5 months in and already an accident

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  1. jamespmack

    jamespmack Road Train Member

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    Reverse geometry is the same, what is different is you. Im guilty of it. You saw on the wheel twice as much as a forward movement. When reality is you should turn half as fast looking in the mirrors. Give your mind time to understand.
     
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  3. jamespmack

    jamespmack Road Train Member

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    It will not exit the radius of the tractor. Its following you. If you put it into a situation to contact something. Its because of how you lead it. Not a after effect. You swung wide and put the trailer there. The trailer didn't drive over there.
     
  4. Speedy356

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    Watch that video and the imagine those barrels are cars on both sides on a narrow street or trucks parked in a tight truck stop. If your tandems are slid all the way back, there is NO tail swing. If your tandems are slid all the way up your going to tear some #### up!!!!
     
  6. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Did OP take pics of the street? In order for the tail swing to hit the car on a right turn, that car would have to be parked on the left corner, usually in a NO PARKING ZONE.
     
  7. GreenPete359

    GreenPete359 Road Train Member

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    Are you drunk? Trailer swing my guy. Happens everyday. Smh
     
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  8. jamespmack

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    No, question for you. Does Melton have Dry vans with sliding tandems?

    Isn't op in CA, thats a assumption on my part him saying Pasadena.
     
  9. Florescent-android92

    Florescent-android92 Light Load Member

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    This is some flat earth theory level of logic happening here
     
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  10. Sharky88

    Sharky88 Heavy Load Member

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    its called tail swing when he turned right the end of the trailer dose swing to the left behind the wheels. how much will depend on how far forward the axles are.
     
  11. TB John

    TB John Company Shill of BYOB & CBD

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    I'm thinking that when my hydrogen powered axle levitater is perfected, accidents like this will become a thing of the past.
     
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