i know there are probably 100 different threads, but i heard another driver talking about this last winter season....so maybe i can get a clairification here....

if you find yourself in snow pack, and you're heavy, with high winds, do you want your tandems all the way to the rear for stability? or Do you want more weight on your drives or your tandems ??

 

I'd say you want the weight on the drives but balance it out the best you can for a smooth ride, you surly don't want that truck jerking

 

If there's high wind advisory & you're in Winter driving conditions... it doesn't matter where your tandems are... you shouldn't be driving in those "high winds" on slick roads..

you are correct through.. tandems to farther to the rear will give more "stabliity" in the form of slower jackknifing. but the other guy is also correct... you shouldn't have more weight on the trailer than the drives.

also be sure to have a well greased 5th wheel and if possible slide your 5th Wheel forward too( more stability & weight on the steers)

 

I'll write it again:

Lots of grease on the 5th wheel.

Balance is key. You don't want an axle overly heavy compared to the rest, nor do you want one light.

Light ones will slide early under braking, heavy ones will slide hard when they finally let go.

Old fashioned in the slippery stuff is to choose a gear that runs the engine against the governor, you can't spin out as badly if there's no more revs available.

 

If you are HEAVY, the scales dictate where the tandems are. The best you can do is carry all the fuel you can and hope the snow/ice does not put you over weight or you may be chipping ice at the scale house.
Forward momentum will negate side wind effect, as will the "heavy"...just don't tailgate.

 

No biggy . . just drive as you normally would . . wind, snow, fog, dust . . doesn't matter . .

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What a surprise! Those JKC drivers are ALWAYS so safe and courteous.

 

Been out there at midnight with a hand sledge and crowbar beating ice and snow off the bottom of the trailer to make it scale. Not fun although most states will allow a certain amount over the limit for ice and snow.

 

Most important, knowing when to park it. BOL

 

I'll second the parking, if I'm going down the road and pass several big rigs overturned I know I'm on borowed time and pull over 1st chance I get. not worth my life.

 

Greasing the 5th wheel couldn't hurt but wouldn't worry too much about it, I've been pulling Super B trains for years and they seldom get split, so they seldom get greased, and I've never had a problem.

What's this nonsense about running the truck against the governor..? I think you should keep your crackpot ideas to yourself.