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I think my dad would have watched this on repeat for half an hour, then show it to his friends all like; now this is how I try to tell my son to do it but he keeps turning the steering wheel the wrong way.
tr26
If that were real life, RIP those trailer tires
n0n53n53
Then there's this guy
MidoryMoon
Love how they gracefully swing around that pole right at the last moment
ADRTheMan
It's Optimus Prime, of course he's fucking good at it
thegreatgattosby
Well I'd expect nothing less from Optimus prime
leifericson793
Trucker here. Easy when you know your rig. Used to do that everyday, but blindside, when I was hauling reefers. Was know as Mr Blindside.
notinitforthepoints
This turned me on. Gave me a semi
MustHailSagan
nicko0
It’s the flames on the hood. Even better than a racing stripe to go fast.
squirreltactics
SoulN8
Looks like a solid roll out
BrownKids
This is a simulation
n0n53n53
This one is real tho
maststick
Pivot, pivot… pivot!
usernamesarereallystupid
Optimus has some skills.
mikehoskins12
All you have to do is slide the tandem tires forward
DarPhyve
TRUCK YEAH!
denthurs3000
Yeah but, can he parallel park that truck and trailer?
Hurglederp
Not his/her first rodeo
UltraLincoln
That driver is a PROFESSIONAL
FoxGodRecords
Look at the cab. That's Optimus Prime. Of COURSE he nailed it. (Also, it's a video game.)
jamwig36
No one's parking that. Optimus Prime doing his normal Monday coffee break.
7thor8thcaw
As the driver of a 9 car hauler, the radius makes me so jelly.
UKallikat
As a trucker over here in Europe, I'd get shouted at for pulling that kind of turn, it'd chew up the trailer tyres something nasty.
flawed
I am not a truck driver but my first thought was that 'that will fuck up the tires'
memnm544
I have a hard time doing that with my sedan. I am backing challenged.
Crashdlanding
Both my brothers drive trucks like this. I hope there better at their rigs than smaller vehicles. And they’re good at that lol
RainierCamino
Not that this isn't impressive. But I wish more docks had those painted lines. Makes lining up so much easier.
chichiFregiLover
agreed once you're in the control of the rear, you're good. i do it often in snowrunner. still a good parking
ispentwaytoolongthinkingaboutthis
I moved white lines when I was younger
DynamicThreads
They do, but usually just wear off, especially in places that have a long winter. Companies just don't repaint. Source: Worked in logistics
spidermenz
Sssooooo much easier!
copingcabana
I don't know where this was taken, but from what I've seen, Europe, Australia, Canada are all much more organized. The US is dystopian.
sfbiker
Truck drivers should just use the lines in their backup camera, that's what I do when I back up my car.
RainierCamino
LenWeirdracin
Lasers!!
RainierCamino
ProffesorGoogle
You mean you don't like my iced up gravel lot in winter?
Windborne
Iced up gravel is okay. Its the mudded up mud lots that make me weep for my floorboards.
ProffesorGoogle
I worked at a lumber mill and after it rained the semis had to drive thru like 2 feet of mud to move shit.
PanNonOpticon
With a slant
ProffesorGoogle
Like 10' at most
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
Have you delivered to our factory?
ProffesorGoogle
You know I think we might be talking about different places.
yellowjellybean
Gatdang, he did all that with a super sleeper and a refer.
ajhorselady84
Worked for storage facility that rented huge moving trucks. Watched a guy get a 26ft truck stuck, Austin Powers style, between the units.
ajhorselady84
someguy7734206
Since we know that this is American Truck Simulator, would a trucker actually do something like this in real life?
TotallyNotASerialKiller
Not if he pays for the trailer tires.
Guidocat
Here's basically that clip in real life... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FXVBYoo_qg
thedarkcanuck
If I could approach it from the opposite direction I'd just blindside it. It takes skill and patience but it's easier on equipment
Anthony88
I do regularly, living in Ireland, delivering to grocery stores. Nothing like America, small tight roads and tight spaces.
Guidocat
I don't know if there are truckers here, but it's common to put the truck perpendicular to the trailer and pivot around the rear tires...
Guidocat
...that's the reason trucks are able to pivot more than 180 degrees around their hitch...you can turn sharply enough that the trailer...
Guidocat
...tired are spinning backwards while the truck is going forward...ill look for a visual.
Mysterioussamsqaunch
This particular scenario would be alot simpler if the truck just entered the other direction and blind side backed in but I've don similar 1
Mysterioussamsqaunch
Maneuvers just not quite as extreme anglewise there's one place I pickup from on a 1 lane road that you have to come down the street 2
Mysterioussamsqaunch
Backwards for 2 blocks then swing over 90° so you almost end up facing traffic to get straight on the dock (end)
Quizz25S
Maybe if they knew it was possible. But I think most would Get Out And Look.
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LenWeirdracin
Only way trailer would detach is if major malfunction, if not for the cab, you could spin the trailer on the 5th wheel when locked easily.
barnwolf
Which tires would be damaged? The trailers tires seem fine. Maybe the back wheels of the tractor?
LenWeirdracin
Usually one of the Trailer axles would side scrub a few tires hard when the rear pivots with no forward or reverse movement.
CamoKiIIer
You sure? Halfway through the trailer tires would just be sliding and not rotating.
Carlillo
Wouldn't these spin-in-place maneuvers excessively wear rear trailer tires, on one spot of their threads?
