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Originally Posted by Beefy
there is no comparison between this dump truck video and backing up a toad 4 down. none whatsoever. the 4 down toad "tongue", is 4 foot max. plus the front wheels on the car turn independently of everything else.
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I never suggested that there was a comparison. I understand how backing a four down toad would be very different. There are many different trailer sets ups and combs, I would imagine backing is different in many of these cases.
I've only backed 5th wheelers and bumper tows. So my hands-on experience is very limited. The video was about a skill few truckers know. As I understand only two tucking families in the Albuquerque area did this a number of years ago. Perhaps it's done elsewhere, no idea about that.
For a dollar spent, no other truckers could compete with these guys for moving large volumes in a short time. The coolest part was they could back the jacked trailer up a wide ramp to a hopper to dump the front load.