Suicide knob?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Boattlebot, Mar 18, 2017.

Suicide knob?

  1. Yes

    12 vote(s)
    23.5%

  2. No

    39 vote(s)
    76.5%
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  1. Mar 19, 2017 #51
    Boattlebot

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    I don't do that... it's hard to explain but I start hard end soft.... (make of that phrase what you will)
     
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  3. Mar 19, 2017 #52
    Lepton1

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  4. Mar 19, 2017 #53
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  5. Mar 20, 2017 #54
    Air Cooled

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    When backing, it's all about setup. Get a good setup, you'll only be doing minor turns of the wheel to get to your ending point.
     
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  7. Mar 20, 2017 #55
    x1Heavy

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    You learned to keep your thumbs OUT of the steering wheel inside. That way if your front end took a impact of a bad bridge with a approach plate angle it can spin that wheel and hook YOU really badly.

    What you do instead for the wheel is use the palm to spin it. And if you are backing slow enough there is no need to be fast on the wheel.
     
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  8. Mar 20, 2017 #56
    MACK E-6

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    Sounds like some people have problems with overcompensating.:laughing6:
     
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  9. Mar 20, 2017 #57
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