Difference between driving rigid and artic

[margatemafia]

Hi Tiggz ,

thanks for those words of encouragment , i am hoping i will be fine on class one as i passed class 2 first time so i feel fairly confident bout driving the the artic. it’s all gonna be about how my nerves hold up on the day of the test - like pressure of doing the test - then the financial pressure if i dont pass first time as you will probably know yourself it is not cheap to learn to drive nowadays . but will try and put it all at back of my mind, will let you know how i get on

[david14]

The one thing i learn,t which meant everything to me when
reversing. When reversing an artic to straighten the tractor to
the trailer steer towards the mirror that shows the most
trailer in it.
I know this is known by most people but all i can say is
this one point turned a reversing nightmare into something i
am beginning to understand.

[Lasurazes]

the diffrence between a rigid and artic is :

about £1.50 in this area

jon

[allikat]

Manouvering, use a LOT less steering when manouvering an artic, especially backwards. Going from a 32t tipper to an artic is possibly the worst move ever. You get so used to using full lock for almost everything when manouvering that it’s hard to remember that 99% of the time an artic will do the same thing with almost no steering effort.

[kitkat]

jonboy:
the diffrence between a rigid and artic is :

about £1.50 in this area

jon

always good for a laugh jonboy

i was going to say one bends one doesn’t

[kitkat]

the main two things you look out for are width and length,always keep them in mind.don’t worry about weather it has 8 gears or 16 gears thats not a problem ,it will be like 2nd nature to you after a couple of days out on the road.when coupling a trailer up,once you have connected the unit to trl

1st… place clip in on the 5th wheel
2nd…connect suzzie’s ( work from furthest suzzie to nearest )
3rd…wind legs up ( mind to place winding handle away ) release trl brake if applyed
4th…close back doors if got any,and place number plate on.
5th…check lights and indicators

uncoupling

apply trl brake
remove suzzies ( this time nearest to furthest )
drop trl legs ( remember to place handle away )
remove trl number plate
remove 5th wheel clip.and pull leaver
into cab and pull away from underneith trl,slowly
have fun and good luck

[ladytrucker679]

Try not to worry too much, we have all been there. Reversing is usually the thing that get’s to people the most and as has already been stated if your trailer is in your mirror and you don’t want it there then steer at it but be aware that a trailer needs time to react so push her back and see where she is going then adjust your lock accordingly. Forwards or backwards, you steer the frount of a rigid and the back of an artic.
Good Luck!