Turning Radius
Topic 7743 | Page 1
You're kinda stuck. The LoneStar, Freightshaker Classic, Pete 389 and KW W900 all have that suicide front end that puts the steering axle at the very front of the motor and makes for a steering radius a couple counties wide. They aren't the most fun to back into tight areas either. Unless there's a way through modification to expand the steer angle (which would probably be dangerous and illegal)you just have to deal with it.
On one of our Kenworth trucksif you give me a pup trailer and forty acres I can turn that thing around and only have to back up once. my truck on the other hand turns real nice
Someone on another trucking site said all trucks should have a large screw on tracking arm which adjusted might help has anyone else heard of that
Trailer tandems that can be steered slightly (in creep mode only). That would help with tight spots.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Trailer tandems that can be steered slightly (in creep mode only). That would help with tight spots.
Boy would that bring a bunch of issues. I have used a steerable dolly on a 70 foot bridge beam. It was awesome for backing out of the yard.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
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I had sterling road tractor but now have lonestar the lonestar don't turn as sharp I'm pulling 48 foot trailer on narrow roads having to make a lot of tight turns anyone have any ideas on how to make it easier can't slide fifth wheel any further