My only advise is take your time, don't rush anything. Think your actions thru. Allow twice the distance and time you think you need, time and experience will adjust it down. Don't believe the stories about how far someone can back a set of joints, most are not worth the air they consume. Good luck and God Bless.
Pulling Doubles, are they as intimidating as I'm thinking?
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Turning is definitely easier though. More pivot points eliminates a lot of off track.
It’s okay for the dolly to outweigh the lead trailer axle, so long as the rear trailer axle scales lighter than both. That just means the trailer is a but nose heavy. If it doesn’t, it’s a good bet you have a reverse hook.tscottme and Kennyworth67 Thank this. -
What's a reverse hook? If you don't mind, could you please tell me more about pulling them in the snow and ice over mountain grades? -
I've seen then backed up in Europe a few times. My jaw hit the ground. I'm not interested in learning anything like that right off the bat- if at all. But, yeah, that's why I don't want to do anything till the spring. I'll have enough on my plate without throwing crap weather into the mix too. -
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Yeah, I've never understood the wisdom of a 90 Day Wonder trainer either. The blind leading the blind. I don't figure anyone has any business being a trainer until you've gotten at least 5 years of experience yourself. Especially for winter driving. How are you going to teach someone something you've no experience with yourself. That practice has GOT to be costing carriers a lot of money that doesn't need to be spent paying out for accidents. -
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There are a type of double trailer called Super B, IIRC, that CAN have a device that locks the two trailers at the converter dolly and allows a non-super human driver to back like he is backing one trailer. The first few times I saw that, I thought the driver must have been from the future or unnaturally talented. The videos that impress me are the ones where a doubles set has a bend or is backed around a bit of a corner, showing they don't have the "keep it straight" device making it look super human.Kennyworth67 Thanks this. -
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