truck trailer combo in USA

I'll be honest with you I've been to Perth and would love to drive all the different combos you have just a day or two. But I don't know thou, the way they treat us American fighting men and all I don't think I could stop drinking piss and stop being around all those beautiful women you have there. I don't think I'd get out of the pub. Well I did twice.

 

Double 53's are allowed on numerous toll roads.

 

Here's an old trick you can use but only with truck and trailers. Those black poles come out from nowhere. I think we all hate them. If you are close to with in a couple of inches you can do a trick we call hopping the trailer over. Make sure you have plenty of room on the left side of the truck. Pull up to where the fender almost hits the pole on the right side. Get your bucket out and fill it with water. Throw the water down on the deck right behind the duels on both sides up by the pole. Get in the truck lock your power divider in and go back not too fast pull down on the trailer brake and apply some power. It will cause your duals to side over far enough to pass the pole. JUST make sure there's nothing to hit on the left side of the truck. Do the same if it's your last duals. I've done it in a station and the people ran for the hills!!!

If you are pulling short pups then backing is a little harder. But it is still easier because there's only two pivot points ,one at the pintle hook and the second is up on the turntable. The shorter the drawbar the quicker the trailer will move (just remember that). We have drawbars that are 20' long and the trailers turns a lot slower. Hope it helps.