Reversing B-Doubles. A tutorial.

[room217au]

Here's a video from an Australian driver, using a toy on a kitchen table to explain how it's done.
He makes a lot of sense and speaks the truth, especially the part about using the prime-mover (tractor) and the A trailer as one unit, to manoever the B trailer successfully.
".. so you don't end up looking like a goose." is my favourite line.

*WARNING*
There is explicit language in this video. Watch at your own risk.

https://youtu.be/udwquuBwCkk

[knighthawk]

Good tips... just hauled my first double into Mexico, no way I was trying to park that though... would have looked like a goose 😀

[Doorgapmonster]

saw this a few weeks ago, best tutorial yet

[bloody death]

how do u get b doubles

[room217au]

Originally posted by codeyb1234:

how do u get b doubles

You download them from the inter-web-thingy

[bloody death]

i cant find one to work

[GT182]

That's not the doubles they pull in the US. Ours have a "dolly" that joins the two 48' trailers. Now with 53 footers it's probably the same tho I don't live in NY State anymore and don't see what's being pulled on teh Thruway.. Usually from what I've seen, they pull into a compound on the toll roads. They park straight so there's no backing up unless they're connecting to the dolly and second trailer. Nothing I ever wanted any part of. No set of 48' doubles were ever driven off the toll NYS Thruway. 28" doubles are allowed only on certain main routes that can include only designated 2 lane roads. I've seen 28' doubles on I-40 across New Mexico, Arizona and California but I was never off I-40 to seen where else they ran. Back East they're mainly on interstate highways, but as said can only be run on designated 2 lane highways.

[BCS]

Originally posted by codeyb1234:

i cant find one to work

There is a couple of mods in the workshop there works fine, else go for what i have linked to you here i use them and they work perfect for me.

I didn't make these mods so all the credits for them goes to the guys there made them.

Link here:
http://atsmods.lt/great-dane-48%e2%80%b2-double-trailer-ats-v3-0/

http://atsmods.lt/ats-double-trailers-v3-0/

[Asigion]

Great video mate. Now where do I buy a B-Double toy model to paractice on?! :)

[Fury6]

Originally posted by Willy.J.K:

Great video mate. Now where do I buy a B-Double toy model to paractice on?! :)

Bunnings, mate. He even tells you that in the video :P.

[Ryuukaze]

I love that his best advice at the end is essentially "don't back up a b-double. Do it in pieces." lol He's right, of course, but it's not terribly helpful when you *have* to do it.

The beginning of the video was helpful for actually doing it, though.

[bloody death]

i got it now it did not tell me i would need the heavy something dlc

[Asigion]

Originally posted by Fury6:

Originally posted by Willy.J.K:

Great video mate. Now where do I buy a B-Double toy model to paractice on?! :)

Bunnings, mate. He even tells you that in the video :P.

I mean the one like he was using, the biggy. :)

[Fury6]

Originally posted by Willy.J.K:

Originally posted by Fury6:

Bunnings, mate. He even tells you that in the video :P.

I mean the one like he was using, the biggy. :)

Oh, lol. I guess you want to practice in style, heh.

Speaking of which:

http://www.aussiercsemi-trucksandtrailers.com.au/1-14-scale-australian-b-double-standards-sized-dow

[Asigion]

Originally posted by Fury6:

Originally posted by Willy.J.K:

I mean the one like he was using, the biggy. :)

Oh, lol. I guess you want to practice in style, heh.

Speaking of which:

http://www.aussiercsemi-trucksandtrailers.com.au/1-14-scale-australian-b-double-standards-sized-dow

LOL

Thanks for the info, that is style!

I actually got one similar to the one the bloke was demonstrating with in the video. Now I can practice being a goose. :)

[room217au]

Originally posted by Willy.J.K:

I actually got one similar to the one the bloke was demonstrating with in the video. Now I can practice being a goose. :)

"Don't learn to drive a b-double in a b-double".
ATS have given everyone the opportunity to learn outside the truck.