He looks so small sitting there....

[caheaton]

. First road trip with the new Escape. Tows easy with the Andersen hitch & Colorado V6.

 

[HABBERDABBER]

He/She is small

. First road trip with the new Escape. Tows easy with the Andersen hitch & Colorado V6.

They don't call them BIG RIGS for nothing.

Ever want to back one of them up in a really tight spot?
I've seen them do just that, and it was miraculous. It helps greatly the further back the rear wheels are. Very greatly.

 

[JohnK-ESC]

Yes! Looks so small sitting there. North Sydney NS ferry to Port aux Basques NL.

John

 

[Iowa Dave]

We had a dock at the last place I worked. It was not tight but there was an optical illusion to it due to the way the walls were poured. Our driver had driven log trucks for years and was very good at backing into the dock when needed. In four years of working there I saw the following:
One driver made 17 passes before he got straight enough for me to put the dock plate down and fork lift his load off.
One driver pulled straight in with the tractor against the bumper. Then he came in and announced he was ready to be unloaded.
Several drivers parked in the lot and came in the office expecting someone to back in the rest of the way. This is SOP at some locations.
Several drivers offered me or our driver money if we would back the trailer in for them. We backed them in but declined their offer.
Probably 98 percent made the shot with one or two tries. A few old timers backed in so fast and stopped so close it was scary.
It’s much the same in campgrounds, practice makes perfect and you gotta learn to use the mirrors sooner or later. Hence my avatar and mantra.
Iowa Dave

 

[Ron in BC]

Yup, any port in a storm, or something like that.

The truck stop at Tehachapi has been handy from time-to-time. The oil tanker left during the night and a new rig came in. Never heard a thing.

Ron

 

[Iowa Dave]

The downside of truck stops or rest areas are diesel
Exhaust fumes if you can’t get upwind of them. If it’s hot and we just stop for lunch we would just as soon carry our food away from the trucks to a picnic area if one exists. I regularly stop at rest areas on I 80 for a break but never stay longer than a half an hour.
Iowa Dave

 

[caheaton]

Yes, that was this stop as well. A quick stop to use the facilities & check the lug nuts.