My thoughts exactly....lol

 

Probably turn that around on them....

"you need a safety sensor!! what if a retarded kid was standing there, he'd be smushed"!!

 

One time I was at a new to me quarry it had 2 inbound and 2 outbound scales all with gates....

I was on one scale and out of the corner of my eye I saw the yellow gate go up...so I took off.

Problem was it was the gate beside me not mine.....

Highly embarrassed .

 

Turned that gate into a sweet new moose pusher, eh?

I'm going to pickup my freshly refurbished low bed tomorrow (still needs a deck, forgot to measure the slots before I dropped it off) see if I can get it home without scraping any paint off up underneath

 

Rule number 1 is excellent advice, and something I personally practice. First time I'm on a job I'm not familiar with I back in until I'm sure I can turn a round. Rule#2 the guy who taught me to pull a lowboy told me when your in live traffic, take all the room you need from every direction you need it, and never back up. He said you try to make a turn and back up to let someone on out or whatever and back into that 4wheeler that's WAY to close you got problems. Maybe they shouldn't have been there and it's technically their fault but people with lights on their roof and ticket books are going to start looking at the big truck. Meanwhile the guy that was in your way that you backed up to let out is long gone. Rule#3?