80-90% of new CDL drivers quit the industry before they work for 1 year. The companies that hire, fire, replace thousands of drivers in a year may not want to do without trainers until they have enough 5 year experienced drivers to train. So they offer the job to guys as they hit their time-requirement that is given to them by their insurance company. Lots of people in the industry treat the job like it JUST a temporary job, like waitressing. It's something you may have to do for a short time until something better works out. Some people get into trucking because it fits their personality and they want to stand out form the crowd of newbies and newbie-trainers that bring their 4-wheel bad habits and reckless attitudes and just EXPECT to collect a few traffic tickets and accidents <yikes>.
Pulling Doubles, are they as intimidating as I'm thinking?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Kennyworth67, Dec 8, 2022.
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I've pulled doubles and two kinds of con gears (official name) but saying dolly is acceptable. One kind has a brace under the eye that goes about half way to ground. So when you un-hook you drop the eye to ground and then you pick it up weighlifter style when you hook up. It actually balances out pretty good. The second type has a wheel, kinda' like wheelbarrow type that can be cranked up/down and you move the dolly around by pushing it, so 4 tires on backside and 1 small tire on front side. In a perfect world, you will make/break a set on level ground. FYI, con gears weigh about 2000 lbs.
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Were you on CVA 62 aircraft carrier ? I was on Ranger, I believe cva 61, 1965
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Now moving it around once you've lifted it, that can be a bit more strenuous. I've seen people back until they gently tap the dolly... You need to make sure all of your air lines are safe out of the way, and that you tap the dolly VERY gently (1 mph). Then pull forward three inches, and hook the dolly.
That isn't my preferred way of doing it, but we've all tapped the dolly occasionally on accident. If you prepare for it and are super careful, it's perfectly safe.
Oh, but don't do it in front of your trainer. Lol get out and look a million times to see how close you are, with him. Lol
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Many convertor dollies have a wheeled jackstand built into them. If that's the case it's just a matter of rolling the dolly where you want it to go. You generally push the tongue toward the direction to need to go and then start the dolly moving by pushing on the top of a dolly tire to make it move. Some older converter dollies have stationary foot on the bottom of the built in jackstand rather than a wheel. If you have ever seen an RV trailer when it is not connected to a tow vehicle. The jackstand on an RV and a converter dolly are similar. Some RVs use a simple foot, and some RVs have a wheeled foot near the tongue.lual, LtlAnonymous and usncva62 Thank this. -
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