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Why is it better to have the tandems slid forward when alleydocking?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by expedite_it, Sep 16, 2022.

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  1. Sep 20, 2022 #141
    Hammer166

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    Meh... Read that post too fast, sorry.
     
    Hammer166, Sep 20, 2022
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  3. Sep 21, 2022 #142
    mustang190

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    I know. I really never gave it much thought back when I was pulling a refer and backing into those tight docks at 3am in Chicago, Hunts Point etc after driving 14+ hours. LOL
     
    mustang190, Sep 21, 2022
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  4. Sep 22, 2022 #143
    Long FLD

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    Not sure how this happened, a friend of mine sent it from Missoula yesterday. But I suspect tail swing one way or the other was a major factor.

    AA4E9996-CCBF-4320-A7D2-AA10F6B2F213.jpeg

    The dock they were trying to get into, couldn’t be simpler.

    E7001217-2565-4660-A668-DB9A454D0AD3.jpeg
     
    Long FLD, Sep 22, 2022
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  5. Sep 22, 2022 #144
    expedite_it

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    If understanding every aspect of how tandem placement affects forward space and tail swing on a 45 degree back was the simplest thing in the world, we wouldn't be able to make dozens of long messages discussing it with people frequently making pithy remarks about it that were not previously mentioned.
     
    expedite_it, Sep 22, 2022
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  7. Sep 22, 2022 #145
    expedite_it

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    I don't understand why so many people bother to write these posts saying things like the following:

    "I just read through 50 posts on this thread. I don't see why people make this sound so complicated. Just back the trailer in to the loading dock."

    "Why do you make this sound so hard? This is simple."

    "I learned this stuff in my first week. Why are you wasting everyone's time with this?"
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    To people who say things like in the three quotes I wrote above, here is my question for you: WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING ON THIS THREAD? YOU KNEW WHAT THIS THREAD IS ABOUT BEFORE YOU CLICKED ON IT. DON'T YOU HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO?

    WHY DON'T YOU JUST NOT READ THE THREAD?
     
    expedite_it, Sep 22, 2022
    expedite_it, Sep 22, 2022
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  8. Sep 22, 2022 #146
    N00bLaLoosh

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    If you throw out bait you're going to draw deer, and trolls, so you could just stop throwing out the bait.
     
    N00bLaLoosh, Sep 22, 2022
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