Posted by Texasmark1 on June 18, 2013 at 05:45:20 from (184.20.63.40):
In Reply to: Re: Is this legal? posted by Case Nutty 1660 on June 18, 2013 at 01:17:41:
That's because of the distance from your first tandem to the tongue of the header trailer.
Same thing applies to dump trucks. If you have an 18 wheel combination with a single trailer, that's x feet long and a truck/pup of the same length, the truck/pup can turn circles around the single trailer and is best suited for deliveries in tight spaces.
On the single trailer the pivot point is centered over the tow vehicle's tandem. When the tow vehicle starts turning, the trailer starts turning.
On the truck/pup the pivot point is behind the truck and while the tow vehicle is turning, the pup is still going straight....for a short distance but that matters.
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