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Post by ThinkinOnIt on Aug 23, 2004 17:02:04 GMT -5
I have been keeping my ears open trying to gather as much info about driving as I possibly can. This morning I overheard a guy talking about how differently longnose and cabovers steer, however I was not able to hear how they differ. Could someone explain the differences to me please.
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Post by truckertom on Aug 24, 2004 9:57:51 GMT -5
If you go down the road in a cabover driving it like a long nose, you will have your right tires crossing the line. You have to put your left cheek right on the centerline to be in the middle.
Cabovers turn city corners like a dream, with a long nosed Pete you may have to take rights out of the left lane to get it around a corner. You really have to plan ahead. Turning radius is much better in a cabover but the ride going down the road is a back breaker!
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Post by Charles on Aug 26, 2004 13:32:34 GMT -5
If you go down the road in a cabover driving it like a long nose, you will have your right tires crossing the line. You have to put your left cheek right on the centerline to be in the middle. I'm confused. Are you referring to off-tracking while going around curves (trailer wheels over the stripe), or also while pulling straight ahead? Is there something different about a cabover to make it not track straight?
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Post by Fozzy on Aug 26, 2004 17:32:37 GMT -5
Cabover's a just a wider than most conventionals. You will feel like your a lot closer to oncoming traffic! ;D
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Post by truckertom on Aug 27, 2004 21:24:12 GMT -5
"I'm confused. Are you referring to off-tracking while going around curves (trailer wheels over the stripe), or also while pulling straight ahead? Is there something different about a cabover to make it not track straight?"
Not really talking about off tracking when it comes to the trailer, but in a conventional, you are sitting on the inside of the left steering tire (Pete and KW especially). When you are sitting in a cabover, your seat is on top of the front left tire. So your vantage point is different. It is an adjustment that you have to go through.
I have a friend who is an exellent driver and now drives for Conway, he failed one driving test at a company because he had never driven a cabover before in his life. It is different, but not impossible.
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