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Rough ride

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by tallguy66, Nov 17, 2020.

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  1. Nov 18, 2020 #11
    tallguy66

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    Fixed fifth wheel unfortunately.

    I actually tried it for a few months in off and on, and I can’t tell if I like it. I always find myself messing around with it when the roads get a bit rough.

    when I hit those bridges at 65-70 mph that have all different patches on them being all sorts of heights I just hold on for dear life. Also 84 in the northeast, 55 mph or I’m being tossed around... even less fun getting tossed around on nasty hills. I feel like the energy from the trailer tandems on bumps transfers all the way to my seat in a whipping motion..
     
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  3. Nov 18, 2020 #12
    D.Tibbitt

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    Lmao thanks for the laugh
     
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  4. Nov 18, 2020 #13
    Crude Truckin'

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    I heard of this guy that used to do wheelies across PA in an R model Mack.
     
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  5. Nov 18, 2020 #14
    abyliks

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    84 is one of the better roads up in this area.....
     
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  7. Nov 18, 2020 #15
    FozzyNOK

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    I drove an R model about an 83 or so? It was made for dwarfs
     
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  8. Nov 19, 2020 #16
    Brettj3876

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    When i did food service we had spring ride 48ft danes. I really didn't notice much difference between air ride. These newer spring ride trailers ride pretty good imo
     
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  9. Nov 19, 2020 #17
    Crude Truckin'

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    This guy used to dump sweet tea in the tanks and pop the clutch at 50 mph and do wheelies over the hills hauling 100k of coils. Then I heard he hauled windmill blades covered in hollandaise sauce, then sold it to SPD. I'm just repeating what I hear.
     
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  10. Nov 19, 2020 #18
    Brettj3876

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    And broke the scale with the scale master screaming at him until he offered him a glass of sweet tea
     
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  11. Nov 19, 2020 #19
    MACK E-6

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    I guess I’m just used to spring ride equipment. It doesn’t really bother me.

    But an empty dump truck on the other hand is a horse of quite another color.
     
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  12. Nov 19, 2020 #20
    FozzyNOK

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    First propane outfit I worked for had a daycab freightliner that was HORRIBLE.. empty it was worse than any spring ride cabover I ever drove... Thankfully, my horrible partner rolled it over right outside the yard one morning.. getting rid of both the truck and himself.. get got fired, truck got scrapped.
     
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