TotallyNotASerialKiller
Or, if there is enough weight in the trailer, pop them off the bead.
Ghlargh
One turn isn't going to cause massive wear, and each turn would be on a different spot. Could possibly cause other damage though.
Chronk
Maybe, but these are digital tires so they can handle it.
rkymtnthunder
American Truck Simulator, but still an impressive parking job.
Atharaenea
Way fancier than AutoTurn, which I can't get to work properly anyways
belovedlover
Simulators are actually great way to learn how to manipulate the trailer. Turning radius can be surprisingly nifty.
BillHubbard
Does that have a level where one needs to go and block international crossings? Asking for a Canadian friend.
casbott
Yes, and it's got cross platform support with Call of Duty, for even you get sick of the air horns
SpodgyTwoSugars
I don't know how many hours I've clicked up on american or European. I tried the 100% GPS achievement but it's insane.
TheAziz
Fuckin.. I didn't notice low detail tree or the marker on the ground, thought it was from security camera or whatever.
ArcaneDryad
I thought it was from a shitty CCTV cam due to the flicker and blurry tree
EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind
A security camera floating 1000' in the air?
Buddasac
Lol good point
Qnod33
As a trucker this takes some major knowledge of your equipment along with top notch skill... maybe a little luck too
ZachariasWolfe
I was surprised when he puked forward to straighten out for the last bit. Clearly has the skill that he could've gone without doing that.
angrytaco
It's got flames on the front. Clearly this is a dedicated professional trucker
UselessIgnacio
This is a simulator.
zebigbluebox7
I've been driving/yard jocky for 10 years now. I started doing these for fun.
Badfisch
Yeah this dude knows his Shit. Id find an easier route in lol
lindydanny
I u-turned a full length truck in a space about ten feet longer than the trailer. Peaked.
BulletsDurgom
Watched a dude pull that move at a warehouse I used to work at. I swear he didn’t even stop the truck. Fucking legend.
ArthurT
I did not know how to do this, until I watched someone test and do a yard maneuver. After that, I tried it a couple of times, and Now its
ArthurT
A lot easier. Look at where his back trailer wheels are. ( they are called "Tandems."
Agouti
When you have that much articulation on the front, can't you just park the rearmost wheels between the lines and rotate the trailer?
Qnod33
It depends on where the wheels are, in a reefer/dry van like this you can slide the tandems(wheels) back and forward. The further forward 1/
Qnod33
The sharper the turn but the back of the trailer swings the opposite because it's past the pivot point so you have to watch that
Nnoodles
As a trucker, I have never had any issues doing this, even on blind side. Those b-trains tho, I'd have a superior bitch of a time.
Nnoodles
Actually realized I misspoke. Its the A-trains with the pindle hitch to 5th wheel converter that really grinds my gears. sneaks out always.
BubbleGumNuggys
Next time I take my car into the shop I'm gonna say this lol.
FundamentallyFlawed
Had to pull forward, 10 points from Gryffindor!
milskiCatDiver
For valiant look through the window and being brave and breathing, 15 points back to Gryffindor!
FundamentallyFlawed
Haha, that is a terrible place to back for sure. I would have gotten out to look 20 times.
mikkotee
Legit question; that is super impressive but wouldn't that tight a curve damage tires/ball bearings intensively?
GenesisNynja
Well it’s a video game so probably not
carrionstorm
The wheel hubs are built very strong because of the weights involved, as slow as he's going those are fine. Tires? No choice. Get it done.
LenWeirdracin
tires would scrub a little sideways on trailer at halfway point, if empty not much problem, if heavy could pop a low pressure tire off rim
darkstar2480
Not really, the wheels are still turning not sliding.
Lierofox
Some mild scrubbing for the tires just by virtue of being duallys. But it's probably only a couple rotations of the tires for this maneuver.
Qnod33
It won't really damage anything just because of the heavy duty build of it all but tires will definitely take extra wear. This trailer /1
Qnod33
Only has 2 axels the trailers I'm running have 3 sometimes a 4th so they get very heavy wear on tight turns like this
SpaceHaggis
Absolutely. I tried it with a pick up and a similar sized trailer. Just couldn't get the alternate steering. Double thinking all the time
relsky
That's the skill part. It's a skill that requires practice.
malooooone
I don’t fight it, I put my hands on the bottom of the wheel, that way the just do what they are trained to do and my brain doesn’t pretzel
lowkeybrotherofthor
I don't think about Steering as much as imagining the back end pushing the trailer in the direction I want it to go.
lowkeybrotherofthor
My hands adjust accordingly
n0n53n53
yeah I do similar. Think about which way does the ball need to go. Also my wife thinks I can steer the trailer wheels somehow :D
Qnod33
You have a 52ft trailer for a pickup? Or similar in size to truck ratio? In many ways semis are easier to back than small trailers, it /1
Dxb105
My pops had 45 foot 5th wheel. Super easy to backup he lived in it for a while. Back room for quads or guests. Easy to work out of town too
SpaceHaggis
Size of pick up
Qnod33
Takes longer to start turning in a semi but the long length makes it not start to wonder on ya
SpaceHaggis
Did you learn as you went along from delivery to delivery or put some practice in some with road cones etc?
Qnod33
I passed my written test then the company hiring me trained me in their yard for 2 weeks. I got to where I could back figure 8's both ways
phoenixandfreddy
Exactly I look like a total nube backing my little utility trailer but can do semi trucks no problem ?
spidermenz
Yup, same with me, except with a boat