Tips on operating transfer dumps

Your putting the cart before the horse. No big deal on the stuff your worried about. Easier to back than a semi, not much backing except for transferring the pup back onto its trailer. Fireroad's no big deal, go slow pay attention, check each section of road as good as you can for on coming traffic before committing to it. Again take your time and be very observent. First learn to drive, then worry about the details. Personally I prefer the air cans over the transfer.

 

With doubles u actually have 3 trailers to try and back... Think of it more as backing a hay wagon with a truck... Whichever way u want the trailer to go cut the wheel that way. But make sure u do it slowly and not sharp at all or you'll be pulling up before u know it

 

Kind of... Whichever way u want the rear end of the trailer to go cut the wheel that way... For example... U need to back the trailer to the right... Cut the steering wheel to the right... But remember avoid cutting it too sharp and don't do anything fast

 

You're referring to something like this?


Where you disconnect the trailer, dump out of the power unit first, then back up to the trailer with your high lift raised, roll the hopper from the trailer into the dump body of the power unit, lock it in, then dump it like you would a straight truck?
I've only had to operate them a couple times. The biggest thing of course being careful to ensure that the hopper is locked in place and secure. Other than that, I'd try to evaluate where I was delivering to, and set myself up so that there was no need to back out if it was possible to do so. But the best way to learn how to back them is to practice. Get some time in when you can in the yard... they're attached to the power unit with a pintle and clevice, so you have a pivot point there, plus you have another over the front axle, which turns as well.