Figuring space in yard to turn around

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  1. Roberts450

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    Boxcar Willie wrote a song about it back in the day. Good tune. Hahaha
     
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    This seems pretty simple...….length from center of truck tandems to center of trailer tandems on 53' trailer with tandems slid more forward than rearward would be about 43', then add in about half the length of your truck wheelbase ( or just allow for 70' total.) And then measure total width of your driveway, allowing for tail swing of the trailer during the turn, remembering the trailer tires pivoting sharply, it would be about 70-75' wide (for a tight turn) Wider and it wouldn't be so hard on your trailer tires. This is assuming you can enter your property all the way on the right side.
     
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    @Allow Me.

    I just want to make sure I understand what you're saying.

    The wheelbase on my truck let's say it's 240 in. 240 in is 20 ft. If the center from the tractor tandems to the center of the trailer tandems is 43 ft and I add one half of my wheelbase that would be an additional 10 ft giving me 53 ft.

    Would that mean in that scenario that I need about 55 feet to turn the truck around?
     
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    I was wrong in that earlier post. It was 17 dump truck loads initially then I ordered 2 more about a week later. So 380 tons of rock. Some places it's on average around 5" thick. I need one more load of 1-1/2" right now to fill some spots and some more crush run all over it again in a few years time.
     
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    You need the full length of the trailer PLUS almost 2/3rd's of your tractor. I would just figure your total truck and trailer length as a measurement for the width of your property. Also, consider your tail swing, id the property line a wall or trees. A wall won't allow for the tail swing on the trailer, obviously
     
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    You should have been the trainer for that Total driver in Wv. That tried to turn around in a intersection, but he knows now.
     
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