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Reversing an artic...
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: GeoffC brought next idea : In , Harry Bloomfield typed: It happens that GeoffC formulated : In , Harry Bloomfield typed: McKev was thinking very hard : Thats how the driver gains experience - its not always easy and it has to learned the hard way through trial an error. One thing to do is to watch car drivers try and reverse caravans or even small trailers - now size that up to a 45ft solid trailer at night in the ****ing rain - even old artic drivers take a few cuts to get it right. ...and we all know that a relatively short trailer compared to the towing vehicle is much more difficult to reverse, don't we? A short trailer such as a caravan reacts much more quickly than a 45 foot long trailer with its wheels 2/3 the way towards the back. This little gem of knowledge stemming from a considerable amount of experience with both types of vehicle I take it? Aside from the fact that an HGV would obviously be bigger, then so far as manouvering in reverse is concerned - the reversing HGV would logically be very much easier to control. Add in the minor details like a much higher vantage point, a purpose designed towing vehicle as wide as the trailer plus designed for the purpose mirrors and lower gearing. Yes yes, that's (your version of ) the theory, but what practical experience do you have of reversing an artic? Would reversing along the entire length - 3/4 of a mile along a narrow track (off road) with a steep fall away on both sides count? No other way to get the thing back out. Bigger and heavier, but easier - much easier than trying the same with a caravan or even worse a car towed small trailer which can so much more quickly go the wrong way. I would much rather reverse an artic with its very low gearing and slow response, than a car + caravan, or a caravan than a car with a small trailer. The bigger the difference between the size of the tug and the trailer, the more slowly they turn and the more precisely a turn can be controlled. Has a truck ever tried to run you over, like your Scorpio? -- Phil Kyle™ T h i i s s l f i l S o n o i u e n g r s g |
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