Grooves in pavement

the grooves match a truck much better than when I'm driving my little ford ranger.

Steering is not the problem, watch out for when they fill with water and then freeze. Even non frozen water can make the any vehicle slide when braking.

Mikeeee

 

I have the outside temp on my dash to keep an eye on that freezing temp. I'm glad to be getting a full summer of practice (since I'm brand new) before a winter here in chicago.

I did do a few days of light snow and slush over and near Mt shasta during training at the end of winter. I like having dry road traction....

Mikeeee

 

Think it just takes experience and getting used to the sensation, grooved pavement (seams) has a similar feel to driving on ice as well. Just don't death grip the wheel and you will be ok.

 

Fear? I love 'em... that's when I can go in the back and make lunch.

 

wouldnt that be a good time to catch a nap? flip on the cruise and let the truck stay in the grooves?...Ive been on streets around chicago that I had to actually fight the wheel to get out of the grooves.

 

If you feel your truck wants to run with the groves of the road, You have and FRONT END ALIGNMENT issue. It's normal to feel it SLIGHTLY but nothing to what your describing. "Been there, Done that".

 

Just relax. You should try it with a set of supersingles on the drives and tandems. You feel it much worse with those. My first T6 had them, and when I got in trucks with regular duals, it was almost unnoticed. I don't even think of it anymore.

 

can you imagine it with No power steering !!!!!

 

you have no idea how much fun those "troughs or grooves" are when you are pulling a set of pups..

the one way to deal with pups in the first place, is to NOT counter steer when you see the tail pup "wagging",,just drive forward...

in fact, this was how i was taught to pull pups..hook up, drive forward, DO NOT LOOK BACK, is what i was told by the guy that taught me...

he was right...pulling a set up N/BI-95 in CT, my tail pup was wagging like a dog happy to see it's master....

all the while, i was sweating 'bullets", wondering not if, but WHEN they would either flip over or ride besides me...!!

so sorry to say, just deal with it the best you can, and hope that you do not get to pull pups someday......

because that first time....???

will make your hair fall out or turn gray...!!!

 

i am sure lostnfound can remember the grooves in the road that used to be from lloyd to toon town in the late 90's
those ones could whip the wheel out of your hand very quick--they had to be at least a foot deep--and ruts is closer name for them than grooves