What i have been told is that yes, the jake slows down the rig, but the trailer might very well swing out from under you, so it was told to me, just use the brakes without a jake.others can chime in on thier experiences with jakes in bad weather, i just do not use them. what happens here is the all of our tire are warm t0 hot, and this melts the snow, then freezes it later, and causes a driver to now be in an icy rut.Ģ) frankly even on flat surfaces, i DO NOT use my jake. that trucker must have parked on fresh snow. this packs down the snow, for an easier out. when in a truck stop, and there IS already snow on the ground, i do not just park on top of it, what i do is drive forward and backwards in the parking spot, several times. No sense in going out and looking for trouble.ġ) i always carry either kitty litter or a mechanics "speedi-dry" in at least a 5 gallon pail for such occasions. I watch the weather reports as well, and if it going to get too bad, i stay home, in fact, my employer CALLS ME and tells me to stay home. Of course, a raging blizzard can happen at any time during your run, i always pull over into either a rest area or truck stop if i can to seek "shelter". in fact, many times, i will have several other trucks behind me in the far right lane, and we just all chug along.
#Snov and ice driver you tube zip#
i let the cowboys and billy-big-rigger, zip by me in the left lanes.
I been doing this for just over 35 years now, and have not had any problems. If you are already out and doing your job, and the snow starts, or you run into a snow storm,īest advice is to SLOW DOWN, i do, at the very least 5 to 10 mph below the posted speed limit, and i move over to the far right lane, and if it gets worse, i drive mph, in the far right lane. Or wait until the Highway Petrol tells you too?Īnd yes experience is the best teacher, just don't want to find out the guard rail can't stop a sliding truck. Would you chain at the base of the mountain pass. When to chain, does anybody chain before they are told to? If I am going over a mountain pass and know I will be running on bad roads. Or move over to the shoulder were the road might be a little dicier.Ĥ. If I am driving slow and you want to pass should I just stay in my lane and let you pass on the left. Going down a steep hill in bad weather (rain/snow).
So if I am spinning my tires what gear should I be in?Ģ. That is something they won't teach you in trucking school." The trucker filming said "He should shift up to a higher gear. Was watching a youtube video and a driver was spinning his tires in a truck stop. So seasoned driver chime in Snow and Ice advice.ġ.
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