Never driven an artic, but I start work on Monday!

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K5Project:
as above no point paying for extra training since you’ll pick it all up in the first hour (why pay when you can get paid to drive one :slight_smile: ) if you need practice reversing ask your boss most are more then happy for you to practice in the yard on your time off. Watch the trailer cut keep watching your mirrors I passed on wagon and drag then went straight onto artics your road position will ■■■■ for 30mins or so but once you’ve done a few roundabouts and traffic lights you’ll be fine

Welcome and Good luck with your new job you will pick it up quite soon and remember we learn from mistakes

Thank You!

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Boomerang Dave:

tmjns796:

Boomerang Dave:
Tip 1.

Army - not army.

Wahhhhhh!

lol, good eyes!

cheers for the link!

Don’t forget your 24hr Rat Pack and your Hexy, Housewife and Mag to Grid.

corned beef hash, tobasco and biscuit browns… yum!

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tmjns796:
Hello all,

I passed my test in 2010 in the army, obtaining my C+E (Class 1) with a drawbar trailer added to my C licence (class 2) vehicle. so I have never driven an articulated Vehicle, except for a bit of shunting in my previous HGV fitter job.

I am competent in connecting the suzzies and lifting axles etc, just not driving on the road. does anyone have any tips?
from watching people reverse i can see that the tractor unit has to move around a lot more to get the trailer to turn e.t.c, And i understand that the trailer is going to cut more of the inside corner. I’m just bricking it because its all new!

I’m going to be tramping out in it too, which is all new to me… any tips are welcome!!

:open_mouth:

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Take your time…It’s YOUR licence. Ignore the idiots that slate ex army and are only good enough for agencies on nights! :wink:

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the driver I am replacing is coming along for the day, to get me experienced with the tipper e.t.c I have been completely honest about my experience, the boss said ‘we have all got to start somewhere’
I am an Ex squaddie, but I was required to pass quite a few more tests than the average royal logistics corps or infantry!

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tmjns796:
corned beef hash, tobasco and biscuit browns… yum!

Unlike on a drawbar wagon and slag, which requires you to drive more like a large rigid – when going forward that is.

In an artic, you need to make sure the wheels on that thingy attached to the unit (the trailer) are passed the point round which you want to turn. On a tri-axle trailer - this is about mid axle - depending on the trailer. The trailer does not follow the unit anything like a drawbar. Most of those on here will have no idea how a drawbar follows. Like Saaamon said, take every inch (wide and long) until you know better. And, definitely prepare to meet all kind of ex SAS, Para elite walting around the loading bays at hubs - telling you about their balcony antics… but only after they’ve known you long enough to keep it stum… that’s usually about 5 mins.

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tmjns796:
I am an Ex squaddie, but I was required to pass quite a few more tests than the average royal logistics corps or infantry!

Isn’t everyone? :smiley:

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tmjns796:
the driver I am replacing is coming along for the day, to get me experienced with the tipper e.t.c I have been completely honest about my experience, the boss said ‘we have all got to start somewhere’
I am an Ex squaddie, but I was required to pass quite a few more tests than the average royal logistics corps or infantry!

having another driver there will help a lot to learn the job ( it’s not all about the driving )

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Don’t drive to close to the vehicle in front of you cos Albion1971 and the rest of TNCSI team will be on your case!!! :wink: :wink: :wink:

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Boomerang Dave:
prepare to meet all kind of ex SAS, Para elite walting around the loading bays at hubs - telling you about their balcony antics… but only after they’ve known you long enough to keep it stum… that’s usually about 5 mins.

I was at the Iranian embassy, you couldn’t tell it was me because I had my face covered…

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Boomerang Dave:

tmjns796:
I am an Ex squaddie, but I was required to pass quite a few more tests than the average royal logistics corps or infantry!

Isn’t everyone? :smiley:

I couldn’t possibly comment :smiley:

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tmjns796:

Boomerang Dave:
prepare to meet all kind of ex SAS, Para elite walting around the loading bays at hubs - telling you about their balcony antics… but only after they’ve known you long enough to keep it stum… that’s usually about 5 mins.

I was at the Iranian embassy, you couldn’t tell it was me because I had my face covered…

You and about 10,000 other SAS bods - who now drive trucks or hold up bars in pubs.

Enjoy your baptism of fire in an artic. Hope the bloke taking you out is an ex-squaddie too, if you’re both RLC, you’ll be able to share brain cells.

Best of luck. :wink: :laughing:

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Cannae whack a bit of throwing yourself into the deep end :grimacing:

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I wont be in any bars until my temporary commando dagger and pegasus’ wings tattoo’s have stuck :smiley:

Im really just a fat REME A Mech :frowning:

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I thought you weren’t RLC, you can spell big words.

Definitely wear DPM… or if you’ve got dezzies. Kudos etc.

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Boomerang Dave:
I thought you weren’t RLC, you can spell big words.

Definitely wear DPM… or if you’ve got dezzies. Kudos etc.

I can spell R L C

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tmjns796:

Boomerang Dave:
I thought you weren’t RLC, you can spell big words.

Definitely wear DPM… or if you’ve got dezzies. Kudos etc.

I can spell R L C

Aye, you can. Did you show the new boss your hammer collection? :wink:

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tmjns796:
I wont be in any bars until my temporary commando dagger and pegasus’ wings tattoo’s have stuck :smiley:

Im really just a fat REME A Mech :frowning:

A knuckle drager in trucks ha ha ha it’s like saying armours don’t play dugongs and dragons

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tmjns796:
I wont be in any bars until my temporary commando dagger and pegasus’ wings tattoo’s have stuck :smiley:

Im really just a fat REME A Mech :frowning:

REME- Royal Engineers Made Easy?.. Am I right? :smiley:

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You lot leave him alone. The REME have the best ball-peen screwdrivers in the world.