Off Set Backing
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To me its hard to explain. But remember. When your backing it takes the. Trailer to correct when you correct your steering tires..
Any helpful tips to be better. Going through school. Not awful and am getting better. I just can't seem to get into the lane soon enough to do a good pull up and straight-line back.
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To me its hard to explain. But remember. When your backing it takes the. Trailer to correct when you correct your steering tires..
Any helpful tips to be better. Going through school. Not awful and am getting better. I just can't seem to get into the lane soon enough to do a good pull up and straight-line back.
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The best advice I can give is to just keep trying. It took me nearly two weeks before the offsets clicked. I had already moved onto blindside parallel and that was going better! One day it finally clicked and it was smooth sailing after that. Don't be afraid to get out and look as many times as you need to while you are working on them. It will give you a better idea of the angles of the truck and what you can do to correct problems. Don't give up! I know it's frustrating but it will get better!
It is a hard left until just after you see your glad hands, about an inch or two after, then hard right when you are in line then back. Right countersteer? When? Then left so you can get back under your trailer?
Any helpful tips to be better. Going through school. Not awful and am getting better. I just can't seem to get into the lane soon enough to do a good pull up and straight-line back.
Lynn, could you describe how to do an offset? Can you put it into words?
From what I remember in school, you pull forward as far as possible. As soon as you start to back, crank the wheel quickly all the way over and hold for 3 seconds. (We used Freightliner Columbias, other tractors might turn faster or slower.) Then quickly turn the wheel back to straighten out. When you can see the cone in the mirror, stop turning the wheel and stop rolling at the same time. You have been rolling in reverse all this time. Now that you're stopped check your mirrors and decide if you can get in the alley or if you need to pull forward. If you pull up, pull all the way up. If you leave space in front of you in a pull up, you can't use it later or take it home with you.
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Any helpful tips to be better. Going through school. Not awful and am getting better. I just can't seem to get into the lane soon enough to do a good pull up and straight-line back.