Sliding Tandems at West Side Transport with Tim W

[@mountainnewsnow1832]

This guy gave me more info than I got over 9 years of driving experience in this short video. Thank you sir. I’m trying to figure out how to make trailer and steer good when they both are over

[@1stock_ttrs]

Best explanation on KZbin ‼️‼️

[@Mike_Greentea]

Best explanation! I watched ten other videos!

[@nevmev5982]

Great video guys! Thanks Tim.👍

[@joetruck8717]

Nice. I wish more videos were online showing (and explaining) this.

[@Ogunmos]

Very informative, thank you!

[@martinharris5107]

Wow very informative information bro thanks a million

[@johnmiller3970]

Yes he is easy to understand, good trainer very informative

[@srdoberman]

informative...cleared up that grey area for me...Thanks

[@boblippold]

Thanks, Tim W. Very helpful for new student.

[@julianismyson]

Thank you thank you for this incredible detail

[@josephball5487]

GREAT EDUCATIONAL VIDEO 👍

[@rrtruckcenters]

Thanks for the great video

[@zarriz1180]

Very well explained

[@dougwalker8925]

Excellent information! Thanks!

[@rafaelmagana4204]

Really a great video 👍👍🇲🇽

[@ਦੁਨੀਆਰੰਗਤਮਾਸ਼ਾ]

Well explained thank you God bless you

[@habtommebrahtom4932]

Thankfully Sir.

[@fab8672]

So what should you do? Leave and once you are about to enter to your destination state just adjust the weight?

[@Bendigo1]

You should ask them to adjust the weight to work with the state you are going to/through that has the strict restrictions.

[@kingsleysarfo.]

so the mark has to be inbtween the two axles or ontop of the last wheel or does it even matter need clarification

[@Bendigo1]

If you are talking about the California mark, it should be mark over center of back axle.

[@kingsleysarfo.]

@@Bendigo1 or less right ? 40 inch or less meaning 6th hole or less right?

[@Bendigo1]

@@kingsleysarfo. 40 FEET or less, yes. But you have to make sure it is not overweight if it is closer. 40ft max is a better way to put it. And like I said before, 6th hole is not always 40ft so make sure to check. On the trailers i pull it is th 7th hole and I have seen some that have it as the 4th hole or 9th hole.

[@TapDancingKneeeGrow]

@@Bendigo1 40 foot max would that be like the. 12th or 14th. hole or am I off ?

[@Bendigo1]

@@TapDancingKneeeGrow It depends on the trailer but that sounds a bit off. You use the front pins as point of reference not the rear pins. The 40ft is from kingpin to rear axle, so if the kingpin is the standard 36inch setback. The rear axle should be about 10ft from the back of the trailer on a 53ft trailer.

[@drivea-spec6308]

Good info.👍🏿

[@squeaksvids5886]

Those awkward states, why can’t they all be the same!

[@luizcampagnolo1201]

Forget about the 5th wheel , just move the tandems on the trailer , you guys make the life complicated and u can drive the way it is on the steer because you will lose fuel

[@Samuel-I]

Right. I'd get that trailer set first and it just may take care of the steer issues. If it doesn't.. then you can decide if you want to mess with 280#. They wont bat an eye at you for that.

[@Verified_777]

12280 can be legal in some states as long as your tires are rated .. most 14 ply tires are rated for 6150 lbs

[@Bendigo1]

I just set the fifth wheel where it needed to be on a max load and leave it there.

[@lrodriguez9315]

Its an educational video genius.

[@Verified_777]

12280 can be legal I'm not sure moving the 5th wheel first is the right choice here. Once you put more weight on your drives it can buck your front end up. Plus you will burn off fuel weight. Most 14ply steer tires are rated for 6150 each.

[@myturninline8633]

What if your 5th wheel don’t slide then what ?

[@Brooklyn_Powers]

Go back to the shipper and see if they'll rework the load...Make sure to show them your scale ticket.

[@daniel3190wells]

I really want her to hear what he was saying. But the volume was going up and down

[@patrickomalley1465]

Honestly, I drove OTR for over 20 yrs and slid a 5th wheel exactly 0 times!!

[@djcammykooma]

What did you do when you were heavy on your steers? Genuinely curious

[@patrickomalley1465]

@@djcammykooma honestly, I don't ever remember being over on steers, rarely, and remember weight will come off with diesel consumption

[@djcammykooma]

@@patrickomalley1465 oh yeah i forgot about that. My CDL instructor once said one option is to just idle for a while to burn sone fuel

[@patrickomalley1465]

@@djcammykooma even if you are heavy on steers, sliding tandems will affect weight everywhere and that weight will burn off. 95% of time you just have to worry about am I too heavy on drive's or tandems and adjust accordingly!!

[@Bendigo1]

If you set it up right the first time and haul the same setup all the time, you shouldn't ever need to slide the 5th wheel.

[@bobgreenhouse4801]

I'm so confused with sliding tandems think I will stick with driving 🚌 buses one unit and it's simple

[@VchaosTheoryV]

Just think of it as moving the rear wheels towards the problem of where you're overweight in.

[@teopina8881]

Don't let this simple thing stopping you from being a trucker

[@javierguerrero3891]

En el axel de enfrente te Permiten asta 12500 Por el diesel en todos los estados On front axel they permit 12500 for fuel your weight Is 12250 you OK

[@Indianboyblog2971]

Hello sir I'm Mr Sakir from India and I'm entered driver jobs in westside transport

[@TheTruelakersfan]

I thought he was going to California ??? Lol!

[@jakewalter3729]

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