Last time I was there, My passenger side wiper got stuck in my driver side wiper (great timing for that to decide to break), and then it flung my driver side wiper off the road somewhere... I had to go another 20 miles in heavy snow to a truck stop because horrifyingly for our job, I felt safer driving while I can barely see than being parked on the side of the road the way some of these truck drivers drive in that stuff. I'm never going that far out west again unless it's a personal road trip in my nice small car, and in the summer.
Slick roads 101
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by TripleSix, Feb 21, 2015.
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wonder how many will pull this thread up and try to go by it while trying it out
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BUT, and this is the part where I give you just a bit of grief, ALL IN FUN...
The link to your post that you reference has YOU saying the exact same word I used (re. "sideways" force)
An excerpt: "What this means is that when the trailer starts to swing, it also pushes sideways on the tractor through the king pin".
Then for a 2nd offense you went on to say "Combine this with the sideways push, and they tend push the drives the opposite direction as the trailer swing.."
I fully understand what you're saying Hammer, and I know we're on the 'same page'.
My term "sideways" is an exaggeration (to the mind) for beginning stages of a jack-knife, especially initially straight line jack-knifes.
On a straight line scenario, the jack-knife initially starts at zero sideways force. It only comes into play after tractor/trailer misalignment begins/occurs.
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Say for example you're in school. You've never driven a manual before. Do you stick with what you know and just apply at companies that have autos? Even if you prefer an auto, you would want to be able to drive a manual. Even if you don't like tire chains, you still want to be able to chain up. If you prefer to run team, you need to be able to run solo and if you're solo, you need to be able to function in a team truck. See, that's trucking.at the high end. They WILL pay you for what you know, especially when you are the solution to all their problems.Straight Stacks Thanks this. -
Triplesix it was a joke...lighten up man....
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Well Hammer ol buddy...i is one o them Fl guys as ya know&I actually read most of the posts here&realized you r right I do not know a ####### thing about driving in the snow...technically...and frankly readin all this really gave me a headache....and at the risk of jinxin my superstitious ###....i really have no godly idea how I've managed to make it 1/2 way thru my 42d winter....its mind...#######...boggling.....
and now that I'm thinkin bout it...I believe you prolly are Dangerous.....LMAO -
Me? Dangerous? You sound like that sassy waitress! -
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