miles

Huh????????

 

What don't you understand? If you hook up your truck crooked, it will stay crooked while loaded. What's not to get? That's the most simple I could put it. If you can't understand that, I feel sorry for you.

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I'll have to remember that. LOL

 

It will not become fully straight while moving in the same direction. You'll be able to see one side of the rear of the trailer in your mirror. It's best to just couple the right way and take your time.

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Maybe I'm missing something here but i would think that if there is nothing wrong with truck or trailer then the trailer should track directly behind the truck and not dog leg.

 

Because of the fact a trailer kingpin is round and fits into a hollow space inside the 5th wheel there is no way this hookup causes a dog leg. When the truck is moving there is both sideways as well as front and backward motion on this axis. Because of this the kingpin will ALWAYS be in perfect alignment with the center of the 5th wheel. Even if the 5th wheel is off by a few inches the trailer will follow straight behind, it might not be exactly straight behind but the trailer tandems will track straight. Doglegs are caused by the trailer tandems being out of alignment with the trailer frame. These tandems are not following the same exact track of the tractor. I've lost count of the times I have had to back under a loaded trailer from an angle because there was not enough room to back straight under it, and I don't ever remember one of these trailer's doglegging.

 

Well I'm no expert lol!

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Darn, why did'nt I think of that? Makes sense, I guess. Now can you tell me if hooking up to the back of the trailer instead of the front means you can deliver before you pick up?

 

Lol! Good one.

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There is one thing I didn't consider. I might be cross-eyed. That would explain that trailer all over the place. I don't think allot of people realize that all 8 wheels need to be moving when making a 180 degree or more turn. If that front axle on that trailer is skidding across the lot, it can throw it out of alignment. Especially if the trailer is loaded. They want all wheels moving while making the turn.