Is it safe for a beginner to drive super b's?

I have driven and trained drivers on B's for years. Don't be scared of them. A trained monkey can
drive a super B and survive provided he has a good knowledge of braking. All you have to know
is the faster you are going the harder it is to brake the unit and the faster heat builds up. You can
come down a hill thousands of times too slow but you only go down too fast once. Most of the
braking should be done with the jake using only light brake applications to keep your speed in
check. For instance if you are going 20-30 km per hour you could brake down a hill all day and
not cook your brakes. Patience is the name of the game and many new drivers have a hard
time with it. One last thing, if you are scared of getting dirty drive something else. Sloppy truck
drivers will say, "they are auto slacks, I don't need to adjust them" But even auto slacks can
be out of adjustment or malfunctioning. You will be coming down hills with 136,000 pounds of
truck. It's a good idea to make sure ALL of your brakes are working. Keeping your brakes cool
is going to keep you alive. If your not sure what speed to come down start in lower gears, If your
truck is slowing down grab a gear and repeat until the jake is holding you at a steady speed.
If you are on the brakes hard and often drop a gear and repeat. If you are holding a good speed
but you see the hill gets steeper ahead of you drop a gear. It's not rocket science. After a couple
months you will be doing all this without even thinking of it. The only problem I have after
30 years of driving them is I find myself doing 50 km down hills in my car sometimes lol

 

Well Whitney......know any farmers in the west?

Find a farmer especially this spring as harvest never was finished last fall.

Best place to learn is in a wheat field.

Where you located might be able to help, as I own super B's ( log trailers )

But seriously going ahead their better than a straight trailer they take half the room on corners.

Backing up until you learn can be pretty schetchty......takes time put yourself in some safe areas to train yourself.

Again find a farmer

 

Super B's have no converter, the frame extends from the first trailer with a 5th wheel to hook to the pup.

You would have seen them everywhere up here just maybe needed someone to point them out.

Look up super b grain trailer.

Their alright way easier to back up than doubles with converters.

 

One of my heroes can possibly help you. @Dye Guardian, can you post a picture of your truck and tell him your age?

 

The OP is a little old but here it is.

I'm 21. My first solo load after 6 weeks of training was with a spread axle B-train. That was nearly two years ago, now I pull a 7 axle train all the time. There's really not much to it, just take your time. However, I've never seen the mountains of BC.