Budapest was where i first saw a steerable rear axle on a big tour bus. it took me a while to figure out how they could get those big busses around tight corners without peeling the mirrors off or jumping curbs with the rear wheels
In my experience usually by bullet holes ....also, around here a lot of the signs would be damaged
Good point. Did you notice that the drawbar on the DAF rig seemed to be about 20ft long...... the hitch was hidden way under the back end of the truck.Well there is couple points about truck/trailer set ups that change backing up drastically. Single axle dollies with short draw bar is the toughest to back, any uneven terrain or just a few dollar sized rocks can cause it to dart quickly. Two axle dollies with a ten foot draw bar are about 100 times easier to back up, one axle counter acts the other because of drag. Really it's all about watching the direction of tires on the dolly more than watching the whole trailer when backing, Plus not over correcting. The longer the draw bar the slower the action on the dolly.
Expensive.I wonder what the price tag is on this..?
Try reversing one of these. These guys make it look easy.......
We have similar trailers here (known as full trailers), I've heard stories about them having lockable bogies in the early days, but I've certainly never seen one with such. I don't think it's legal any more.I noticed they were fairly straight before they backed up. I wonder if the dolly under the tag trailer has a air actuated pin lock to keep it straight while backing up. The short wood log trucks with 4 wheel pup trailers nearly all run that feature here. Usually they back around empty on the landing before they load, but even loaded they are a dream to back up as long as you are not trying to cut them sharp.
he`s got it down pat. but i bet he did`nt do it that fast the first time aroundThis guy is a truck and trailer hand!
Apart from the sound a perfect illustration of why a manoeuvrable truck is an essential on European roads ....... wide they ain't..!!