Neat to watch but kind of a useless maneuver. How about doing one on how to pull your tongue 180 and get out of a jamb situation ? Back box loaded. I've been looking for that video.
Stan, this is absolutely not a useless skill, as it will get you out of tight spots. Watch the video again, bro. But imagine a front loader (or anything else commonly found in construction zones) on the driver's side. Imagine, also, that the driver must exit to the right side where the trailer is initially (or pretty much anywhere else along the tight circle. I routinely drop in places that would either 1. require a 2-hour transfer time, 2. require me to drive in reverse for several miles down sketchy mtn. roads, or both. Folding prevents that mess entirely. When you get paid by the ton or by the load, you don't want to have to leave the drop site by taking the normal route through stop signs, red lights, traffic, etc. It's best if you can fold and exit through the better route. All that said, there are no videos which actually explain/demonstrate in depth why & how it's done. If you'd like, I guess I could make one. But I am not great with video skills, so don't expect much in editing quality. Hmu if you think it'd help.
BTW, NEVER fold with a loaded B box, ESPECIALLY a front heavy B box, as doing so almost guarantees a flipped wagon. The fold makes the turntable axle run parallel to the trailer & turns the trailer into a trike (i.e., no side-to-side support up front). Instead of folding a loaded wagon, scout the site & drop tail BEFORE you get somewhere where you shouldn't be with a loaded wagon.
@Unduplicatable In Europe they're called pusher axels but drop axels as you probably call them isn't very fancy looking. If they at least had the same tire size as the rear axels instead of those low profile tires. I understand they're there for the same reason we have our number of axels but the small tires look like they're taken from a car.
Ijust did this this afternoon in the yard that was full of trucks, the rookies were all laughing they thought I was stuck until I set the brake. I got out of the truck and "Thats how you Bowtie a truck and transfer" You should've seen the loo on their faces...priceless.
What's the tare weight on a setup like that? And what is your gross? In KY we can do 80000 lbs on a 16 ft tri-axle dump truck. That weighs about 26500 lbs.
captian eddie this was on a saturday after i spent many hours cleaning my truck as u can telll my truvk was the only one that looked good spent my free time cleaning so i decided to Run this move no big deal has nothing to do with paying bills but showing skills lets see u do it
As awesome as transfer truck concepts are it’s almost a waste of efficiency the only way they are useful is dumping loads in an ally or where you can’t put a pup trailer at
beargibson3100 to haul and 2 loads at once and or take advantage of being able to haul 2 loads at once but with a small Truck making it easier to dump on construction sites
beargibson3100 its so u can dump two differnt piles about 12 tons each depending on lightweight some can haul 13 each box even 13n a half total of 26 tons
Never fold the equipment with a loaded B box (ESPECIALLY a front heavy B box), as doing so almost guarantees a flipped trailer. When folding, the turn-table axle becomes parallel to the trailer and basically turns the trailer into a trike (i.e., no side-to-side support up front). Speed itself during this maneuver shouldn't flip the wagon, unless you're on uneven/choppy ground (in which case you shouldn't be transferring there anyway).
@@danielww9022 i cringe when i hear guys call it a "B" box. Im old school, truck box or tub, trailer box or tub. B box sounds like something the brothas do when they rap..lol
