Backing up dump truck

Didn't you already post a thread?lol.4ways on back slowly.Don't let others stress you out.Pretend you're the only one there.Dump Truck is easy to back. How's your shifting and driving?

 

We don't "Reverse" in traffic with paving dump trucks. Not unless flaggers and walls or cones have closed the one lane you are supposed to use to back to paver.

When backing to paver, watch the line of your bed, it needs to be aimed at the end roller on your side of the paver you are backing to.

The reason you allow your truck to start wriggling is possibly not moving that steering wheel enough, you have to get to work on that wheel and move enough back and forth to keep her straight.

There is no reason to stress about this. There should already be a man on that paver telling you exactly what to do when to do it and you obey him instantly, without thought, debate or questioning. You don't even think. Just do what you are told.

 

Ya that's what I thought you meant.I drove a dump truck for three seasons.You just need to relax and back slowly.Focus on the area you're backing into and the back of your dump.What material do you mainly dump or pick up?

 

I would be worried about you zigzagging to my paver too. Maybe afraid you dump the entire load into the thing and over the people trying to run it.

In fairness, backing a dump truck or box truck is exactly the same as you back a freaking car. Nothing to it. Really. If the trainer is barking in that right seat, kick his ### out. Tell him GOAL... (Get out and look, aka be a spotter for you.)

Or.. be proactive. Tell him to shut up or back it himself, then jump out.

This does not seem to go well. Settle down and ease her back to the paver in a steady crawl in the lowest reverse you have. (The one I had was a 15 speed stack either 15 forward or 15 reverse which is a hoot at 70 mph...)

Ease to the paver. Don't you bump the thing or raise the bed without being told to.

For some of you think that I am pretty unruly in dump truck work We were literally three people and collect a shovel man or two each morning back in the day. If I told someone off, I will either get profanity back or taught why. Sometimes a little bit of violence too. I did that work for a while and it was one of my favorite jobs or close to it. It was the closest thing to trucking freedom without logs, DOT or state police sniffing on everything all the time.

 

Ah. now it makes sense. Enjoy your time. Rest easy, take a drink. don't stress about anything. SO what if the #### thing broke down, you are paid either hourly or daily. Everyone knows what needs doing so rest easy. It will take a certain amount of time to hammer out the wtfs.